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I threw out my Dual CPU motherboard the other day as it wasn’t needed, I did have a server for a while but I find it overkill since my desktop system is going most of the time and has more HDD space than a server that I owned ever did.

Tyan dual slot one

Tyan dual slot one with Ram

I know it was old but it was in perfect condition, no one wanted to give it a loving home so I put it in the rubbish bin along with about 10 sticks of 256mb SDRAM (pc133 dual sided for this board)

Here is something interesting that I done on the weekend, took about 4 hours but went quiet quick and wasn’t that hard to do.

Below is the 4 new disc’s and matching brake pads.

new-brakes

A few of them where very worn and all the disc’s where quiet thin and marked.

very-worn

The front is all done.

front-left-done

The rear is all done.

rear-left-done

The last one getting done and me all dirty, grease and brake dust etc is a nasty yucky combination

me-showcasing

That all took me about 4 hours to complete and i saved my sister at least $500+ dollars in the process.

I went to my gmail account this morning and this new feature or screen appeared.

google-buzz

I will try it’s features and see how it all goes, looks like it has all ready added my Flickr, RSS feeds, Facebook and Twitter, this could get messy actually Buzz comes up on my Google profile.

Seems to be similar to friend feed, not what I really need in gmail, seems to me that it should have been integrated into Google Wave instead of gmail.

Jennifer Leggio on the zdnet blog has some good things to say about it.

I shall check it out more but I will more than likely disable it (if you can)

The cool game known as Trine is on special on Steam right now for $4.99US 75% off, so normal price of $19.95…

trine-steam-special

A 3D side scroll style game.

This GameSpot review shows the game off.

Browsing the PC Case Gear web site as I often do at least 5 times a day (sad I know)
I saw this new case and loved it immediately.

Pitty I just purchased the Thermaltake V3 case. That is how it works though, you buy something one day and not to long after there is something better.

I love my V3 so I am content for now, well at least another year anyway:)

I didn’t know that the space station was so old, here is a quick video tour of the station.

We purchased Ice Age 3 the other week and I noticed it come with an electronic version also.

So I loaded it up and it launched itunes, I entered the supplied unlock code and now I have the electronic version in my itunes movies list.

first-digital-copy-first-use

transfer to itunes

They really need to do this to more DVD’s that you can buy, problem is that I would need an ipod with more space.

I have been keeping track of the whole AFACT vs iinet case for a while now.

The judge ruled in favor of iinet in the end, but now iinet has lost at least $4 million dollars, the good thing is that its shares seem to have gone up so it might just balance out after all, well as long as they don’t re appeal.

Why would iinet be responsible for what its customers download or what web sites they visit. That is upto the customer and not iinet.

“Justice Dennis Cowdroy ruled it was “impossible” to hold iiNet responsible for what its customers did online”

iinet says:

“Copyright violations don’t benefit iiNet at all. We would much prefer to be working with the studios to find some way to be able to make video legitimately available to users. We think that’s the best way to tackle piracy on the internet.”

ISP’s could block certain sites, after all they normally have/keep a complete list of IP address, well I know ours does.

I am not to sure how they would block file sharing programs, these programs must leave behind something can is recognized by the ISP so that they can block it from going out to the internet.

Some more from the iinet site:

Continuing his opening statement today, iiNet’s barrister, Richard Cobden SC, said the BitTorrent website which hosts the software and promotes downloading and sharing of files clearly displayed the logos of several of the film studios who have pressed the case against iiNet.

• As shown above, the BitTorrent.com homepage displays the logos of Fox, Paramount and Warner Brothers – all applicants in the AFACT claim. A number of other studios in the case also have contractual relationships with BitTorrent or related sites and companies.
• Despite the connection with several of the applicants, there were no warnings on the sites about downloading copyright material.
• By contrast, iiNet does not own, control, promote or support BitTorrent software.
• Similarly, by contrast, iiNet warns customers against downloading copyright material illegally.
• Mr Cobden also said that if all the copyright notices iiNet received from film studios over a five month period were printed it would take 180 large folders and more than 12 trolleys to bring them into the court.
• Mr Cobden also revealed that Telstra, Australia’s largest Internet Service Provider, had also written to AFACT indicating Telstra did not agree with AFACT’s method for combating copyright infringement.

I personally think it comes down to people/companies wanting more money

Why don’t [laces like the AFACT and the large movie companies etc actually work with the ISP’s in order to find a way to combat these problems instead of taking every man and his dog to court, I suppose these movie companies won’t to be compensated for the money they have lost when people decide to download the movie and not purchase it, I personally prefer to buy it as the crap that you can download is 99% of the time total shit quality.

That is my thoughts on the matter.

• Boston Dynamics Big Dog (new video March 2008)
  Published: February 4, 2010
  Source: jasonsaggers's YouTube Activity
  I favorited a YouTube video: Boston Dynamics just released a new video of the Big Dog on ice and snow, and also demoing its walking gait.
• Aldebaran Robotics' Nao
  Published: February 4, 2010
  Source: jasonsaggers's YouTube Activity
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  Published: February 1, 2010
  Source: Web Upd8
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• VLC 1.0.5 Has Been Released, Includes Minor Bugfixes Only
  Published: February 1, 2010
  Source: Web Upd8
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• Hanso Gnome Theme Updated For Ubuntu Lucid [Community Themes]
  Published: February 1, 2010
  Source: Web Upd8
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• Ubuntu Tweak 0.5.1 Released!
  Published: February 3, 2010
  Source: Web Upd8
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• 8 million Australians are on Facebook
  Published: February 1, 2010
  Source: techAU
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  Published: February 4, 2010
  Source: techAU
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• Fact And Fiction: The Truth About Browser Cookies
  Published: February 2, 2010
  Source: Lifehacker Australia
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• PDFMyURL Saves Websites As PDF Files
  Published: February 2, 2010
  Source: Lifehacker Australia
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• DIY Pipe Shelving Fits Any Wall Or Taste
  Published: February 3, 2010
  Source: Lifehacker Australia
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• The Shipbuilder’s Office
  Published: February 3, 2010
  Source: Lifehacker Australia
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• Remove A Stripped Screw With A Rubber Band
  Published: February 3, 2010
  Source: Lifehacker Australia
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• Low-Carb Meals After Exercise Store Energy, Maintain Health
  Published: February 3, 2010
  Source: Lifehacker Australia
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• The All-Glass Opera Desktop
  Published: February 4, 2010
  Source: Lifehacker Australia
  Reader t.click’s desktop sports an amazing, totally transparent skin for the Opera browser that uses Aero Glass to render virtually the entire interface. (more…)
• iiNet Wins In Piracy Trial
  Published: February 4, 2010
  Source: Lifehacker Australia
  iiNet has prevailed in the much-watched Federal Court case which accused it of aiding piracy by failing to block customers who used BitTorrent to illegally swap movies, with Justice Dennis Cowdroy ruling that i...
• They're Coming
  Published: January 22, 2010
  Source: InterfaceLIFT: Newest Wallpaper
  Road from Dubrovnik to Drvenik, Croatia. October, 2008. Sony Alpha DSLR-A700, Sigma 70-300mm APO DG Macro.Resolutions: 2560x1600, 2560x1440, 2560x1024, 1920x1200, 1920x1080, 1680x1050, 1600x1200, 1440x900, 14...
• Aurora Borealis
  Published: January 25, 2010
  Source: InterfaceLIFT: Newest Wallpaper
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• Lake Chapala, Jalisco, Mexico
  Published: January 25, 2010
  Source: InterfaceLIFT: Newest Wallpaper
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• Sonic Boom!!
  Published: January 26, 2010
  Source: InterfaceLIFT: Newest Wallpaper
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I couldn’t believe this video when I saw it, Nokia N95 along with a custom built Lego mindstorm ARM powered rubics cube solver.

Amazing what fun can be had with a few small toys