mozdev.org – flashblock: index
Aside from trimming down the list of extensions I use in the first place, this extension sounds like a helpful one in keeping Firefox memory and CPU usage down a bit.
(tags: firefox flash software)
Posts from ‘August, 2006’
Linkage on 2006-08-30
Threading and subscribing
Hmm, finally got a Round Tuit ™ and reinstalled the two relevant plugins. Will be using this post for some testing, feel free to participate.
Linkage on 2006-08-29
Guitar instruction sites shut down by music industry
This sounds like a bad case of shooting yourself in the foot. Stop people from enjoying playing music, stop playing cover songs. Are there any musicians out there who didn’t start by playing covers, copying the music of their idols?
(tags: copyright music fair-use)
Tiny urls
Ah, the story of the internet.
Boy writes piece of software.
Boy has some fun with it, and provides it freely on a website.
Boy nearly forgets it’s there, and just lets it run for a few years.
Spammers/scammers find it and decide to abuse it.
Boy finds out and has to decide whether to pull it entirely, or to [...]
Linkage on 2006-08-28
Microsoft’s Windows Media DRM 10 Cracked
Waiting for someone to do the same for Apple’s DRM, since JHymn has now been lagging behind for about a year. Not complaining, since JHymn isn’t something I purchased or so.
(tags: drm software windows)
Hizbullah leader: we regret the two kidnappings that led to war with Israel
Oh. My. [...]
Snakes on a plane
This tune has been stuck in my head since Friday evening when we watched the credits after the movie, so it seems only reasonable that I would share that joy with you:
Enjoy!
Linkage on 2006-08-24
US Department of Education ‘overlooks’ evolution
If it was an accident, that was dumb. If it was on purpose, that was equally dumb. Come on, people.
(tags: science education)
Pluto Stripped of Planet Status
It’s now in the category of babydwarf planets.
(tags: space news)
You lose
Looks to me like Britney is playing copy-cat here:
August 1991
August 2006
But I don’t think she could ever get close to the original, do you?
Linkage on 2006-08-22
Ryanair adopts nude passenger security regime | The Register
Ahem. NSFW image on that page, by the way.
(tags: humour security)
Linkage on 2006-08-21
Wired News: Perpetual Motion Claim Probed
Can’t wait for the outcome on this one. Of course chances are we’ll never hear anything about this ever again.
(tags: technology news)