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  • Top Ten Most Dangerous Toys of All Time

    In true Christmas spirit, the Radar reviews the top ten most dangerous toys of all time. Enjoy!

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    Tavis J

  • And when everyone is super, no one will be

    Why do I have the feeling that this “super-power” suit will be used for not-so-peaceful purposes once it hits mass market and ends up in America?

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    Tavis J
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    SuSE 10.1, Geexbox, and Xandros

    I finally ordered some SuSE 10.1 CDs and upgraded (read completely wiped out and reinstalled) the patron stations, and I truly upgraded the circ desk. It was just easier to wipe the other workstations clean. I mean, who knows what kids have downloaded on them? I also installed Xubuntu Dapper release on my iMac G3. It’s so sweet and lightning fast. Unfortunately, I’ve lost the ability to print at the…

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    Tavis J

  • DRM = CRAP

    According to this article (somewhat dated), unsolicited commercial email once carried the initials UCE. That, however, just didn’t instill in people the awful picture of what UCE actually is. Someone came up with SPAM, and the world (except for those who send it) now detests it and fights it harder than the “war on terror.” Similarly, DRM (Digital Rights Management — their words, not mine) is evil…perhaps much more evil…

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    Tavis J

  • Exploding iPods

    This could have all kinds of implications. I can just see Bush concluding that Apple might have links with al-Qa’eda. Apparently, some poor fellow tried to self-repair his dead iPod, and it exploded in his face. The lesson: don’t try this at home or on a crowded bus.

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    New Video (Laila and Zahra)

    I forgot to mention that I posted a new video of Zahra and Laila together at our house. They are very cute in the way they interact with one another. By the way, the woman in the video is not my wife. She’s her sister, who looks just like her. Even I get confused sometimes. 🙂 Umm Zahra filmed the video with our new Samsung SCD-353 DVC camera. It’s a…

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    Tavis J

  • I might be a geek

    Ah, another 2-week vacation. Time for a silly post: I think I might be a geek. Tell me what you think. Be honest. 1. We have 5 computers and only one television. 2. My toddler has an iMac. 3. I name my computers. 4. I have a server (in some remote location) hosting this web site and about 50 others. 5. All of my computers have Linux on them, even…

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    Tavis J

  • TV Culture

    My name is Abu Zahra, and I have been TV-sober for 3 years. Alhamdulillah! Yes, three years ago (also the time when I got married), my wife and I decided to ditch the tube. Before you ask, yes we can still find out if a tornado is coming. Ever heard of the Internet? (or radio for that matter). Let me clarify in saying that we do own a television and…

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    Tavis J

  • Lubing My Fans

    I haven’t been using MotherBrain for the past few days. It had a really awful noise coming from its power supply fan. It sounded kind of like a lawnmower revving up. I was afraid it would overheat and explode or something. So, I turned it off for a couple of days until I had a solution. I really didn’t know what to do at first, but then I decided that…

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    Tavis J