April 2008

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• ict / computers

  How bots can kill a server

  04.13.08 | Permalink | 1 Comment

  I’m running a pretty friendly little (LAMP) server here, hosting domains, email and web sites for friends and my own little side projects. Some sites are straight-up HTML and some are dynamic PHP sites, running WordPress or Joomla. Last week I noticed a major dip in the server’s performance, which got worse and worse nearing [...]

• music

  Today’s track: Cowboys by Portishead

  04.11.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  I’ve always loved this track and bumped into this excellent live version on YouTube: You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video Turn up tose speakers!

• games

  I knew it!

  04.07.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  I knew it! i just knew it! “A new study of computer gamers has found that a session in front of World of Warcraft can make players less stressed and more calm. The study questioned 292 male and female online gamers aged between 12 and 83 about anger and stress. They then played the game [...]

• design

  T-shirt: “No Bullshit”

  04.06.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  We all face bullshit every hour of the day, and now it’s time to put a stop to bullshit alltogether. Wear a “No Bullshit” shirt proudly: Available in different shirt models and colors right here.

• books

  10 Must-Read Books for Geeks

  04.03.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Patrick Biz over at GeeksAreSexy.net has the first post up for a mini-series on “10 Must-Read Books for Geeks”, and the list in this first part is already quite interesting. The Woz on spot #1 is a no-brainer, Woz being a Geek God, but the rest of the list is a nice history lesson and [...]

• music

  Counting Crows rule

  04.01.08 | Permalink | Comment?

  Old news to me, but here’s the latest proof, You Can’t Count On Me: You need to a flashplayer enabled browser to view this YouTube video

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