Youtube complains of a lack of local storage? Try this...

It seems youtube would really like you to (aka forces you to) enable enable flash storage for third parties   and enable at least 10 kg sto...Read more »

Guess the Size of an Lrzip Archive of all Linux Kernel Sources Since 1.0

I've reported before about the efficiency of Lrzip . Now Con did a useful and fun thing: He created an lrzip archive of all the source...Read more »

Learn Flashcards Efficiently - Tips and How to get OpenCards Running in Linux - Slow Opening of Files in Openoffice and LibreOffice

OpenCards is a great, optimized memorizing software that ensures you need as little time as possible to learn your flashcards. What you get ...Read more »

Google Finds the Flu

Google just released a tool to track the spread of flus by statistical analysis of their search data. And it seems to work , too.Read more »

New Layout

I've changed a few things in the layout. Let me know if it works for you!Read more »

Preacher of the Flying Spaghetti Monster

Here's a funny video about a FSM preacher.Read more »

Voting Machines Are Good - Homer Votes

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Encyclopedia of Life

A website mapping (or trying to) all life on our cosy little planet Earth. Why go to other planets to find life if you need not go father th...Read more »

New Stuff

Pogue just wrote an article about basic things every computer users should know . Well, most of it I did know and won't write it here. ...Read more »

Google Ads Experiment Ended

I've ended the experiment with Google Ads and removed all ads. I've earned somewhere between 0 and 8 cents. Looks like my Blog (stil...Read more »

The Great Sysctl Mystery

Most advanced Linux users with know the sysctl interface for fine-tuning the Linux kernel. But there is probably noone on earth who really u...Read more »

(Not) Giving Back to the Community

Open source software is not only a great chance for software projects to make better software. It is also a great Chance for the community a...Read more »