January 2005

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Dugi and Countermoves

A board game called Dugi is available under an open source license—take it and publish as many variations as you like. And an entire open source games magazine called Countermoves is also available.

Big Stinky Fire

You've heard about coal mines that burn for decades? Milford, Nebraska has, um, a somewhat similar problem above ground… kinda…

The University of South Alabama has posted an excellent and concise Spyware Information and Links page, listing spyware removal tips and tools.

Paul Graham presents his advice to high school graduates in a talk entitled "What You'll Wish You'd Known".

Chocolate lovers often describe the taste of chocolate as 'heavenly'. Now the chocolate solar system makes this a literal reality.

Getting Back To Work

"I procrastinate. You procrastinate. We all procrastinate. Let's get back to work."

A new plugin combines Spam Assassin and Movable Type to stop the flood of comment spam.

Having a Bad Day

You think you've had a bad day? I'll show you what it means to have a Bad Day. UPDATE: Turns out the last photo in the series is a fake.

DS Software

Dariusz Stanislawek presents his DS Software freeware for Windows, including many encryption utilities.

"Here are some tips on how to secure your Microsoft Windows system, if you’re a home user, small business user, or other small organization user (such as small non-profits)."

Responsible Thinking

How can we avoid believing things that aren't true? Bob Korn believes the answer is Responsible Thinking.

hack a day

"hack a day serves up a fresh hack each day, every day from around the web and a special how-to hack each week."

Remote Control Daleks

"EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE! EXTERMINATE!"