Monthly Archives: December 2006

Taiwan Earthquake cuts Internet in East Asia

Posted on December 27, 2006 by Administrator

My hotel room in Jakarta has WiFi, but the Internet is just trickling in at best. Looks like an earthquake near Taiwan damaged some oceanic cables and basically knocked Indonesia off the Internet. Telephone and Internet services cut off after … Continue reading →

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Nice Air Accident

Posted on December 21, 2006 by Administrator

Looks like my Nice Air instructor pilot, Shoki Haraguchi, 26, died yesterday along with 2 of his students. They were doing a training flight near Gilroy in a Beech Travelair. Shoki was a friendly, organized, enthusiastic instructor pilot who will … Continue reading →

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Being Digital on the Holidays

Posted on December 18, 2006 by Administrator

This weekend I’m just preparing for the upcoming holidays. In my case that means re-reading my digital camera manuals so that I’m ready to just click the shutter button later. And when you have a Nikon D200 DSLR, that means … Continue reading →

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When Video Games Attack

Posted on December 15, 2006 by Administrator

Seems like the month for bizarre game console news items: cnn.com: Gamers gone wild: Wii goes flying msnbc.com: Guitar hero? Pitcher hurt playing video game: Tigers’ Zumaya missed three games of ALCS Man suspected of pinching a PS3 shot dead … Continue reading →

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Databases: NULL vs. the Empty String

Posted on December 13, 2006 by Administrator

Some interesting posts on database NULL vs. empty string on JoS. May seem trivial unless you ever tried to do a database migration, like from MySQL to Oracle. DBAs and accountants seem to prefer a distinction between NULL and empty, … Continue reading →

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