Star Trek Cribs - The Director’s Cut: Dis boy LOVE dat left-ovah roast beef. Priceless.
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Microsoft Employees May Lose Admin Rights - I find this quite humorous. My users have run unprivileged since we first deployed Windows 2000. I can understand developers and such needing admin rights, but secretaries?
Lenovo PCs are not allowed inside secure US networks. U.S. protectionism at its worst. What, you think last year’s Thinkpad with the IBM logo on it was made in the U.S.? It’s really a shame, Thinkpads are the best PC laptops I’ve ever worked with.
Classic Star Wars Trilogy Finally on DVD: Han shoots first. Nice of them to do this after I’ve already purchased the box set. Read the comments, though, it’s a classic Slashdot flame war.
I am, right now, installing Debian GNU/Linux on a VMWare Server instance running on Windows Server 2003, through a VMWare Server Console running on Windows XP Pro, running under Parallels Workstation for Mac OS X, on my MacBook Pro running Mac OS X 10.4.6. H, F, S.
Recent Acquisitions:
- Orchestralli, Stewart Copeland - Live, pop, with a bit of a jazz feel; Excellent orchestrations, although it has its weak spots. Copeland is, without a doubt, one of the finest drummers I’ve ever heard.
- Franz Ferdinand and You Could Have It So Much Better, Franz Ferdinand - Alternative, post-punk rock; Good stuff, but tires a bit after repeat listening. Luckily, I don’t listen to the radio, as evidenced by the fact that I’d never heard of these guys until 3 weeks ago.
- The Horse Whisperer (Original Score), Thomas Newman - Classical movie score; Some beautiful themes, but seems incomplete without the movie’s gorgeous scenery.
Parallels Workstation for Mac OS X Beta 5 is out. This is, hands down, the fastest VM I’ve ever used for Windows XP. Of course, the hardware I’m running it on is nothing to shake a stick at…
Rediscovered treasures:
- Made in Medina, Rachid Taha - Algerian/French Pop/Beat music, truly wonderful.
- Mezzanine, Massive Attack - Trip-hop meets chill-out; timeless, accessible, and haunting at times.
- Supa Dupa Fly, Missy Elliot - Hip-hop; Way ahead of its time, I’m now finally starting to appreciate this one.