Gnomedex 6.0

Gnomedex 6.0 is set for the July 4th weekend in Seattle this summer. I missed the 2005 event, but definitely had fun at the 2004 meeting in Lake Tahoe. It looks like the conference has come a long way from its early days, but the $500 is pretty reasonable.

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Chuck Norris Facts

Now here’s a site worth checking out: Chuck Norris Facts. I have to admit I’m kind of a closet Chuck Norris fan. Some of the movies were okay, but it was “Walker, Texas Ranger” that really had me hooked. Read all the facts, including these nuggets: Chuck Norris does not sleep. He waits. If you can see Chuck Norris, he can see you. If you can’t see Chuck Norris, you may be only seconds away from death. 4 out of 5 doctors fail to recommend Chuck Norris as a solution to most problems. Also, 80% of doctors die unexplained, needlessly…

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Delta Power?

While doing some research on APC uninterruptable power supplies, I was browsing their knowledge base when I discovered this surprising note: Never use a domestic model APC UPS on a ship In North America, one would expect to see approximately 120 volts when measuring from hot to neutral and from hot to ground. However, larger ships use delta power. That is, there are two hot legs (center tapped 120Vac) and a ground: no neutral. Each hot is 60 volts. One can measure from hot to hot (phase to phase) and will see 120 volts. When measuring from either hot to…

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Center of Silicon Valley?

I recently discovered Toni Schneider’s blog and found a cool entry from November when the Yahoo Maps beta and new API were released: In honor of tonight’s Yahoo Maps beta and Yahoo Maps API releases, I made a little maps mashup. Sometimes when people visit Silicon Valley, they wonder where it actually is. Check out The Center of Silicon Valley to find out where it is!

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