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blog archive for Friday February 1st2008

Friday February 1 February 2008

Openness and interoperability?

...a good thing?...

With the press-release from MS about the various things they’ve done, are doing and are going to do, I thought I’d take a barny over at Port25 (The Microsoft Open Source side of things).

It was an eye-opening experience.

MS have really taken up the baton recently with regards to open source. There’s all sorts of Apache 2.2 briefings and implementation notes regarding various aspects of integrating it with Microsoft Technologies like Active Directory and Server 2008. And that’s just in the quick squizz I gave the site. Some interesting reads…

Though all this interoperability ...

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 9:05 p.m. | comment |

Jim Croce – You Don't Mess Around With Jim

http://www.last.fm/music/Jim+Croce

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 8:54 p.m. | comment |

Golden Earring – Radar Love

http://www.last.fm/music/Golden+Earring

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 8:49 p.m. | comment |

Trini Lopez – La Bamba

http://www.last.fm/music/Trini+Lopez

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 8:43 p.m. | comment |

Randy Newman – In Germany Before the War

http://www.last.fm/music/Randy+Newman

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 8:38 p.m. | comment |

Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra/Bernard Haitink – Xii-Lever Du Jour

http://www.last.fm/music/Royal%2BConcertgebouw%2BOrchestra%252FBernard%2BHaitink

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 8:33 p.m. | comment |

Eagles – Take It Easy

http://www.last.fm/music/Eagles

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 8:28 p.m. | comment |

Assemblage 23 – Let Me Be Your Armor

http://www.last.fm/music/Assemblage+23

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 8:24 p.m. | comment |

Trance Anthems - THE BEST UPLIFTING AND HARD TRANCE – Way Out West - Intensify (Part 1)

http://www.last.fm/music/Trance+Anthems+-+THE+BEST+UPLIFTING+AND+HARD+TRANCE

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 8:20 p.m. | comment |

B.B. King – Cook County Jail Introduction

http://www.last.fm/music/B.B.+King

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 8:18 p.m. | comment |

R.E.M. – New Orleans Instrumental No. 1

http://www.last.fm/music/R.E.M.

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 8:13 p.m. | comment |

Giovanni Allevi – Regina dei Cristalli

http://www.last.fm/music/Giovanni+Allevi

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 8:11 p.m. | comment |

Peter Gabriel – Solsbury Hill

http://www.last.fm/music/Peter+Gabriel

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 8:07 p.m. | comment |

Cab Calloway – Minnie The Moocher

http://www.last.fm/music/Cab+Calloway

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 8:03 p.m. | comment |

Marvin Hamlisch – Solace [Piano Version]

http://www.last.fm/music/Marvin+Hamlisch

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 8 p.m. | comment |

Blink-182 – Adam's Song

http://www.last.fm/music/Blink-182

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 7:56 p.m. | comment |

Lou Rawls – See You When I Get There

http://www.last.fm/music/Lou+Rawls

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 7:51 p.m. | comment |

Gnarls Barkley – Crazy

http://www.last.fm/music/Gnarls+Barkley

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 7:48 p.m. | comment |

Nightwish – Wishmaster (live)

http://www.last.fm/music/Nightwish

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 7:44 p.m. | comment |

Chambao – Vida

http://www.last.fm/music/Chambao

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 7:39 p.m. | comment |

Dire Straits – So Far Away

http://www.last.fm/music/Dire+Straits

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 7:34 p.m. | comment |

Harry Chapin – W.O.L.D.

http://www.last.fm/music/Harry+Chapin

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 7:30 p.m. | comment |

Neil Diamond – Song Sung Blue

http://www.last.fm/music/Neil+Diamond

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 7:26 p.m. | comment |

Covenant – Liquid Sky

http://www.last.fm/music/Covenant

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 7:22 p.m. | comment |

Julio Sosa – Nada

http://www.last.fm/music/Julio+Sosa

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 7:18 p.m. | comment |

PAUL C - DRUM N BASS – INDIREXION

http://www.last.fm/music/PAUL+C+-+DRUM+N+BASS

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 7:14 p.m. | comment |

Godsmack – I Am

http://www.last.fm/music/Godsmack

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 7:09 p.m. | comment |

Nine Inch Nails – Head Like a Hole (Clay)

http://www.last.fm/music/Nine+Inch+Nails

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 7:05 p.m. | comment |

VNV Nation – Genesis (single version)

http://www.last.fm/music/VNV+Nation

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 6:59 p.m. | comment |

Breakbeat Era – Life Is My Friend

http://www.last.fm/music/Breakbeat+Era

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 6:52 p.m. | comment |

Charly García – Fanky

http://www.last.fm/music/Charly+Garc%C3%ADa

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 6:46 p.m. | comment |

Madonna/David Cullen – Eva'S Final Broadcast

http://www.last.fm/music/Madonna%252FDavid%2BCullen

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 6:41 p.m. | comment |

Shawn Elliot – Shame And Scandal In The family -

http://www.last.fm/music/Shawn+Elliot

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 6:33 p.m. | comment |

Pete Rock & C.L. Smooth – The Basement

http://www.last.fm/music/Pete%2BRock%2B%2526%2BC.L.%2BSmooth

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 6:29 p.m. | comment |

Ministry of Sound – Leftfield / Lydon - Open Up (Open Dub)

http://www.last.fm/music/Ministry+of+Sound

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 6:25 p.m. | comment |

Kate Bush – Reaching Out

http://www.last.fm/music/Kate+Bush

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 6:21 p.m. | comment |

Kate Bush – Hounds of Love

http://www.last.fm/music/Kate+Bush

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 6:18 p.m. | comment |

Carlos Gardel – Cartitas perfumadas

http://www.last.fm/music/Carlos+Gardel

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 6:16 p.m. | comment |

Pink Floyd – The Great Gig in the Sky

http://www.last.fm/music/Pink+Floyd

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 6:12 p.m. | comment |

Tina Turner – What's Love Got to do With It

http://www.last.fm/music/Tina+Turner

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 6:08 p.m. | comment |

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Te Deum laudamus

http://www.last.fm/music/Wolfgang+Amadeus+Mozart

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 6:02 p.m. | comment |

Feeder – Tell All Your Friends

http://www.last.fm/music/Feeder

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 5:57 p.m. | comment |

R.E.M. – Crush with Eyeliner

http://www.last.fm/music/R.E.M.

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 5:53 p.m. | comment |

Placebo – My Sweet Prince

http://www.last.fm/music/Placebo

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 5:48 p.m. | comment |

KoЯn – Justin

http://www.last.fm/music/Ko%D0%AFn

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 5:43 p.m. | comment |

Disturbed – Believe

http://www.last.fm/music/Disturbed

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 5:39 p.m. | comment |

Phil Collins – Don't Lose My Number

http://www.last.fm/music/Phil+Collins

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 5:36 p.m. | comment |

Staind – Open Your Eyes

http://www.last.fm/music/Staind

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 5:31 p.m. | comment |

Godsmack – Greed

http://www.last.fm/music/Godsmack

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 5:28 p.m. | comment |

Professional Murder Music – Slow

http://www.last.fm/music/Professional+Murder+Music

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 5:24 p.m. | comment |

Sugababes – Caught in a Moment

http://www.last.fm/music/Sugababes

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 5:20 p.m. | comment |

Peter Frampton – Baby I Love Your Way

http://www.last.fm/music/Peter+Frampton

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 5:15 p.m. | comment |

Marcello – Oboe Concert in D Minor

http://www.last.fm/music/Marcello

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 5:11 p.m. | comment |

Coro de monjes del Monásterio Benedictino de Santo Domingo de Silos – Pange lingua gloriosi

http://www.last.fm/music/Coro+de+monjes+del+Mon%C3%A1sterio+Benedictino+de+Santo+Domingo+de+Silos

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 5:08 p.m. | comment |

Maestro – Book Of Slim - Harris, Gene & Three Sounds

http://www.last.fm/music/Maestro

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 5:05 p.m. | comment |

Covenant – We Break Down

http://www.last.fm/music/Covenant

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 5:01 p.m. | comment |

Guns N' Roses – You Could Be Mine

http://www.last.fm/music/Guns+N%27+Roses

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 4:55 p.m. | comment |

Creed – Inside Us All

http://www.last.fm/music/Creed

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 4:49 p.m. | comment |

Twitter Entry...

PoBK: @keybuk: I imagine that as Emperor, you wouldn’t be shopping at Asda :P

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 4:45 p.m. | comment (0) |

Chicago – You're the Inspiration

http://www.last.fm/music/Chicago

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 4:44 p.m. | comment |

Jackson Browne – Love Needs a Heart

http://www.last.fm/music/Jackson+Browne

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 4:40 p.m. | comment |

Blood, Sweat & Tears – You Made Me So Very Happy

http://www.last.fm/music/Blood%252C%2BSweat%2B%2526%2BTears

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 4:37 p.m. | comment |

Joaquín Sabina – Me Plantó la Princesita Azul

http://www.last.fm/music/Joaqu%C3%ADn+Sabina

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 4:33 p.m. | comment |

Staind – Pressure

http://www.last.fm/music/Staind

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 4:29 p.m. | comment |

Ministry – Thieves

http://www.last.fm/music/Ministry

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 4:25 p.m. | comment |

Kitaro – Nageki

http://www.last.fm/music/Kitaro

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 4:13 p.m. | comment |

Bruce Springsteen – Born in the USA

http://www.last.fm/music/Bruce+Springsteen

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 4:08 p.m. | comment |

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky – Sym 4 F min Op 36 IV. Finale (Allegro con fuoco)

http://www.last.fm/music/Pyotr+Ilyich+Tchaikovsky

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 4 p.m. | comment |

Incubus – Consequence

http://www.last.fm/music/Incubus

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 3:54 p.m. | comment |

Sasha – 02-Sasha-Mixmasters_Live_24-08

http://www.last.fm/music/Sasha

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 3:07 p.m. | comment |

Commodores – Easy

http://www.last.fm/music/Commodores

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 3:01 p.m. | comment |

Cock Robin – When Your Heart Is Weak

http://www.last.fm/music/Cock+Robin

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 2:56 p.m. | comment |

Flanders and Swann – The Armadillo

http://www.last.fm/music/Flanders+and+Swann

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 12:43 p.m. | comment |

Placebo – Summer's Gone

http://www.last.fm/music/Placebo

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 12:39 p.m. | comment |

Cornershop – Chocolat

http://www.last.fm/music/Cornershop

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 12:37 p.m. | comment |

The Rolling Stones – The Spider and the Fly

http://www.last.fm/music/The+Rolling+Stones

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 12:35 p.m. | comment |

Arch Enemy – Anthem

http://www.last.fm/music/Arch+Enemy

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 12:33 p.m. | comment |

CouchDb Quick Overview - CouchDb

What CouchDB is
* A document database server, accessible via a RESTful JSON API.
* Ad-hoc and schema-free with a flat address space.
* Distributed, featuring robust, incremental replication with bi-directional conflict detection and management.
*

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 12:30 p.m. | comment (0) |

CouchDb Quick Overview - CouchDb

What CouchDB is
* A document database server, accessible via a RESTful JSON API.
* Ad-hoc and schema-free with a flat address space.
* Distributed, featuring robust, incremental replication with bi-directional conflict detection and management.
*

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 12:30 p.m. | comment (0) |

Iron Maiden – Chains of Misery

http://www.last.fm/music/Iron+Maiden

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 12:30 p.m. | comment |

Ideas For Dozens: What s Wrong with Google Reader

And Google Reader is covered in sharp bits. Here s my running list:
# OPML import doesn t respect folder structure. This meant that when I imported my existing 700-ish subscriptions, they were just thrown in chock-a-block. After a week I still don t have…

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 12:27 p.m. | comment (0) |

Ideas For Dozens: What s Wrong with Google Reader

And Google Reader is covered in sharp bits. Here s my running list: * OPML import doesn t respect folder structure. This meant that when I imported my existing 700-ish subscriptions, they were just thrown in chock-a-block. After a week I still don t have

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 12:27 p.m. | comment (0) |

Ella Baila Sola – Cuando los sapos bailen flamenco

http://www.last.fm/music/Ella+Baila+Sola

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 12:27 p.m. | comment |

InI – Center of Attention

http://www.last.fm/music/InI

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 12:23 p.m. | comment |

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – Pianoconcert Nr. 21 in C-dur -2

http://www.last.fm/music/Wolfgang+Amadeus+Mozart

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 12:17 p.m. | comment |

Fats Domino – Red Sails In The Sunset (Live)

http://www.last.fm/music/Fats+Domino

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 12:13 p.m. | comment |

ABBA – Thank You for the Music

http://www.last.fm/music/ABBA

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 12:10 p.m. | comment |

Molotov – Puto

http://www.last.fm/music/Molotov

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 12:07 p.m. | comment |

Foo Fighters – X-Static

http://www.last.fm/music/Foo+Fighters

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 12:04 p.m. | comment |

Mike Oldfield & Maggie Reilly – Moonlight Shadow

http://www.last.fm/music/Mike%2BOldfield%2B%2526%2BMaggie%2BReilly

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at noon | comment |

Tool – Triad

http://www.last.fm/music/Tool

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 11:54 a.m. | comment |

Clint Mansell – Fbi

http://www.last.fm/music/Clint+Mansell

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 11:47 a.m. | comment |

Oasis – Go Let It Out

http://www.last.fm/music/Oasis

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 11:43 a.m. | comment |

Astrud Gilberto/George Michael – Desafinado

http://www.last.fm/music/Astrud%2BGilberto%252FGeorge%2BMichael

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 11:39 a.m. | comment |

Steve Harley & Cockney Rebel – Make Me Smile

http://www.last.fm/music/Steve%2BHarley%2B%2526%2BCockney%2BRebel

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 11:35 a.m. | comment |

Incubus – Idiot Box

http://www.last.fm/music/Incubus

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 11:31 a.m. | comment |

God I was a pretentious fuck...

A belated apology to all that know me

I’ve been cleaning up the rest of the database this evening. I know, I’m a sad little fuckstain.

Anyway, I have been reading over some of the old old old old blog records that are in the archive, and I can only guess that I must have been unbearable as a person. God the pretentiousness is some of those posts is staggering. Like I was god’s gift to the development world.

Jesus christ all fucking mighty.

Therefore, to those that know me, I can only offer my sincere apologies for the utter fuckwittery that you must have ...

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 2:49 a.m. | comment |

Joss Whedon's Firefly Season 2

The Firefly Season 2 Project: Captain Mal and the crew of Serenity need your help to stay flying. We are looking to push the envelope of episodic television by offering Season Two of Firefly in a groundbreaking new format. Each episode (or the entire seas

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 2:32 a.m. | comment (0) |

Joss Whedon's Firefly Season 2

The Firefly Season 2 Project: Captain Mal and the crew of Serenity need your help to stay flying. We are looking to push the envelope of episodic television by offering Season Two of Firefly in a groundbreaking new format. Each episode (or the entire seas

Posted by Richard on Thu February 21st 2008 at 2:32 a.m. | comment (0) |