Archive for February, 2004

Running Sybase 12.5 ASE on Linux

Wednesday, February 25th, 2004 | 18:44

This is for installing and running Sybase ASE 12.5 on a Fedora Core 1 box. The basic notes are derived from this Usenet posting. Basically, the tar ball … Continue reading »

Air Cleaner

Tuesday, February 24th, 2004 | 07:22

A few weeks ago, the “replace filter” light lit up on the old Bionaire UA1560 air cleaner I’ve had for a few years. We’ve gone through a couple filter … Continue reading »

Oatmeal

Tuesday, February 17th, 2004 | 07:37

Way back at the beginning of the year, I had my annual physical, and the blood work showed my cholesterol was high, along with the usual suspects: triglycerides, LDL:HDL ratio, … Continue reading »

Ricardian Comparative Advantage

Monday, February 16th, 2004 | 21:24

I think everyone should take a course or two in microeconomics. Children should be taught the notion of opportunity cost early on. Models of supply and demand should … Continue reading »

Swimming in the Ocean

Monday, February 16th, 2004 | 12:21

In the opening pages of Snow Crash, Stephenson notes that every man, until he is about twenty-five, occassionally believes that, if only he takes a few years off and studies … Continue reading »

Treo 600 Now For T-Mobile

Tuesday, February 10th, 2004 | 14:19

Oh crap. The internal contradictions in my attitude towards the Treo 600 is now almost at crisis: they’re now available for T-Mobile. I want this phone. I just don’t … Continue reading »

Photo Tutorial and Nikon Lens Compatibility

Friday, February 6th, 2004 | 19:38

I think I saw the reference on BoingBoing, but Luminous Landscape has a very nice series of photography tutorials online. The site belongs to a landscape photographer who works … Continue reading »