Year 2006

Οδήγηση εν Ελλάδι: Φλάς, όχι αλάρμ!

Είναι ευρύτατα απόδεκτό πως στατιστικά οι έλληνες δεν γνωρίζουν οδήγηση. Όχι απλώς από τεχνικής πλευράς, αλλά κυρίως δε γνωρίζουν τους κανόνες, τον Κώδικα, όπως δεν έχουν και τους τρόπους και την παιδεία να ανταπεξέλθουν στις όποιες καταστάσεις βρεθούν κατα την διάρκεια της επαφής τους με το αυτοκίνητο. Αυτό σίγουρα δεν οφείλεται σε κάποια ανικανότητα από […]

GuitarShredShow!

To everyone appreciating virtuoso electric guitar. Maybe you've heard of/seen this site before. If so, you may want to 'refresh' your memory with Mr. Fastfinger's licks. If not, it's definitely worth visiting!

Ip2Nation Improved.

It’s a bank holiday here in Hellas and I decided to take some time off work. Being bored with ‘important’ stuff, I added a graphical country identifier to comments. It’s mostly an aesthetic addition, but might also prove useful in other ways. The information comes from comparing the commenter’s IP address (the address of his/her […]

If only it were real…

Near the bottom of the MacRumors page you'll find three stunning pics. Are they very good mock images of how someone thinks the new video iPod should look or real leaked images of the device? If only...

'Διαφημίσεις' δημοσίου ενδιαφέροντος

Μετά από μια σύντομη συζήτηση με ένα φίλο, θεώρησα ενδιαφέρον το να γράψω σχετικά με τις διαφημίσεις δημοσίου ενδιαφέροντος, κοινές στο Ην. Βασίλειο και άλλες χώρες αλλά ανύπαρκτες στην Ελλάδα.

MURL

Many years ago (well, about 5) I came across MURL. Back then I was finishing my M.Eng and I was contemplating whether I should start a Ph.D or join the industry, the usual questions any 21 year-old in my position would have.

New Intel Mac minis are cool.

And they'd be perfect without that damned 'Intel GMA950 graphics processor', or 'How Apple makes Intel happy by using their crappy graphics chips on Macs'. Sad thing is: They can and will get away with it.

European Union Copyright Directive

It is less than a year since the European Software Patents law was finally defeated in the European Parliament, after a long and troubling history with the European institutions. This article is about the EUCD (European Union Copyright Directive), the European version of the U.S. DMCA (Digital Millenium Copyright Act). This controversial law aims to […]