Elliott C. Back: Internet & Technology

1 Free Opera Code

Posted in Browsers, Computers & Technology, Deals & Savings by Elliott Back on August 30th, 2005.

I don’t use Opera, but someone can have my free code:

Windows w-fcM8m-eLbPd-EHCyi-AKSsa-8vHcH
Linux Intel u-LSsjp-EC6Xe-aYWnh-m5EBb-kLvnJ
Linux PowerPC p-txSWn-u4vkd-y65ni-jUcib-Bwm3E
Linux Sparc k-bCcvr-HUxPe-V6LRf-munMc-D4wxH
FreeBSD f-dxcXp-hEJke-PueHf-Tczic-iwhHH
Solaris s-nimap-TAFvd-KsCdi-y8wtb-QHEcF
Mac m-L4MNp-7Jtwf-wAbyh-cHb8b-UKsdJ

Or, you can get your own, since it’s their 10th birthday!

Why “Algorithms” are Good, or, Why Shelley WAS right, or, Another way that Bloglines sucks

Posted in Blogging, Computers & Technology, Search by Elliott Back on August 29th, 2005.

Take a look at today’s top-links page at Bloglines:

Ahhhh!

Do you see it? All of these links are talking about the same thing!! And, it’s bloody obvious from the confluence of the phrase “Google Talk” plastered as the page text! To you people at Bloglines, get with the game. Read this tutorial, pick your favorite clustering method, and then implement it so that we don’t get crappy results for “top links” that make us weep.

Saving up for a new one

Posted in Computers & Technology by Elliott Back on August 28th, 2005.

I’ve decided to put Adsense and other supplementary income into a seperate checking account for a new computer. After I get this month’s Adsense check, I should have well over $1000 in the account, and after three to four months, should be ready to purchase the new machine!

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