I’ve been putting in some very long hours at work over the last few weeks – so much to do, so little time to do it in. It’s a heap of fun, but very tiring. In order to keep myself sane while working late – particularly the boring stuff like building and tesing VMware images … [Read More »]
Archives for September 2004
Why Is Shareholder Liability Limited ?
Tim Oren writes a fascinating answer to the question: What is the best reasoning behind why shareholders have limited liability for a corporation’s environmental and social costs? Not on a case by case basis, but why it is the blueprint for the most powerful pillar of society? Check out Tim’s historical summary of Why Is … [Read More »]
ClearType and WinXP fonts
I got my new T41 ThinkPad a few days ago – but I was a little disappointed with the screen. Compared to my T40, the T41 was nice a bright, but the fonts seemed a little blury – difficult to focus on and I found my eyes getting tired pretty quickly. I wondered whether there … [Read More »]
Darwinianagain
I know it’s a bit late (I usually post just before a trip), but I thought I’d let you all know what I’ve been doing this last week… I flew up to Darwin on Monday evening (got in after midnight) to help build a Proof of Concept system for a customer up there. We were … [Read More »]