moving

moved back to www.hird.net/stuff

Best Muppet poster ever

Via Warren Ellis flickr photostream:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/warrenellis/459219571/

Reading list tab dump 4. Big Web Architecture

Distributed databases and other fancy stuff people like Google and Amazon are using to scale.

A whole collection of slideshows about scaling websites

Sam Ruby: Information access patterns

Amazon job description: senior researcher for distributed systems

Hibernate Shards - distributing data across dbs

Megadata - new big data stores

Hadoop - Apache map/reduce

Running Hadoop on Amazons EC2 and S3

Reading list tab dump 3. Python

Closures in python

Thread Synchronization Mechanisms in Python

Code Like a Pythonista: Idiomatic Python

Python testing tools

Why LXML?

pysvn programming guide

Readinglist tab dump 2. Javascript

Some revision, some tutorials, some new stuff. Lotsajavascript

A re-introduction to JavaScript

Understanding Scope and Binding in JavaScript

Simplify Ajax development with jQuery

Douglas Crockford

Private Members in JavaScript

New is bad


Googlegears and GWT

Gearpad - a googlegears notepad

GWT in action book

Community Response to Gears

Reading list tab collections 1. erlang and haskell

Everyone is getting the erlang love thing....

Sam Ruby:
http://intertwingly.net/blog/2007/08/09/Erlang-First-Impressions

http://www.erlang.org/


And Haskell. Yeah its not the same thing...

Three part OReilly series...

http://www.onlamp.com/pub/a/onlamp/2007/05/21/an-introduction-to-haskell---part-1-why-haskell.html

Google Linux apt repository

Apt repository for google software:

http://www.google.com/linuxrepositories/index.html

Andrew Hem - artist

I really like this guys style.



http://www.andrewhem.com/

Living Homes

Extremely expensive eco-friendly modular homes. The flash animated internal view is pretty nice (showing the light passing through the house as the sun rises and sets).



http://www.livinghomes.net/primer.html

Huf Haus

http://www.huf-haus.com/gb/intro.html as seen on Grand Designs. German modular homes.

Modular Dwellings

Modular dwellings make prefab modular "buildings" (really rooms).



http://www.modulardwellings.com/flash_content.html



Another silly flash only site.



Ready Made magazine had instructions on how to make one of their "modules" though - the MD-100.







http://readymademag.com/printarchive/article?id=429



and blueprints! http://readymademag.com/store/#byomd

A deck house for around $25000

Website is one big flash app, ah well. But it's pretty nice



http://www.noekdesign.com/index2.html

And another load of NAS

http://www.mydigitalhome.com.au/index.php?option=com_virtuemart&page=shop.browse&category_id=47&Itemid=99&vmcchk=1&Itemid=99

True Names - Vernor Vinge

http://home.comcast.net/~kngjon/truename/truename.html

A/V Receivers

Yamaha RX-V861 in JB-Hifi



http://www.avsforum.com/avs-vb/showthread.php?t=822161&page=1&pp=30



http://www.avperfection.com/Scripts/prodView.asp?idproduct=656



http://www.yamaha.co.jp/english/product/av/products/ht/rxv661.html



Yamaha RX-V861: 7.1 Channel XM-Ready Digital Home Theater with XM HD Surround - Orbitcast.com

More pc cases

Midi Towers: You've Come a Long Way, Baby | Tom's Hardware



Computers Products of store



http://www.pccasegear.com.au/category30_1.htm

PC Server Cases

PC Cases





Lian Li V2000



$430.00

• Dimensions: 210 x 617 x 625mm (WxHxD)
  
• Drive bays: 7 x 5.25", 12 x 3.5" internal
  
• Fans: 2 x 120mm ball bearing fans included
  
• M/B type: EXT ATX & Pentium 4 (MAX  SIZE: 12"x13")
  
• Front Ports: 1 x IEEE 1394, USB 2.0 x 2, MIC x 1, EAR x 1
  
• Slot: PCI Slot x 7

Antec Titan 650 Case with 650W



$279.00

• Removable front bezel for easy installation
  
• Double hinge door design: open the door up to 270
  
• Ultra-quiet cooling system:
  
  - 1 rear 120mm standard fan with TriCool 3-speed switch
  
  - 2 front (optional) 92mm case fan mounts
  
• 10 Drive Bays
  
  - External 4 x 5.25" (one with 5.25" to 3.5" adapter)
  
  - Internal 6 x 3.5"
  
• • Front ports: 2 x USB 2.0, 1 x IEEE 1394 (FireWire, i.Link), Audio In and Out.
  
• Power Supply included: TruePower 2.0 650W ATX12V v2.0 and EPS12V compatible
  
• 7 Expansion Slots
  
• 1.0mm cold rolled steel for durability
  
• Motherboard: up to Extended ATX including CEB specification motherboard (30,5 x 33 cm)
  
• Size: 44.6cm (H) x 20.5cm (W) x 58.4cm (D)
  
• Net Weight : 14 kg

CRS-9008 Server Case



$179.00

• Providing flexibility, reliability and duration under the strict condition of server.
  
• Multifunction: Server Case, 19" rack mount, Storage Enclosure
  
• Easy to change to 5U 19" rack mount server case ( hand holder and rail are optional. )
  
• Front door with key lock
  
• Side plate with pad lock to meet SAF-TE certification
  
• Ventilated by 120mm double ball bearing fan
  
• PCI card holder for Add-On cards
  
• Modulized Back Plane or Mobile Rack ready.
  
• Standard case holder or Optional wheels
  
• LED Display: Power, Fail, 6x HDD without opening door
  
• Dimensions: 223mm(W) x 430mm(H) x 590mm(D)
  
• Motherboard: 12"x13" Full size ATX
  
• No power supply included

Computer Parts, PC Components, Desktop Computers, Laptops, Notebooks - Misco.co.uk




Enlight 8950 5u server case

Acting as a pedestal server or a rack-mountable chassis, the Enlight
8950 5U server case comes with nine 5.25" drive bays and a single 3.5"
drive bay, as well as 7 PCI slots for a high range of expansion. Backed
with an array of LED indicators to display PSW, fan, errors, HDD
activity and LAN status, you can be informed of activity and operation
at a glance. Securely lockable with two mechanical front-bezel-based
locks and a padlock loop, there's also two intrusion detectors on the
front and rear panels, making this a substantial investment for your
business.



http://www.synnex.com.au/Default.aspx?tabid=27&search=true&text=&brand=ENLIT&category=&advmode=M&stype=product&export=False

http://www.myshopping.com.au/PR--1280_AOpen_H700A_Full_Tower_Computer_Case



Price Range: $170 - $171 at 1 store

Computers Products of store





Supports 12”(305mm)x9.6”(244mm) ATX motherboard

Patented rail and screw 5.25” drive bays

Patented screwless front bezel

Front USB, Audio, 1394 support (option)

Better Expansion - 7 slots and a maximum of 6* 5.25-inch and 7*3.5-inch drive bays

Complies with FCC Class B, DoC, and CE

Support 550W,350W(ATX 12V) all safety power supply

Nifflas Games

Free simple little PC games:



http://nifflas.ni2.se/index.php?main=01Home

vi implemented in javascript

Silly but cool.

http://gpl.internetconnection.net/vi/

Calvin and Hobbes goodness

An Italian students final exam piece, animated Calvin and Hobbes. Fantastic:



http://www.warrenellis.com/?p=4302



And 25 great strips:



http://www.progressiveboink.com/archive/calvinhobbes.htm