TV settop boxes for streaming TV from a media centre

There's going to be a ton of these and probably none of them will do what I want, but here's two:



http://netgear.com/Home/Products/Entertainment/DigitalMediaPlayers/EVA8000.aspx



http://gizmodo.com/gadgets/home-entertainment/linksys-announces-kiss-1600-network-media-player-244539.php



Not sure if they're worth getting to replace my xbox. Although they look nicer.

Oracle locks

Some useful links describing how Oracle locks work and how you can work out who is locking what, and who is blocking who:



who is blocking who: http://orafaq.com/node/854



http://www.adp-gmbh.ch/ora/concepts/lock.html





show locks for more than 2 mins: http://www.psoug.org/reference/locks.html



who is locking what: http://www.dba-oracle.com/t_locked_rows_user_locks.htm

One day I may have ADSL2

But not any time soon. Maybe next quarter: http://www.adsl2exchanges.com.au/viewexchange.php?Exchange=SNDM

Beatbox!

A French guy on the french version of Pop/Australian/American Idol: http://www.top10virals.com/viralvideos/french-beatbox.html



and Shlomo in a duet doing Roni Size: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eE_XQBb_oQg

greatpockets.com

Wow, what a great idea. Big pockets to stick all your gadgets in. Make sure you say "No Thanks" to get the punchline:



http://www.greatpockets.com/

OMG: Nappy research

The mind bogglingly complex world of nappies.



Flushable nappies: The pretty US website http://www.gdiapers.com/



and the "functional" Australian website: http://www.eenee.com.au/



The ABC parenting in pictures site has some info: http://www.abc.net.au/parents/parenting_in_pictures/default.htm



Good article on how eco-friendly various types of nappies are: http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m2465/is_3_31/ai_73040732/pg_1



and: http://www.sheffieldgreenparty.org.uk/press/2007/napp.html which has a bunch of links off to various "real" nappy websites (i.e. not disposable)



And more: http://www.spiritofnature.co.uk/acatalog/nappy_guide.html

Alantico solid wood furniture designs

Some really beautiful solid wood furniture designs. http://www.atlantico-usa.com/