Archive for August, 2008
Ubuntu and firefox tweaks for faster web browsing
3 Comments Published August 29th, 2008 in Geekery Share it del.icio.us |Digg it |Furl |Netscape |reddit |StumbleUpon | ScoopitHere“s a trick to make web browsing on Ubuntu a faster and more satisfying experience.
Howto: Tweak and maximize your bandwidth in Ubuntu/Linux via sysctl!
Here I will unleash a few hidden settings that should improve your internet speed, and work with all current linux operating systems including Ubuntu:
1. Open a Terminal via Applications->Accessories->Terminal
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Carrotmob: Carrotmob Makes It Rain
0 Comments Published August 20th, 2008 in Musings, climate change, Activism Share it del.icio.us |Digg it |Furl |Netscape |reddit |StumbleUpon | ScoopitCarrotmob: Carrotmob Makes It Rain
Carrotmob Makes It Rain
Check out the first ever Carrotmob campaign!
Carrotmob Makes It Rain from carrotmob on Vimeo.
Google to cover the NZ elections
5 Comments Published August 18th, 2008 in Musings Share it del.icio.us |Digg it |Furl |Netscape |reddit |StumbleUpon | ScoopitThat’s my prediction anyway. Last year Google covered the Australian elections and I’m wondering whether they will cover the NZ elections in the same way.
The Australian elections was covered at http://www.google.com.au/election2007/
So I figure that ours would therefore be at http://www.google.co.nz/election2008/ … interestingly, if you click on that link you don’t get any confirmation that there […]
Miss Teen USA - come on down Miss Carolina!
0 Comments Published August 18th, 2008 in Scares the shit out of me Share it del.icio.us |Digg it |Furl |Netscape |reddit |StumbleUpon | ScoopitIs there any hope ?
YouTube - Miss Teen USA 2007 - South Carolina answers a question
A bit of forest love from Greenpeace
0 Comments Published August 1st, 2008 in Greenpeace, Forests Share it del.icio.us |Digg it |Furl |Netscape |reddit |StumbleUpon | ScoopitSearch
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