October 30, 2005

Exhibit on Ben Franklin's contributions to medicine 

[article source]
If you're in London, check it out.
The exhibits, which includes his bifocal spectacles and the flexible urinary catheter, will be on display from 31st October 2005 until 27th January 2006. Entrance is free. [BBC article]
That is, if, yknow, you're into ancient catheter technology.
Posted by Eric at 10/30/2005 02:29:00 PM []

October 13, 2005

Hacker drinking song 

One hundred sectors of trash in my file,
One hundred sectors of trash,
Patch the bug, compile it again,
One hundred one sectors of trash in my file.
Source unknown.
Posted by Eric at 10/13/2005 02:30:00 PM []