Category: Science
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Bushido – the Soul of Japan (Book Review)
Almost two weeks ago, I suddenly ran out of reading material in Japan, and I knew that I had long train and bus rides ahead of me. What better reason to pick up one of the many famous books that cover the cultural background of Japan? I picked Bushido, written by Inazo Nitobe in 1905 (originally published in English, not a translation). Having already read another book from the same time (The Book of Tea by Kakuzo Okakura in 1906), I had high hopes and wasn’t disappointed.
Bushido is sometimes translated as “chivalry”, but it’s much more than that, it’s an ethical system that transcents Japan to this day. Nitobe covers the Samurai code, the role of women, Suicide and many other fascinating topics.
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Sun & SOA
SOA (Service Oriented Architecture) pops up more and more often. Seems that Sun, after kicking its butt for not capitalizing more on Java, tries to respond better to SOA, as this Register Article explains.
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Applied Minds – Paradise for Geeks
Wired has an article about Applied Minds – a company I once visited (for my employer) and fell in love with. It’s a place that pushes technology to the edge.
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Free and legal music
Would you like to extend your music collection, but are worried about doing something illegal? If so, head over to Tutle’s Jukebox – a collection of MP3s containing music with expired copyright – all recorded from 78 RPM Vinyl! The music is now in the public domain and got recorded in the early 20th Century. […]
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1400×1050 with Intel Mobile 915GM
As I posted previously, I got a new laptop and am in the process of setting it with Linux. Installing Linux is easy – to make it take full advantage of the existing hardware is tricky. My current challenge is to have the Graphics subsystem use the full 1400×1050 resolution of the screen. I will update this post as I go along to document my progress.
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Larry Summers und Diskriminierung gegen Frauen
Ich verfolge schon seit einiger Zeit den Skandal um Harvard’s Präsidenten Larry Summers – und natürlich habe ich da auch eine starke Meinung zu. Der Economist hat zwei interessante Kommentare (Summerstime, Birdbrained) zu dem Thema.
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Using procmail with the Courier MTA and virtual mailboxes
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KDE or Gnome…?
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Mozparty in Philadelphia!
Mark your calendar (and sign up): Mozparty on Friday, November 19th at Fergie’s in downtown Philly!
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Virgin Group to start Space Tourism
It’s getting real – Virgin group opened the new subsidary Virgin Galactic that will start space tourism in a few years, using Burt Rutan’s Space Craft One.