may contain traces of knowledge tag:entangledbank.co.uk,2005:Typo Typo 2007-02-04T08:17:45+00:00 Ed urn:uuid:ff827398-3945-42cc-abd1-257eb39f6b37 2007-02-04T07:17:00+00:00 2007-02-04T08:17:45+00:00

<p>When the computers turn against us, Terminator-style, we may find out, amongst much else, that they know more about the Muppet Show than we expected.</p> <p>This is because of the <a href="http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Muppet_Wiki">Muppet Wiki</a> made possible through the work of Wikipedia creator Jimmy Wales, interviewed by Paul Marks for the <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19325896.300-interview-knowledge-to-the-people.html">New Scientist</a></p> <p>This resource is really useful. Remember seeing Billy Joel on the Muppet Show but have no idea which episodes to seek out? Muppet Wiki:</p> <blockquote> <p> Billy Joel (b. 1949) appeared on Sesame Street during Season 20 (1988), singing &#8220;Just the Way You Are&#8221; with Oscar the Grouch.<p>He also sang &#8220;The Alphabet Song&#8221; to the Anything Muppets.<p>His song, &#8220;New York State of Mind,&#8221; was sung by Floyd in episode 209 of The Muppet Show and by Rowlf on the album Ol&#8217; Brown Ears is Back.</p> </blockquote> <p>Not that we should be surprised when intelligent computers seek to out-compete us as this will surely represent just another day in earth&#8217;s evolutionary story. The fact that the &#8220;wedging out&#8221; of our species is being performed by machines may make interesting but probably incidental news around the galaxy and beyond.</p>

<p>When the computers turn against us, Terminator-style, we may find out, amongst much else, that they know more about the Muppet Show than we expected.</p> <p>This is because of the <a href="http://muppet.wikia.com/wiki/Muppet_Wiki">Muppet Wiki</a> made possible through the work of Wikipedia creator Jimmy Wales, interviewed by Paul Marks for the <a href="http://www.newscientist.com/article/mg19325896.300-interview-knowledge-to-the-people.html">New Scientist</a></p> <p>This resource is really useful. Remember seeing Billy Joel on the Muppet Show but have no idea which episodes to seek out? Muppet Wiki:</p> <blockquote> <p> Billy Joel (b. 1949) appeared on Sesame Street during Season 20 (1988), singing &#8220;Just the Way You Are&#8221; with Oscar the Grouch.<p>He also sang &#8220;The Alphabet Song&#8221; to the Anything Muppets.<p>His song, &#8220;New York State of Mind,&#8221; was sung by Floyd in episode 209 of The Muppet Show and by Rowlf on the album Ol&#8217; Brown Ears is Back.</p> </blockquote> <p>Not that we should be surprised when intelligent computers seek to out-compete us as this will surely represent just another day in earth&#8217;s evolutionary story. The fact that the &#8220;wedging out&#8221; of our species is being performed by machines may make interesting but probably incidental news around the galaxy and beyond.</p> Ed urn:uuid:372e420b-6edb-42a2-9f91-fd0783851271 2007-01-30T09:36:00+00:00 2007-02-04T08:30:02+00:00

<p>Needing a new B&#38;W toner for an <span class="caps">HP 2100</span> (C4096A) and seeing that Viking Direct and Staples were both seeking to gouge me for more than £70 plus delivery, I soon found <a href="http://www.tonergiant.co.uk/">http://www.tonergiant.co.uk</a> who sold me the same HP-branded toner for £51 including delivery.</p>

<p>Needing a new B&#38;W toner for an <span class="caps">HP 2100</span> (C4096A) and seeing that Viking Direct and Staples were both seeking to gouge me for more than £70 plus delivery, I soon found <a href="http://www.tonergiant.co.uk/">http://www.tonergiant.co.uk</a> who sold me the same HP-branded toner for £51 including delivery.</p> Ed urn:uuid:b29f0f04-08a0-47ff-9379-7c93ef7a0867 2007-01-30T00:09:00+00:00 2007-02-04T08:30:29+00:00

<p>I had this problem and found the solution:</p> <div class="typocode"><pre><code class="typocode_ruby "><span class="ident">netsh</span> <span class="ident">winsock</span> <span class="ident">reset</span></code></pre></div> <p>here: <a href="http://www.db75.com/new_blog/?p=249">http://www.db75.com/new_blog/?p=249</a></p> <p>If anyone knows how to get XP to un-confuse itself without requiring a reboot, then it would be good to know.</p>

<p>I had this problem and found the solution:</p> <div class="typocode"><pre><code class="typocode_ruby "><span class="ident">netsh</span> <span class="ident">winsock</span> <span class="ident">reset</span></code></pre></div> <p>here: <a href="http://www.db75.com/new_blog/?p=249">http://www.db75.com/new_blog/?p=249</a></p> <p>If anyone knows how to get XP to un-confuse itself without requiring a reboot, then it would be good to know.</p>