A new machine

Posted by cpbotha on August 29th, 2003 in · 2 Comments

My dual 933MHz PIII that was state of the art three years ago has now become quite long in the tooth…

Don’t allow software patents in Europe!

Posted by cpbotha on August 24th, 2003 in · 0 Comments

On Wednesday, August 27, I will take part in the online demonstration against software patents by replacing my web-site front-page with a protest page against software patents…

Java and Python programmer productivity comparison

Posted by cpbotha on August 22nd, 2003 in · 0 Comments

This is an interesting comparison of potential programmer productivity (PPP!) with Python and Java.

Sobig

Posted by cpbotha on August 20th, 2003 in · 0 Comments

Please people, remove the W32.Sobig.F@mm worm from your infected Windows systems. It’s sending mail all over the place and it’s faking the from address…

Emergency post

Posted by cpbotha on August 19th, 2003 in · 1 Comment

Because my blog page had emptied itself due to a lack of posting (I think that it got severely depressed), I deemed it necessary to post something to remedy this situation…

His name was Wilberforce Mosuli Manjathi

Posted by cpbotha on August 7th, 2003 in · 1 Comment

Die kind
Die kind is nie dood nie
die kind lig sy vuiste teen sy moeder
wat Afrika skreeu skreeu die geur van vryheid en heide
in die lokasies van die omsingelde hart
Die kind lig sy vuiste teen sy vader
wat Afrika skreeu skreeu die geur
van geregtigheid en bloed
in die strate van sy gewapende trots
Die kind is nie dood nie
nóg by Langa nóg by Nyanga
nóg by Orlando nóg by Sharpville
nóg by die polisiestasie in Philippi
waar hy lê met ‘n koeël deur sy kop
Die kind is die skaduwee van die soldate
op wag met gewere sarasene en knuppels
die kind is teenwoordig by alle vergaderings en wetgewings
die kind loer deur die vensters van huise en in die harte van moeders
die kind wat net wou speel in die son by Nyanga is orals
die kind wat ‘n man geword het trek deur die ganse Afrika
die kind wat ‘n reus geword het reis deur die hele wêreld
Sonder ‘n pas

Ingrid Jonker, March 1960

More Human than Human

Posted by cpbotha on August 6th, 2003 in · 5 Comments

Unfortunately, even Google yields very little about the San Persistence Hunt…

The Poor Man’s Ergonomic Laptop Stand

Posted by cpbotha on August 3rd, 2003 in · 14 Comments

It’s frikking finally done! After weeks of wondering what the easiest way would be to do this, a chance encounter with some MDF board and a nail-gun opened many doors for me…

Two more reasons why Italians are the happiest people in the world

Posted by cpbotha on August 1st, 2003 in · 2 Comments

Bruschetta
Chop up two or three ripe Roma tomatoes, the best you can find. Chop some red onions and fresh basil…