Windows 7 Genuine Advantage
Should be aptly renamed to “Windows 7 Ungenuine Disadvantage.”
Why you ask?
Simply because a single simple hardware revision (“upgrading” your computer for example) can make it lose it’s mind.
Would you like to know the modifications I had to make to my computer to get “You may be a victim of software fraud” and “Activate Now” popping up all the time since the first time I activated with a serial code provided from Microsoft?
I had to make one: Attaching a second IDE hard drive that’s less than 20GB.
That one IDE hard drive freaked Windows 7 out like there is no tomorrow.
Luckily, since the Beta is free; I have another key; and have re-validated my version of Windows 7 as genuine.
Using XFN with FOAF
So, before I just start splattering your screen with Acronyms, lets define a few, eh?
- FOAF: Friend of a Friend - An XML Schema containing information about you, as well as a small bit of information, or links to information, about the people you know.
- XFN: XHTML Friends Network - A Microformat generally used in links to other sites or pages to identify that person's relevance to you, such as "contact", "friend", "acquaintance", "met", "muse" and etcetera.
Generally, you wouldn't combine an XHTML standard with a different XML Schema. But, I've personally decided the best way to use the two together.
First, declare the XHTML namespace in your FOAF file. This is with all the others, and generally looks like xmlns:xhtml="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml".
Next, go to where you have included your contacts. For each <foaf:knows> tag, add inside of it xhtml:rel="contact" or similar, following the XFN standards.
And voila! You now have XFN and FOAF working together. Of course, the only problem is that nobody quite supports this standard yet, but it will hopefully come in the future.
My Guidelines for using XFN in FOAF is that it should be used when referencing another <foaf:Person>. In fact, if you want, you should probably even add xhtml:rel="me" to your own <foaf:Person>.
Ghost in the Shell – Not Just a Popular Animé, but the Future
I was looking through slashdot articles today, and low and behold if I wasn't reminded of the popular animé and manga, Ghost in the Shell.
For those of you wondering, I'll list the headlines of these articles, which, if you've seen the animé or manga will probably bring back some pretty nice memories.
- Prosthetic-Limbed Runner Disqualified from Olympic Games
- Bionic Contact Lens May Lead to Overlay Displays
Does that not remind you of anything Sci-Fi? I mean, come on, its begging to be compared to Ghost in the Shell.
Personally, I can't wait for Bionic Contact Lenses. From working on this 1920x1200 resolution computer, my eyesight is already fading, but get contacts with a new display overlaid on top of what I'm normally seeing? That would be wonderful. I would have some RSS feed showing headlines in small 8pt text. Mobile from a new level.
For those of you wondering about the Prosthetic-Limbed runner. He was a dual amputee, and he was disqualified for having prosthetic legs. The reasoning behind this? His prosthetic legs were 25% more efficient then human legs, giving him an unfair advantage on the track.