Penguins Live Another Day
- June
- 4
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But this time they couldn’t. In what could turn out to be a monumental swing of momentum and emotion, the Penguins received a goal from Max Talbot at 19:25 of the third period to stay alive and then won the game 4-3 in triple overtime.
The winner was scored by the Penguins’ Petr Sykora, his first [...]
Backyardigans Engages Kids, Parents In Live Theater
- May
- 11
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Several years ago, Shawn Shafner co-directed a play about Jonah in which live beluga whales were used on stage. Yes, beluga whales. Thankfully in tanks.
Which were thankfully in the world’s largest aquarium in Georgia.
The show, alas, did tank, in the negative sense, due to technical difficulties beyond everyone’s control (don’t ask).
These days, Shafner is playing [...]
Microsoft, Novell Tag-Team Against Chinese Distros
- April
- 25
The Other Players
Currently, the major Linux players in the China market are home-grown Red Flag; Hong Kong-based Sun Wah Linux; Japanese player TurboLinux; and Red Hat (NYSE: RHT) .
Of the other players, only TurboLinux has joined Microsoft’s Interop Vendor Alliance, which seeks to help vendors insure interoperability between their applications and Microsoft’s; the rest remain [...]
Killer whales bring the hunt onto land [+pics]
- April
- 20
Before the waters die down, the orca is shaking its immense head from side to side with a sea lion pup clamped between his jaws.
Then the orca wriggles into position to catch a wave to carry it back out to sea.
This is a rare occurrence, in which a whale seems to defy its instincts by [...]
Remodeling? Make sure you get what you want
- March
- 14
1. Custom made doesn’t have to cost the most. If there is no way to buy a stock door that matches the others in your home, have one made. It’s cheaper than pulling out all the doors and starting over. This is true of moldings, cabinetry, windows and flooring, too.
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NHL commish says outdoor game in Chicago would make sense
- March
- 6
CHICAGOAn outdoor game in Chicago “would make a lot of sense” to NHL commissioner Gary Bettman, and the site could be the “Frozen Confines” of Wrigley Field. Bettman did not commit to staging one in the Windy City during a news conference on Wednesday, but he said the emerging Blackhawks are [...]
BMC Software’s William Hurley: A Penguin Among Sharks
- January
- 30
Bringing Open Source Into the Mainstream
Question: How does an open source activist end up at a traditional company like BMC?
Answer: They were looking for an open source leader who could say, “Here’s how you take a company that for 27 years has done proprietary software and integrate open source into their business model in every [...]
Stop dreaming of a redandgreen Christmas
- January
- 22
Red and green.Stop believing those are the only color options for holiday decorating. Go for hues that exude a wintry feel without kitsch or commonality.
DisplayAds (’Middle’);Stop going green (and red)
Go white instead. The Arctic trend � white, white and more white � is carrying on the snow-and-ice trend that has become popular for [...]
Some of my best friends are cyberpenguins
- January
- 21
One of the most valuable, yet bewildering, facets of parenthood is that it
often makes you feel as if you have pressed an existential %26ldquo;fast forward%26rdquo;
button. Everything seems to happen so quickly. Personally, I feel
as if I am still learning to breathe my way through that first contraction,
but no. Here I am with a four-year-old and [...]
100 books every child should read - Part 3: Early teens
- January
- 18
Jack London introduced some dark themes into this story of Buck, a
sled dog in the Yukon who rediscovers his wild nature when put to
the test.
Alice in Wonderland and Through the Looking Glass,
by Lewis Carroll
(Penguin [...]
