User: jwag

Fix date s/2013/2023

On: What Will It Take To Make Automated Vehicles Legal In the US?

The date in the linked article is 2023, not 2013.

Ordering from scitoys.com is insecure

On: Homemade Gauss Gun

If you are tempted to order the Gauss Gun Kit from scitoys.com be aware that your credit card number will be transmitted over an insecure connection.

Re:Flawed Business Model

On: "Cloudy Future" For CueCat

Here is a good article pointing out their flawed business model.

UI for Programmers -- online book

On: What Is Important In A User Interface?

Here is an online book entitled "User Interface Design for Programmers" that gives an opinion on the question "What is Important in a User Interface?".

An alternate interface

On: Alternatives To deja.com's Usenet Archives?

Deja Power Search - Friendlier front-end to the Deja power search by Jeremy Nixon

geekcorps

On: Social Changes & Internet Access In The Third World

I heard about this organization on the radio, but
I don't know any more details beyond what is on their website.

http://www.geekcorps.org/

because the world wide web must
include the whole wide world

Re:Where's Brian going? Answer Verant

On: Brian Hook leaving Id

http://biz.yahoo.com/bw/990603/ca_verant__2.html

Re:Where's Brian going? 989 studios (Everquest)

On: Brian Hook leaving Id

I think he will go work on Everquest. Here is a long article he recently wrote on how to improve part of that game:
http://www.voodooextreme.com/ask/editorial2.htm

He has also written about how much he likes the game.

I don't think he will go back to 3dfx. He has written that he left there for good reasons.

I don't think he will go to Transmeta because he has written some derogatory things about Unix in the past.

Everquest (989 studios) is my guess

On: Brian Hook leaving Id

I think he will go work on Everquest. Here is a long article he recently wrote on how to improve part of that game:

http://www.voodooextreme.com/ask/editorial2.htm