handy tool to see who is sending you stuff and from where with liks to RIPE, ARIN, and APNIC databases.
http://www.geobytes.com/IpLocator.htm
Monday, February 21, 2005
Beyond Kaurismaki Brothers
The Art of Rebellion
Beyond the Kaurismaki brothers: a brief introduction to Finnish moviemaking
FINLAND IS A COUNTRY O F five million people; a land of pine forests and lakes sandwiched between Sweden and northern Russia. The latter countries had their turns at political and cultural domination over Finland, but since Finland gained independence in 1917, it has become a prosperous nation with a distinct, fullyformed identity. Now one of the richest countries in Europe, Finland is known for its architects and, more recently, for its cellular phones and racecar drivers. In the not-too-distant future it may be known for its moviemakers, too........
http://www.moviemaker.com/issues/46/finnish.html
Beyond the Kaurismaki brothers: a brief introduction to Finnish moviemaking
FINLAND IS A COUNTRY O F five million people; a land of pine forests and lakes sandwiched between Sweden and northern Russia. The latter countries had their turns at political and cultural domination over Finland, but since Finland gained independence in 1917, it has become a prosperous nation with a distinct, fullyformed identity. Now one of the richest countries in Europe, Finland is known for its architects and, more recently, for its cellular phones and racecar drivers. In the not-too-distant future it may be known for its moviemakers, too........
http://www.moviemaker.com/issues/46/finnish.html
Jim Jarmush fans
What I find incredible about Jim Jarmush's films is his capacity to do story telling without a straight beginning or ending, that deconstruction is found in much of his work. For example in Down By Law the ending -without revealing what it is- is very suprising, doesn't leave a feeling of completeness to the work, but the frustration of the viewer......... http://www.soundsmag.org/article.php3?id_article=12
Sunday, February 20, 2005
Goobye Dr. postel
In memory of Dr. Jonathan B. Postel
The Internet will never be the same without you.
There are several memorial funds in Dr. Postel's honor. If you would like to contribute
to any of them, please click here.
For those of you who would like more information on Dr. Postel and his
accomplishments, please see:
http://www.iana.org/
http://www.isi.edu/div7/people/postel.home/activities.html
http://www.isoc.org/postel/condolences.shtml
ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2468.txt
http://www.tnl.net/what/postel.shtml
Some of Dr. Postel's most important work, and the foundations of the Internet:
IP - the Internet Protocol
TCP - the Transmission Control Protocol
UDP - the User Datagram Protocol
ICMP - the Internet Control Message Protocol
Some news stories about Dr. Postel:
http://www.mercurycenter.com/premium/nation/docs/postel18.htm
http://www.mercurycenter.com/nation/center/postel101898.htm
http://cnn.com/US/9810/18/obit.postel.01.ap/index.html
http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/15683.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_196000/196487.stm
Yahoo! has a more complete listing of news stories:http://headlines.yahoo.com/Full_Coverage/Tech/Jon_Postel
The Internet will never be the same without you.
There are several memorial funds in Dr. Postel's honor. If you would like to contribute
to any of them, please click here.
For those of you who would like more information on Dr. Postel and his
accomplishments, please see:
http://www.iana.org/
http://www.isi.edu/div7/people/postel.home/activities.html
http://www.isoc.org/postel/condolences.shtml
ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2468.txt
http://www.tnl.net/what/postel.shtml
Some of Dr. Postel's most important work, and the foundations of the Internet:
IP - the Internet Protocol
TCP - the Transmission Control Protocol
UDP - the User Datagram Protocol
ICMP - the Internet Control Message Protocol
Some news stories about Dr. Postel:
http://www.mercurycenter.com/premium/nation/docs/postel18.htm
http://www.mercurycenter.com/nation/center/postel101898.htm
http://cnn.com/US/9810/18/obit.postel.01.ap/index.html
http://www.wired.com/news/news/culture/story/15683.html
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/sci/tech/newsid_196000/196487.stm
Yahoo! has a more complete listing of news stories:http://headlines.yahoo.com/Full_Coverage/Tech/Jon_Postel
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