Glass Wings Blog: April 2004

Pigeon Enabled Internet

Thu, 1 Apr 2004 14:31:12 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

A New Israeli test confirms: PEI (Pigeon Enabled Internet) is FASTER
then ADSL

http://www.notes.co.il/benbasat/5240.asp

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New from ThinkGeek

Fri, 2 Apr 2004 12:22:22 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

The PC EZ-Bake Oven:
http://www.thinkgeek.com/stuff/41/ezbake.shtml

Tiny Cakes = Big Fun!

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Still Around

Fri, 2 Apr 2004 13:08:42 +1000

Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>

On Fri, 2 Apr 2004 12:42 pm, you wrote:

just thought i'd check in and see who is still around.. zanni and muse,
congratulations on the 10th anniversary of gw..

Thank you for that.

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Installing Linux on a Dead Badger

Wed, 7 Apr 2004 15:49:28 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Installing Linux on a Dead Badger: User's Notes
By Lucy A. Snyder

5 April 2004

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Manta Ray

Sun, 11 Apr 2004 10:52:46 +1000

Katherine Phelps <muse [at] glasswings.com.au>

Andrew can tell you that I am in love with rays. They are the puppy dogs of
the ocean. It all started when we met some at the Monterey Aquarium in
California. I now have a great big soft toy ray I cuddle. A friend sent this
on to me. It may be a little soppy, but I thought that it was sweet.

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Reanimating the 1882 Transit of Venus

Mon, 12 Apr 2004 16:49:37 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Reanimating the 1882 Transit of Venus
By Anthony Misch

In late 1882, Massachusetts astronomer David Peck Todd traveled to
California to photograph the transit of Venus from the summit of Mount

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Movie trailers

Fri, 23 Apr 2004 22:47:36 +1000

Andrew Pam <xanni [at] glasswings.com.au>

Here are some trailers for upcoming movies that we're looking
forward to:

Thunderbirds (2004, live action):
http://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/Thunderbirds-10002067/trailers.php

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Reversing Vandalism

Thu, 29 Apr 2004 13:07:29 +1000

"Shakira S." <shakira [at] ...>

This came up in conversation recently, and I thought that it was worth sharing
with you all.

A San Francisco library suffered a horrific act of vandalism - more than 600
books mutilated, most of them about gay and lesbian issues (along with books by