Printing from an iPad is a solved problem.

The linked article was mediocre. We all know how to cut things with scissors and knives, what we need are the measurements. Here is a better writeup, with the micro SIM dimensions. It also links to the micro SIM shop, where you can buy adapters to convert the micro SIM back to a mini SIM.

My thoughts exactly! I still reminisce about the old Gopher days, when my text was unsullied by <img> tags.

From the article:

A sentencing date will not be set until prosecutors decide whether they will retry kernel on the deadlocked charge, according to this report.

You can't retry a deadlocked kernel. The only way out is a hard reset.

The San Jose Mercury News (warning: pop-under ad) has more details. The ordinance does not ban Happy Meal toys per se, but rather bans toys distributed with meals that exceed nutritional limits (485 Calories, 600 mg sodium). Furthermore, it only applies to unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County. (There are no McDonald's locations in unincorporated areas of Santa Clara County.)

This seems like a good idea to me. Obviously, fast food restaurants give toys away only as a perverse incentive to attract kids. This ordinance, while largely symbolic, nullifies that marketing ploy. You want a toy? You can only get it if you forego the soda and the salt on the fries.

The ASUS RT-N16 is an awesome router that is supported by DD-WRT and has been reported to work with Tomato. The stock firmware is pretty good too. It has some impressive specifications:

• 802.11 b / g / draft-N at 2.4 GHz
• 128 MB RAM
• 32 MB flash
• Broadcom4718A
• 2 USB ports

You should be able to find one for about $100.

Although Hong Kong is technically part of China, it is still in many ways independent. Physically, there is a border control between Hong Kong and Shenzhen. In terms of Internet topology, Hong Kong is outside the Great Firewall of China. The PRC government can block access from mainland China to google.com.hk, just as it can block access to google.com or any other site. This sounds more like a face-saving statement by Google to claim that they are still technically operating in China than a strategic move.

Nowadays, it's technically possible to update the Linux kernel while it runs using Ksplice. Actually, I find that the biggest update annoyance on Linux is Firefox. A new version of Firefox comes out about once a week, and upgrading requires Firefox to be restarted. Not only do I lose session state in my windows and tabs, the whole browser becomes unstable if Firefox is already running when the upgrade occurs.