POW! Server-side Javascript made easy

Plain Old Webserver

Plain Old Webserver (POW) is a fully-functional open source (GPL) webserver that works inside your browser. It uses Server Side Javascript (SJS) to deliver dynamic content.

(It also runs stand-alone on XULRunner, which is how I ran across it.)

This basically lets you take a dynamic website and run it offline. It's a lot like Google Gears, except that instead of being just an API meant to make it easy to take a web application temporarily offline, it's actually a full-bore web server. There are some intriguing possibilities.

Water-cooled

(Cross-posted to healthy_fen)

Despite the fact that it looked clear and sunny when I peered out the window before my walk, there was in fact an almost-invisible light drizzle. Decided not to let that stop me.

My shins were starting to hurt before I quite made it down to the pond; backed off a little and only went around once. By the time I was headed back to work the pain had shifted from the front of my legs to the backs, so probably about the right pace. No pain in either my ankles or my knees, but there were two very disturbing moments where my right (!) knee felt wobbly, like it was about to buckle under me. That would have been bad.

Altogether a good walk, though; I didn't even get particularly wet.

Stats: time: 37:16; average: 126; max: 143.

Gadget Lust - Asus Eee PC

Announcements: Asus Eee PC Official, With Specifications and Pricing - Gizmodo

Asus has made the specifications for the upcoming Eee PC configurations available, along with pricing. The highlights include a two pound weight, and simple user interface for plenty of web apps (full list below). The best model has 8GB (SSD) with 1GB RAM; the lowlights include a 2GB (SSD) flavor with a paltry 256MB RAM, prices going from $299 to $399, which is considerably more expensive than the OLPC. Each has 3 USB ports. Jump for the complete d-low on the various permutations. Note that this is the worldwide launch; the US launch is TBD

The native OS is Linux; it's more expensive than the OLPC XO, but about the same as the buy two/keep one deal. Probably doesn't have the dual-mode screen, mesh networking, and awesome power management, though.

I want both.