Last night I was working on debugging code… Or trying to. I think that the code I was looking at is actually working, unfortunately, and I think I have found a bug in an external system. This is both good and bad. If it was an issue with my software it might be easier to fix. With external systems it can be a lot harder. Such is life. Not much you can do about that unforunatly.

I was talking to an ex-box of mine last night on MSN, and he used the expression “festina lente”, which sounded completely latin to me. [I was going to say it sounded ‘greek to me’ but I was pretty sure an expression like that was latin]. I did a lookup on google, and found that it means ‘Hurry Slowly’. This is a cute expression, although I am not sure I will ever use it myself. My favourite latin is “Caveat Utilitor”, or Let the user beware, a great one when it comes to computer software.

By looking at the Business Week Web Site, you will find a story on how Microsoft is going to be loosing money on the XBOX. By loosing money, I mean it will be losing about US$121 on a $399 machine! And that might even be without retail margins. In 2006 Microsoft intends their gaming division to be revenue neutral, meaning that games revenue will offset the console price. Then make money the year after. The device will ship in Australia at the beginning of march.

There was a story on the SMH yesterday about how Sydney airport is installing a system to keep the runway clear of Debris. In this case the story is on video, available here. It turns out the system is known as Tasier, from QinetQ. And, no, Qinetq does not have any connection with Qantas. The Tasier WWW site is www.qinetq.com. What is interesting the the frequency being used – 94 GHz… This is about 100 times the 900 MHz used by most GSM cellphones.