Eric Raymond thinks that the fall in PC prices will eventually make Windows too expensive. But how can something viewed as being essential be too expensive? Case in point: the Oil Crisis of the early 1970’s. Where once oil companies … Read More
From the Why the Blog World Seems So Incestuous Department: Dan Flutterby Lyke blogging about bloggers blogging about someone who critiqued bloggers. And you’ll note that I blogged him, so the cycle continues
I’ve hesitated to blog this particular issue for reasons those who know me personally would understand. But it’s all over the place and covers issues I cover so here it goes. Xerox has obtained a ruling in the Graffitti case … Read More
This is how MS is working slowly, but surely, to convert the Web from open standards to their .Net “vision”. Apparently, HTTP needs to be replaced, at least according to a .Net team member. And it isn’t P2P, either (or … Read More
Trillian, the alternative IM client for AIM, ICQ, MSN, IRC and YIM, is now up to version 0.725 and has once again fixed the AIM blockage issue. It’s been an interesting cat and mouse game, and it’s likely to continue. … Read More
A pun-filled story on a move to make the pouring of a pint of Guiness take less time.
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