Links September 2004
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To recap:
Apple is the first-to-market and market leader with a design praised for its functionality and looks.
All the also-rans get together and standardize on Microsoft's format. They push the commodity nature of their products as a way to increase market share.
Microsoft bites all their partners in the ass by releasing their own competing product while simultaneously breaking their partners' products.
Prediction:
Microsoft wins, everyone else loses.
Raise your hand if you didn't see this coming.
To recap:
Apple is the first-to-market and market leader with a design praised for its functionality and looks.
All the also-rans get together and standardize on Microsoft's format. They push the commodity nature of their products as a way to increase market share.
Microsoft bites all their partners in the ass by releasing their own competing product while simultaneously breaking their partners' products.
Prediction:
Microsoft wins, everyone else loses.
Raise your hand if you didn't see this coming.
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http://www.fleshbot.com/archives/rnc-pa ... 020692.php
Photos of underpants protesters at the RNC (NSFW), as covered by Dave Barry here:
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/li ... 540661.htm
http://www.fleshbot.com/archives/rnc-pa ... 020692.php
Photos of underpants protesters at the RNC (NSFW), as covered by Dave Barry here:
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/li ... 540661.htm
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/08/27 ... ueue_joke/
Broadband users are impatient... like me! I got bored waiting for any of you to post.
Broadband users are impatient... like me! I got bored waiting for any of you to post.
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http://www.theregister.co.uk/2004/09/01 ... ated_deal/
Maybe Sun's not so close to death after all. They're just having to switch from a hardware centric model to a more flexible software on whatever hardware customers want model.
Maybe Sun's not so close to death after all. They're just having to switch from a hardware centric model to a more flexible software on whatever hardware customers want model.
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http://news.lp.findlaw.com/politics/s/2 ... ushdc.html
President Bush offered an unexpected reason on Monday for cracking down on frivolous medical lawsuits: "Too many OB-GYNs aren't able to practice their love with women all across this country."
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Pretty good article about Intel's 65 nm node.
Pretty good article about Intel's 65 nm node.
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UserLinux, a free desktop OS based on Debian and headed by Bruce Perens, one of the original Debian developers, has released a beta installer. I need to scrounge up a disk and try this out.
UserLinux, a free desktop OS based on Debian and headed by Bruce Perens, one of the original Debian developers, has released a beta installer. I need to scrounge up a disk and try this out.
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A moment of silence for the Americans who died on September 11.
Everyone please cover your heart with your right hand, except for President Bush. You, you should rub your tummy.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=s ... 111723&e=2
Everyone please cover your heart with your right hand, except for President Bush. You, you should rub your tummy.
http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=s ... 111723&e=2