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He had to turn off the mobile after a couple messages to conserve energy.

Damn Windows Mobile!

Oh, and by the way, not wanting to start a political issue or anything, but is this story true?

http://americablog.blogspot.com/2005/08/bush-took- new-orleans-disaster-funds.html

(might be a space in there because of /.)

It could be worse. In Iraq, Khalid Jarrar was recently arrested for simply viewing comments in a blog.

Indeed... have you seen this?
(Summary: News clipping showing a black man pulling food through the water, captioned 'A young man wades through chest deep flood water after looting a grocery store...'; and another clipping showing two white people pulling food through the water, captioned 'Two residents wade through chest deep flood water after finding bread and soda from a local grocery store...')

it's like today's sig

A pretty woman can do anything; an ugly woman must do everything.

a science paper is like a pretty women to some people and an ugly one to the rest!



http://thearbitcouncil.blogspot.com/

• Oracle is hard. It's rocket science.
  Access is easy. It's run by a GUI.

• Apache is hard. It's rocket science.
  IIS is easy. It's run by a GUI.

Don't forget Opera-Watch... :P It's probably the best site as far as insider info and news about the Opera Browser.

See my formal response to Five reasons to NOT use Linux.

Oh, you're a canadian. Isn't that the country that takes pride in being insignificant? And bases it's entire identity on being not the US?

I can tell from your posts you eagerly bite into every anti-US propaganda that falls your way. You don't seek out the good news coming from Iraq- and there is plenty- so you think it's a total failure (remember the old press axioms: If it bleeds, it leads, and no news is good news)

As for the entire Israel/Palestine issue- a muslim in Israel has it a lot better than a jew in a muslim country. Some of the lands Israel has that you like to call a 50 year old illegal occupation were lost to Israel when the surrounding countries attacked- and lost. Seems perfectly fair to me. For someone so concerned about the sanctity of life, you're giving alot of pass to palestinians, who start to murder Israelis anytime they receive concessions or peace looks imminent. Looks all rather convienent.

We tried treating al-qaida and crew as criminals under the clinton administration. Didn't work, we got 9-11 for the effort.

As for fucking things up and expecting you to come up with a plan- which consisted mostly of put our tails between our legs and run- I don't expect you to do a damn thing. It would be a freakin miracle if any lefty canadian actually accomplished anything requiring the slightest ambition.I only asked because you seem quite confident in your vast intellect. Though, i suppose, as a lefty canadian you'd be quite adept at forming up large, expensive, and useless government beuracracies.

Oh yeah, and the other half your plan after the running part- catch them at the border? Why don't you ask the French how that maginot line worked.

Since it appears you've been studiously avoiding any good news about Iraq, at all, here's a link for you: Good news from Iraq part 25

Please feel free to browse parts 1-24 as well, and Chrenkoff will post part 26 sometime in the next day or so.

You're basically a raving moonbat lefty who probably can't be bothered to do anything more than show up at a pointless anti-american rally with a poorly made sign. I'm not running anything either, so that basically makes us equal.

I suppose, at this point, it's good neither of us is running anything. If you were in charge of anything, you'd be too damn busy plugging holes in the dike (American border, and you only have ten fingers) and worrying about the fluffyness of terrorist's pillows to prevent anything from actually occuring.

If I was in charge, we'd have a few more glass parking lots in the world.

Have a nice day, and it was a pleasure getting you 20 deep into a thread, if only to keep you from posting your pansy-ass anti-american drivel at a level where someone would read it.

Apple doesn't have any G5 Laptops, but they also don't make G5s, IBM does. IBM has been rumored (fact?) to have a mobile G5 in the works.

I put this out here partly on a dare, and partly because it relates. The key flaw in all these systems is that the creators are assuming that the people that use them will click a "donate" button on their website. But that's not the case, and in situations like the GPL or the CC-C-SA, you're effectively letting others buy Ferraris off your hard work. It doesn't seem to occur to many of these good-natured folks that they're being taken advantage of by less-scrupulous companies.

Anyway, my fuller postulation on the subject is here: http://dustrunners.blogspot.com/2005/08/chains-in- our-gpl.html

(Mr Fitch: consider it done)

Was that intended as a personal attack?

Seriously, I'd like to see more intelligent discourse on the 'net. Far too much of it has been "look at me!", even in the early days. (Anyone remember personal home pages?) Blogging software merely provides an outlet through which public communication can occur. It can be used intelligently, or it can be used frivolously. It's up to the "blogger". In that respect, nothing has changed.

"Sri Lanki Declares Open Source Weak." Open source isn't weak, you insenstive Sri Lankan clods... Oh wait, where did I put my glasses?

Maybe you might want to ask Orkut, these exclusionists(who inspired Google towards their current policy), this guy, and maybe CNET. Also, it wouldnt be too far off of them to be evil by making it policy to consider the Midwest as talentless "flyover country".

Maybe they ought to get out there in the sun and take a look at rest of the nation that didnt have blessed connections but has plenty of talent.

Heard of the housing bubble, or froth if you want to get precise.
It is mainly the large metropolitan areas where this housing speculation is taking place.

Read these:
http://thehousingbubble2.blogspot.com/
http://globethistle.blogspot.com/
http://calculatedrisk.blogspot.com/
http://bighousingbubble.blogspot.com/
there are just too many to list

Heard of the housing bubble, or froth if you want to get precise.
It is mainly the large metropolitan areas where this housing speculation is taking place.

Read these:
http://thehousingbubble2.blogspot.com/
http://globethistle.blogspot.com/
http://calculatedrisk.blogspot.com/
http://bighousingbubble.blogspot.com/
there are just too many to list

Heard of the housing bubble, or froth if you want to get precise.
It is mainly the large metropolitan areas where this housing speculation is taking place.

Read these:
http://thehousingbubble2.blogspot.com/
http://globethistle.blogspot.com/
http://calculatedrisk.blogspot.com/
http://bighousingbubble.blogspot.com/
there are just too many to list

Heard of the housing bubble, or froth if you want to get precise.
It is mainly the large metropolitan areas where this housing speculation is taking place.

Read these:
http://thehousingbubble2.blogspot.com/
http://globethistle.blogspot.com/
http://calculatedrisk.blogspot.com/
http://bighousingbubble.blogspot.com/
there are just too many to list

Wasn't it a short while ago that Microsoft, facing a lot of anti-trust litigation, was trying to argue its way out of a lot of legal problems with the DOJ, involving competition with smaller companies that it was steamrollering or strong-arming? Now that the shoe is on the other foot, it hardly seems balanced.

Recent preliminary glimpses into Microsoft's Start project and Google's entrace into the IM and desktop app scene show that they are starting to crowd into the same desktop search portal market.

I think the broad language of above claim demonstrates that Microsoft would seek to prevent Kai-Fu Lee from joining Google even if his R&D projects have nothing to do with those he managed in Redmond. Such an outcome would set a pretty poor example for the IT industry. There should not be a waiting period for starting a new facility if no direct tech transfer can be proven. I agree with the poster who noted that what's in researchers heads (and this includes rapport with a foreign market) really belongs to them.

Wasn't it a short while ago that Microsoft, facing a lot of anti-trust litigation, was trying to argue its way out of a lot of legal problems with the DOJ, involving competition with smaller companies that it was steamrollering or strong-arming? Now that the shoe is on the other foot, it hardly seems balanced.

Recent preliminary glimpses into Microsoft's Start project and Google's entrace into the IM and desktop app scene show that they are starting to crowd into the same desktop search portal market.

I think the broad language of above claim demonstrates that Microsoft would seek to prevent Kai-Fu Lee from joining Google even if his R&D projects have nothing to do with those he managed in Redmond. Such an outcome would set a pretty poor example for the IT industry. There should not be a waiting period for starting a new facility if no direct tech transfer can be proven. I agree with the poster who noted that what's in researchers heads (and this includes rapport with a foreign market) really belongs to them.

Wasn't it a short while ago that Microsoft, facing a lot of anti-trust litigation, was trying to argue its way out of a lot of legal problems with the DOJ, involving competition with smaller companies that it was steamrollering or strong-arming? Now that the shoe is on the other foot, it hardly seems balanced.

Recent preliminary glimpses into Microsoft's Start project and Google's entrace into the IM and desktop app scene show that they are starting to crowd into the same desktop search portal market.

I think the broad language of above claim demonstrates that Microsoft would seek to prevent Kai-Fu Lee from joining Google even if his R&D projects have nothing to do with those he managed in Redmond. Such an outcome would set a pretty poor example for the IT industry. There should not be a waiting period for starting a new facility if no direct tech transfer can be proven. I agree with the poster who noted that what's in researchers heads (and this includes rapport with a foreign market) really belongs to them.

If you are poor yet somehow have a wifi enabled computer/PDA/phone/toaster, then you will still be able to get wireless access everywhere, which is the point of these free metropolitan networks.

I too am also in Fredericton, here is the link to the local blog on the issue: http://frederictonguild.blogspot.com/ What caused this lockout is this, the management wants to bust the union and be able to hire contract/short term workers for half the salary or less than that of current workers. The current workers are not fighting for more money, but for job security, for themselves and new people comming into the workplace. Its the same thing that happened to a lot of industries/companies in the 90's. What irks me the most, is that this is paid for by TAXPAYERS! They have been simulcasting the BBC news in the place of CBC news, and now that the workers at the BBC have found out, they are furious, as this says that they support the lockout, which they do not! Its low, and underhanded management that are trying to make a profit on a taxpayer based system.

• Magazine Man which is, supposedly, written by the editor of a major magazine.
• The Misadventures of the Little Hedonist which the author admits is, at least partially, fictional. Sometimes his spelling is iffy but the stories are usually pretty entertaining.

• Magazine Man which is, supposedly, written by the editor of a major magazine.
• The Misadventures of the Little Hedonist which the author admits is, at least partially, fictional. Sometimes his spelling is iffy but the stories are usually pretty entertaining.

http://goototal.blogspot.com/

I used to have Scolbe's and Doc Searls's blogs in my Bookmarks, but I haven't had them for months, because after a while, I just got tired of hearing the same tunes and the same philosophies. New bloggers are coming out every day with refreshing and unique angles of their own, and if they're good, the fans of Scolbe and Doc Searls will discover them and switch their loyalty in a Bookmark second.

This is nothing new. It happens to every medium. Like TV, for instance, at one point, people just got tired of "Seinfeld", or "Friends", so the shows got canceled, then the new Thursday-night lineups were announced, and life continued. It's called "evolution", and it's healthy.

Also, I think the term "geek blogger" is a bit oxymoronic, because a blogger IS a geek. The notion that somebody out there with the looks of Angelina Jolie is blogging away merrily is... Well, keep fantasizing. I maintain a blog (at: http://sunandfun.blogspot.com/) for personal enjoyment, and I assume the thousands of people who sign up for new accounts every day are doing it with similar intent -- nothing unhealthy there.

Since when is technology the sole defining characteristic of geeks? I'm a geek. I blog about books that I'm reading. I seem to recall reading being a geeky activity, ergo it's a geek blog.

You don't need teh mad skillz to get Linux running on a spoon in order to be a geek.

Pomme de Terre!

http://fallbehind.blogspot.com/

Society tells women to be stupid and popular and then asks itself why women, on average, seem less inteligent than men.

Women don't seem less inteligent then men, most studies show they have a higher IQ then average. This was a report written by someone who thinks non europeans and asians needed to be weeded out of the gene pool. It's safe to ignore it.

The fact that it was done with a huge raicst probably isn't helping

Posted about this on my blog:

http://libertariancivility.blogspot.com/2005/08/in telligence-differences.html

it's all stereotypes people, get over it...
women are just as smart as men, just less boastful about it. men are just more aggressive and dominating..

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http://unk1911.blogspot.com/

You think that's funny? Here's a link for you.

There's some in this 4Mb Powerpoint presentation: http://www.bris.ac.uk/education/research/networks/ gern/gdc05.ppt

A few more in my lickle blog of examples: http://silversprite.blogspot.com/

The "games in education" research sector has generally moved on from the question of "Can games be of use in curriculum-based learning?" (answer: yes - look at the examples), and is looking more at "Which games?", "How?", and "What support do educators need to make the best use of them?". The EA / FutureLab linkup will be looking at these three.

Mmm... that's why I suggested moving Bookmarks and the like into a DBFS. In doing so, the user gain the power to organize and search on his data in ways that were previously impossible. Just imagine if your bookmarks automatically attached the meta-data about themselves (based on the website). You could then search for "humor" and find a list of everything you thought was funny enough to bookmark!

That's my idea, anywho. :-)

Mmm... that's why I suggested moving Bookmarks and the like into a DBFS. In doing so, the user gain the power to organize and search on his data in ways that were previously impossible. Just imagine if your bookmarks automatically attached the meta-data about themselves (based on the website). You could then search for "humor" and find a list of everything you thought was funny enough to bookmark!

That's my idea, anywho. :-)

Just a quick FYI for those that don't already know, Google Talk is now open to the public. You will need a Gmail account, though. You can download the client here and there is some additional info here.

I said the same darn thing yesterday on my blog http://thatedeguy.blogspot.com/ this article is a little more technical about it but what the heck...

I hope people realize that you can be a Microsoft Windows users and still use most, if not all, of the open-source software mentioned here.

Actually, it's not a very good choice. It's tedious, and the Windows platform is too limited to use every features of these apps. Most FOSS apps on cygwin are unstable, slow, and heavily degraded compared to when they are used on Linux.

To me, the deal-breaker, the must-have, of the open-source software is GIMP. Unless you're a professional graphic artist employed by a company that is willing to buy the $600-a-pop Photoshop for you, GIMP is a perfect alternative.

And that's especially true of the GIMP. Windows interface just is not usable if you have no MDI, that's why a lot of people complain about the GIMP interface : they use it on Windows, which is too limited to handle it.
Even on Gnome, a windows manager like metacity just started to support some of the requirements for using GIMP 2 efficiently.

I've never taken one single computer graphics class in my life and I've managed to learn how to use GIMP and created dozens of graphics for my blog at http://sunandfun.blogspot.com/.

A lot of free articles and free books have been written to learn to use the GIMP, that's what makes it so good.
Good luck with Photoshop. Does it still come with the learning video ? I could not know, because all the people I know that use Photoshop use warez versions, and have no helpful video. Even worse, these people can only do very basic things with it ...

Heh, I just blogged that, about 7 minutes before your post. Go read it here.

You can now play Hunt The Wumpus, the famous UNIX game on Google Talk! Just follow my instructions here.

but I wonder if it will take $200M for each of the hundreds (if not thousands) of other cities' transit systems around your country which are now more viable targets.
Of course next time they might not target transit systems at all...

THIS is why its called ASYMMETRIC warfare.

You folks might want to check out Bruce Schneier's book "Beyond Fear", or back issues of Crypto-Gram (http://www.schneier.com/crypto-gram.html).

Still, if the customer feels good - does it matter if its just a placebo? And shareholders of Lockheed Martin - woo hoo!

--
My slant on global affairs.
http://newtonsthirdlaw.blogspot.com/

there was an interview with that company http://www.getthesugar.com/wp/?p=4

and a petition to bring the game back http://jeffool.blogspot.com/2005/07/revive-you-don t-know-jack.html

from the site: Gajim is a Jabber client written in PyGTK. The goal of Gajim's developers is to provide a full featured and easy to use xmpp client for the GTK+ users. Gajim does not require GNOME to run, eventhough it exists with it nicely. Gajim is released under the GNU General Public License for windows, & lots of linux distros including an auto-package ...package.

I hope people realize that you can be a Microsoft Windows users and still use most, if not all, of the open-source software mentioned here. To me, the deal-breaker, the must-have, of the open-source software is GIMP. Unless you're a professional graphic artist employed by a company that is willing to buy the $600-a-pop Photoshop for you, GIMP is a perfect alternative. The Windows version of GIMP can be downloaded from http://gimp-win.sourceforge.net/stable.html. It's a small 11 megabyte download; no reason not to try it.

I've never taken one single computer graphics class in my life and I've managed to learn how to use GIMP and created dozens of graphics for my blog at http://sunandfun.blogspot.com/.

a Quiet Small Supersonic Transport. I think it has a much better chance of being successful economically.

I think instead of being like a fast airliner, the next SST will be like a fast business jet and/or commuter plane. I wrote an analysis The Japanese/French Son-of-Concorde vs. the Quiet Small Supersonic Transport that goes into more detail.

Why I am amazed at the things that get slashdotted these days, last time it was the Mr. Shreves 20 questions interview and now this old news.

What surprises this ol' cowboy is that some news apparently isn't as worthy of such attention from ya'll. Like Mr. Robert Castley resigning from the Foundatiob board and leaving only Miro members and a somewhat suspect Jim Begley. A man, I've heard, has been in the business of mergers and aquisitions in the past...

For those of ya'll who aren't followin' these events, this Foundation is little more than a attempt at legitimacy by Miro, given it's chairman is the CEO of Miro.

If you wanna be a 3PD member, it's $1000. If you're a bigger business, it's $50k. The first rule of membership, and I'm not kiddin ya'll here, is to show full public support at all times for the Foundation. Break the rules, and any member can be fined $500. Seems like someone has been drinkin' too much of their own snake oil here.

Little more than the smoke 'n' mirrors we used to have at the county fair when I was a boy. Hell, we had to pay admission to that as well, come to think of it.

If ya'll are interested in full coverage of this debacle with Miro, feel free to mosie on by to my blog coverage of the events. First to report on this terrible calamity that has descended on the project formerly known as Mambo, still not afraid to tell it like it is.

Thankye for your time,

The Lone Mamber

More news quite likely to come from the people who really care about our community, .

I'm a bit worried how annoying a window like this can be though. Can't say too much else about it until I get home and download it. I'm looking forward to taking it out for a test drive =p --http://www.kunae.blogspot.com/

This doesn't come as a surprise to anyone who's been following Star Wreck. They announced that the 20th would be the release date a while ago. It was even the first thing I blogged about.

The english order page is here, but the darn thing is quite expensive. It's listed as 24 euros, which is $29.35 in American money.

Also, the release date for Internet distribution is October 1st.