After a few months, CNN found out about it and ended up letting him go because his 'name was "attached to some, uh, 'opinionated' blog posts" circulating around the internet.'
MORBO DOES NOT FEAR CNN. MORBO WILL BLOG WHATEVER HE LIKES!
Using data available freely on the Internet and analyzing it in a spreadsheet, they discovered in a matter of hours that the Milky Way is 12,000 light years thick, vs. the 6,000 that had been the consensus number for some time.
I'm going to have to go with the Biblical numbers on this one and use the 6,000 figure.
In response to Chinese and Russian anti-satellite developments, the Air Force plans to develop weapons capable of sustained travel at Mach 6 to allow them to deploy against and take out anti-satellite launch sites before the enemy can fire their missiles.
The Daily Tech is one of the few covering the news to go much beyond the press release, mentioning that AMD considered buying AGEIA last November but passed
Well, that's because they were pondering a similar strategy to Microsoft, and were going to buy Yahoo.
XMPP has been designed since the beginning as an open technology for generalized XML routing. However, the idea of an XMPP application server is taking shape and getting supporters. A recent example shows that ejabberd XMPP server can be used to develop a distributed Twitter-like system.
Minus two points for not managing to cram the phrases "AJAX" or "Web 2.0" into this writeup.
I didn't invent the English language. I have to use a language that someone else created in order to talk to you. So the process by which something is created is always incremental. It always involves using stuff that other people have made.
Lucky for us, corporate america is catching on, and they're probably working on a subscription service for that incremental innovation. Because you can't just have un-owned ideas out there, floating around.
Canadian law prof Michael Geist has been leading the charge against a Canadian DMCA including the creation of a Fair Copyright for Canada Facebook group that now has more than 38,000 members.
With Mr. Geist leading the discussion, I'm sure it's very spirited. The RIAA doesn't have a ghost of a chance.
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Scientists' Success Or Failure Correlated With Beer
Oddly enough, that finding carries over to Hookers, as well.
The US company Boston Dynamics has released an amazing new video of its quadruped robot
The walking motion is much like a goat. A goat, see?
What ever happened to the ravages of online piracy?
the "ravages of online piracy" excuse is for years when they knowingly put out complete garbage and don't want to own up to it.
Wake me up when they find a moon orbiting a ring.
That's no moon. (And that's no ring. It's a debris field.)
After a few months, CNN found out about it and ended up letting him go because his 'name was "attached to some, uh, 'opinionated' blog posts" circulating around the internet.'
MORBO DOES NOT FEAR CNN. MORBO WILL BLOG WHATEVER HE LIKES!
Using data available freely on the Internet and analyzing it in a spreadsheet, they discovered in a matter of hours that the Milky Way is 12,000 light years thick, vs. the 6,000 that had been the consensus number for some time.
I'm going to have to go with the Biblical numbers on this one and use the 6,000 figure.
Prince, Village People, ABBA to Sue The Pirate Bay: The suit is seeking "millions of dollars" in damages
Correction: They're seeking "millions of dollars" in fabulous damages.
In response to Chinese and Russian anti-satellite developments, the Air Force plans to develop weapons capable of sustained travel at Mach 6 to allow them to deploy against and take out anti-satellite launch sites before the enemy can fire their missiles.
Ah yes, the Picard Maneuver.
Anonymous, eh? Cowards.
because the Government can't currently monitor all the communication and interaction, terrorists will plot and scheme in such environments.
If by "terrorists", you mean "furries" and "furry sympathizers", then I would have to agree with you.
Duke Nukem Forever 'Confirmed' For Late 2008
Damn. Development on that took forever.
The Daily Tech is one of the few covering the news to go much beyond the press release, mentioning that AMD considered buying AGEIA last November but passed
Well, that's because they were pondering a similar strategy to Microsoft, and were going to buy Yahoo.
XMPP has been designed since the beginning as an open technology for generalized XML routing. However, the idea of an XMPP application server is taking shape and getting supporters. A recent example shows that ejabberd XMPP server can be used to develop a distributed Twitter-like system.
Minus two points for not managing to cram the phrases "AJAX" or "Web 2.0" into this writeup.
Microsoft has countered with the argument that Google is actually the big bully in this instance
I wasn't aware that Google had finished their chair-launcher. I guess they have.
I didn't invent the English language. I have to use a language that someone else created in order to talk to you. So the process by which something is created is always incremental. It always involves using stuff that other people have made.
Lucky for us, corporate america is catching on, and they're probably working on a subscription service for that incremental innovation. Because you can't just have un-owned ideas out there, floating around.
That may be because Silicon Valley favors bottom-up innovation
No, that's San Francisco.
The bionic arm project sponsored by DARPA is nearing completion, and might undergo clinical trials.
Great! Now we can rescue Super Joe!
I'd like to take a moment to welcome our new amazonian overlords and remind them that men are still very good at mowing lawns and fixing cars.
Also, SNOO SNOO!
Doctors Without Borders is reporting that four patents for tenofovir disoproxil fumarate, a key AIDS/HIV drug
And here I was, thinking that they were trying to patent an obscure Russian playwright.
What's on his iPod: "Who Let The Dogs Out" ...and whatever else he thinks might be popular with the electorate.
That's not what's on his ipod. That's a question he really wants the answer to. Mitt Romney wants to know who let the dogs out, because Mitt Romney believes the dog(s) should be firmly locked on top of his station wagon, and covered in feces.
QTrax, a 5-year-old startup that just announced deals with all the major labels to provide free, ad-supported music
Hey, that's a pretty good idea. Maybe they could distribute them wirelessly... using radio waves!
They link to a BusinessWeek article pointing out positive statements from Jobs reciprocating these 'feelings'.
Is 'greed' a feeling? Do big companies have feelings? Maybe a better choice instead is "vices".
Recent Japanese best-seller lists have been heavy with these texts, many of them actually written on cellphones for a cellphone reading audience.
IDK MY BFF JILL is apparently the new Shakespeare.
The new site will have YouTube-style annotating and commenting features.
And hopefully the commentary will be just as insightful and poignant!
Canadian law prof Michael Geist has been leading the charge against a Canadian DMCA including the creation of a Fair Copyright for Canada Facebook group that now has more than 38,000 members.
With Mr. Geist leading the discussion, I'm sure it's very spirited. The RIAA doesn't have a ghost of a chance.