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2008 June 23

Olympics ‘net Coverage from NBC - Microsoft Locks it Down

After announcing that NBC will offer ‘Olympics on the Go’ download service for the Beijing Olympics in a few weeks, it spoils the idea for many who aren’t users of the Vista operating system or happen to have Microsoft’s Silverlight  software installed.
from Ars Technica
NBC announced two significant technology partnerships with Microsoft and Wavexpress today to [...]

One Bozo Can Ruin The Party

The area of net neutrality is getting much discussion these days, and everyone has an opinion. Everyone wants to affix blame for the problems, and that may be fine, but blame must be assessed correctly, and put at the feet of the right people.
One person that might be dangerous, both because his opinions are wrong, [...]

HP Open Sources DEC Code

Hewlett Packard has just released the source code for the Advanced File System, once used on the VAX series of minicomputers.
While some will scoff, and say that this is old code, it must be remembered that sometimes older is better, and was more thoughtfully developed, for computers that were slower, and had to be efficient, [...]

George Carlin, Comedic Genius, Dead at 71

First, for anyone tempted to snivel – I don’t intend to be the chronographer of death on LG. I do feel that certain individuals transcend barriers, and should be acknowledged. Tim Russert was one, as I am certain those not totally oblivious to the news will attest.
George Carlin is another, a vanguard comic whose talent [...]

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