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Governments, Microsoft, and open source software
Economist: Microsoft at the power point.
Government purchases of software totalled almost $17 billion globally in 2002, and the figure is expected to grow by about 9% a year for the next five years, a…
Only for americans ...
I read about the new DC 9/11: Time of Crisis in the paper this morning, and it does sound like a somewhat disturbed flick, so I wanted to learn more about it and went to Google.
The top hit for DC 9/…
Open letters war
Perens and Raymond has written an open letter to SCO.
SCO taxes IBM and others with failing to provide warranties or indemnify users against third-party IP claims, conveniently neglecting to mention t…
Clay Shirky: Why Micropayments Will Fail
Clay Shirky: Fame vs Fortune: Micropayments and Free Content. Another compelling piece by always hard-hitting Shirky on why micropayments will never work.
The people pushing micropayments believe tha…
Computers 101
Very nice basic introduction to computers by my friend and co-worker Joel.
Greg Lehey's analysis of the SCO evidence
Greg Lehey has put up his analysis of the SCO code. (Thanks to Mark for the link.)
Pat on Kenny
Pat Metheny on Kenny G. It’s all over the place now. To the point. And funny.
/dev/bollocks
/dev/bollocks generates management bullshit whenever you need it.
Usage Example:
$ cat /dev/bollocks whiteboard cutting-edge solutions $
Eksamenssangen goes to Silkeborg
I just learned from Dalager that my sarcastic song about exams (and lovers and suicide) called “Examenssangen” has made it to Silkeborg Seminarium where it’s become part of the annual end-of-term cere…