Monthly Archives: September 2003

Flat-fee P2P

Posted on 9/30/2003 by Ben

Jim Griffin in The Register: “So where does this leave us, digital delivery ahead, carbon and friction behind, brackish combinations surrounding our Tarzan-like transition from one vine to the next? It leaves us in a better place, one where access … Continue reading →

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The Sharer

Posted on 9/29/2003 by Ben

NYTimes has a short interview with Linus.

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Biting the hand that feeds

Posted on 9/26/2003 by Ben

News.com: Microsoft critic dismissed by @Stake. “A computer security expert who contributed to a paper deeply critical of Microsoft has been dismissed by his employer, a consulting company that works closely with the software giant.”

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Dell and Linux

Posted on 9/26/2003 by Ben

Newsfactor: The Flourishing Dell-Linux Coalition. “The overall server market seems to be getting back on track. According to IDC, spending on servers in the United States is expected to hit US$18.2 billion in 2003, about 3 percent growth over 2002. … Continue reading →

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Don’t encourage them

Posted on 9/26/2003 by Ben

InfoWorld: Stop buying from spammers, Net industry says. “With an arsenal of new laws, campaigns, and technologies failing to stop spammers from sending a seemingly endless flow of unsolicited commercial e-mail, the Internet industry is finally turning to a little-acknowledged … Continue reading →

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Snapple Beware

Posted on 9/24/2003 by Ben

NY Observer on nutritionist Marion Nestle, who wants to be the “Dr. Ruth” of nutrition. Her goal is to get people to share her fervent belief that food—and the so-called diseases of affluence like cancer and heart disease—are not just … Continue reading →

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Vim rules

Posted on 9/24/2003 by Ben

InfoWorld: Programmers abandoning their IDEs for code editors. Many developers feel that mouse-centric IDEs slow them down, while keyboard-driven code editing tools’ feature-rich and flexible nature gives them an edge. “I’ve yet to use an IDE where I can enter … Continue reading →

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Fedora Linux

Posted on 9/23/2003 by Ben

Red Hat is merging Red Hat Linux with the Fedora Linux Project. The result is the Fedora Project, a community-driven Linux distribution. Red Hat will no longer sell a consumer-targetted Linux distro. This seems like a pretty smart move to … Continue reading →

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BMG DRM

Posted on 9/23/2003 by Ben

BMG manages to miss the point entirely by offering DRM-ridden CDs that allow you to burn 3 copies and email time-limited songs to friends. I assume it’s all Windows-only.

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John Ritter Serial Robot Killer

Posted on 9/23/2003 by Ben

Sarah Vowell memorializes John Ritter by talking about how good we was on Buffy.

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I’m a bright

Posted on 9/22/2003 by Ben

Richard Dawkins talks about bright, a new coinage intended to for the non-religious what gay did for homosexuals. I am a bright. You are (quite probably) a bright. Most of the people I know are brights. The majority of scientists … Continue reading →

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Gaiman on TotN

Posted on 9/18/2003 by Ben

Neil Gaiman is on Talk of the Nation today talking about Sandman. Looks like he’s on the second hour, 2:00 on WBUR.

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Krugman on CalPundit

Posted on 9/17/2003 by Ben

A good interview with Paul Krugman. Conducted by a blogger, no less. Train wreck is a way overused metaphor, but we’re headed for some kind of collision, and there are three things that can happen. Just by the arithmetic, you … Continue reading →

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Linux Annoyances

Posted on 9/16/2003 by Ben

Propelled by the success of their Windows Annoyances series, Oreilly is publishing Linux Annoyances. The authors have set up a mailing list where people can discuss what annoys them about Linux.

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Exodus of the Geeks

Posted on 9/15/2003 by Ben

From Eat the State. And when The Guru came down from the mountain with her shining CD containing the GPL, she saw the Geeks partying and drinking and dancing like Wall Streeters around their golden stock option. And she was … Continue reading →

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