Monthly Archives: November 2003

Jim Griffin

Posted on 11/28/2003 by Ben

An interview with Jim Griffin on the Future of MusicActuarial economics will replace actual control, but that is difficult if not impossible to achieve without some degree of compulsion. Like automobile insurance or health insurance or similar actuarial concepts, they … Continue reading →

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Desktop Linux

Posted on 11/28/2003 by Ben

Nice in-depth review of the state of desktop Linux.Nat Friedman of Ximian gave the most compelling and enlightening perspective on the desktop. What Nat failed to tell the audience still remains untold. Ximian could easily have every bell and whistle … Continue reading →

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Triumph on Fresh Air

Posted on 11/21/2003 by Ben

Yesterday’s Fresh Air interview with Triumph, the Insult Comic Dog is hilarious. It’s even funnier if you’ve heard the interview with Bill O’Reilly.

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Save Saruman

Posted on 11/20/2003 by Ben

A worthy cause if ever there was one: Put the Saruman scene back into the Return of the King Petition.

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Kernel panic

Posted on 11/13/2003 by Ben

FoxTrot has a strip today that only the Linux users are likely to get. Or does OS X have kernel panics?

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UserLinux

Posted on 11/12/2003 by Ben

Bruce Perens is creating a desktop-oriented linux distro. He claims to have millions of dollars in corporate backing.

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Net troubles

Posted on 11/12/2003 by Ben

Sorry about the lack of posts, I’ve been having some net connection troubles.

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Filters Fight Back

Posted on 11/4/2003 by Ben

Wired on Paul Graham’s proposal to make spam filters fight back by spidering URLs in suspected spams, effectively creating a denial-of-service attack against spammers’ websites.

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Novell buys SUSE

Posted on 11/4/2003 by Ben

Novell Announces Agreement to Acquire Leading Enterprise Linux Technology Company SUSE LINUX.

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