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Saturday, November 20, 2004
FCC Approves first software defined radio.
FCC Approves first "software defined radio" (PDF). More at Vanu, Inc's website. And in a surprising move, the ARRL is now petitioning the FCC to require Amateur radio testing that demonstrates a proficiency in C++ programming and signal processing algorithms.- NOT. By null. [Common Sense Views on Technology]comments < 10:53:15 AM 
>Clouds on Mars. Mars rover Opportunity took this photo of clouds overhead, on Mars. Learn more at the Mars Exploration Rover Mission web site.
Photo credit: NASA/JPL.
Image contrast levels adjusted by me to show clouds better in this small image.
Full size photo available here. By null. [Common Sense Views on Technology]comments < 10:52:53 AM
>Hacking Vodka [Slashdot:] comments < 7:33:29 AM
>EA: The Human Story. ea_spouse: EA: The Human Story. 9am to 10 pm work schedule. 7 days a week. No overtime pay. No comp time. No life. And we wonder why some people do not want to work for tech companies? Geesh. By null. [Common Sense Views on Technology]comments < 7:32:17 AM
>"Intel evaluating India for chip manufacturing". InfoWorld: Intel evaluating India for chip manufacturing. The company has already moved design of the next generation Xeon processor to India. By null. [Common Sense Views on Technology]comments < 7:31:08 AM
>United States Patent Application: 0040230959. United States Patent Application: 0040230959 Proof that software patents are a lost cause. Microsoft patents an "IsNOT" operator in the BASIC programming language so that a programmer can write "If A IsNot B Then ..." to replace "If Not (A Is B) Then ...". This is patenting an application of basic logic (as in from a philosphy class), let alone that which is taught in a boolean algebra class. This By null. [Common Sense Views on Technology]comments < 7:28:43 AM
>Notes and Tips: 10.3.6 Filename Bug. Benton Ellis shared details of the ugly Mac OS X 10.3.6 filename "truncation" bug and a workaround he developed, and Stu Ramdeen may have identified the culprit. [MacInTouch] comments < 7:25:03 AM
>Audio from the online campaign session I led at Stanford is up at IT Conversations. Click here to listen. And the other sessions are up, too. Note: I say in the session that I suggested an online campaign to the Bowles campaign, I should add that I offered to visit the Burr campaign, too, and was not taken up on that offer. [EdCone.com]comments < 7:23:04 AM
>The Army's new Counterinsurgency Operations manual as a Wiki. Excellent. [John Robb's Weblog] comments < 7:21:23 AM
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