Wednesday, November 06, 2002

How the world sees Americans. Journalist Mark Hertsgaard traveled the globe gathering opinions about the U.S. He talks about the surprising results. [Salon.com] 4:48:14 PM

This is a good read: From The Washington Post, a good analysis of why elections no longer represent populist sentiments: "We are watching the slow-motion collapse of American citizenship." A key point being: "One of the undemocratic unmentionables of American politics is that most elected politicians are not eager to see an expansion of the electorate." [The Paul Wall] 1:50:38 PM

Halloween VII. mjh writes "ESR has reviewed the latest Microsoft leaked Linux strategy document. A very interesting read. Summary: OSS is winning some battles, but Microsoft ... [Slashdot] Actually, this isn't really a strategy document, it's just reviewing the impact of three of strategies that microsoft has been known to use; Shared Source, IPR and TCO. The short of it, abstract IPR arguements don't work, Shared Source is helping, TCO helps but hasn't been made well enough. 11:01:28 AM

Tablet PCs go niche in 2003 - Gartner. Small market share [The Register] "But why will initial take-up (beyond the verticals) be so sluggish? Spreading the quotes around, Gartner has the answer, citing "a lack of application support, clumsy hardware designs and a price premium will be barriers for most users," through the mouth of Ken Dulaney, Gartner veep. " 9:36:10 AM

Tablet PC Launch Teleconference and Webcast [Microsoft Press Releases] 9:34:02 AM

Bill Gates Views What He's Sown in Libraries. There is scant evidence that Bill Gates's five-year philanthropic effort to put computers in rural libraries has stopped population flight. By Timothy Egan. [New York Times: Technology] 9:32:30 AM