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Wednesday, July 17, 2002       Hope my friends and family get the message. Smoking Gun. You can't afford not to break the habit. [The Motley Fool]      dennisRadio Encouragement  [] 3:48:37 PM          If you are a developer, ya gotta keep an eye on this, IMNSHO. Mono and .NET - An Interview [Slashdot]      dennisRadio Encouragement  [] 12:40:58 PM      Contracts Contracts Contracts [Slashdot]     dennisRadio Encouragement  [] 12:37:57 PM      Thanks Dave for this pointer.  Shelia's back behind the firewall, blogging for bucks, and has uncovered a new advocacy group for people like you and me.  [Scripting News]     dennisRadio Encouragement  [] 12:31:22 PM      Team demos 'first quantum crypto prototype machine'. The secret comes out of the lab [The Register]     dennisRadio Encouragement  [] 12:29:12 PM      I can really dig this.  Moxi Functions In Charter Set-top Box Next Year [Slashdot]     dennisRadio Encouragement  [] 12:16:47 PM      Now that's some hardware.  Weta Digital's Render Farm Upgrade [Slashdot]     dennisRadio Encouragement  [] 12:13:58 PM      Denver Adjusts to Drought With Expertise and a Little Humor. A severe drought and wildfires that were only recently controlled has left Denver water supplies at dangerously low levels. By Michael Janofsky. [New York Times: National]     dennisRadio Encouragement  [] 12:11:47 PM      State Officials Ask Bush to Act on Global Warming. The attorneys general of 11 states have written to the president pressing for strong federal measures to limit emissions of so-called greenhouse gases. By James Sterngold. [New York Times: National]     dennisRadio Encouragement  [] 12:10:14 PM      Pay Erodes, Judges Flee, and Relief Is Not at Hand. The issue of raising judicial pay has reached a crisis point, many Washington power brokers agree. By Linda Greenhouse. [New York Times: National]     dennisRadio Encouragement  [] 12:09:59 PM      Yeas and Nays for Bush's Security Wish List. President Bush's new plan for domestic security won some praise, but also raised concerns that some of the proposals could undermine civil liberties. By Elizabeth Becker. [New York Times: National]     dennisRadio Encouragement  [] 12:09:41 PM      Facing New Costs, Some Smokers Say 'Enough'. Higher cigarette taxes in Illinois are actually encouraging smokers to quit their habit. By Jodi Wilgoren. [New York Times: National]     dennisRadio Encouragement  [] 12:09:20 PM      Dave writes... Final note for the day. If you had told me a month ago that I could write a Scripting News like today's without a single cigarette, I would not have believed you. If anyone says you can't quit, don't believe them. I am the ultimate nicotine fiend. If I can do it, you can too. [Scripting News]     dennisRadio Encouragement  [] 12:08:56 PM      Now that's not playing nice.  Israel blocks Palestinian ISP [Geeknews]     dennisRadio Encouragement  [] 11:45:52 AM      I've been hearing/reading about Microsoft's Palladium.  Guess I could get more than this article if I read the white paper.  Not THAT interested right now, maybe later. MS white paper says Palladium open, clean, not DRM. Quite plausibly, too. They're really trying very hard here... [The Register]      dennisRadio Encouragement  [] 11:40:13 AM      dennisRadio... "deeppocketswinagain"     Here is the clearest explanation I've read to date relating to what will be the present demise of the webcasters, ie. Internet Radio.  Again big money comes in and takes a technololgy out of the hands of the 'little' guy by making it required to 'buy' in to the game.  At a rate, needless to say, that is far beyond the range of most pockets.  Of course that's just my opinion, I could be wrong (apologies to Dennis Miller). Why Are So Many Internet Radio Stations Still on the Air?. The CARP and LOC rulings that became law on July 8 impose costs and other burdens that will exile webcasters from the marketplace they pioneered and threaten personal bankruptcy in countless cases. Yet most stations are still on the Web. Why? [Linux Journal]      dennisRadio Encouragement  [] 11:25:56 AM      Radio Stations Appeal Ruling on Web Fees [New York Times: Technology]     dennisRadio Encouragement  [] 10:52:51 AM      Visions of Christmas future? MS to charge for MSN 8 browser - msn.co.uk for chop?. Seems to be losing interest in the things MSN UK does [The Register]     dennisRadio Encouragement  [] 10:45:06 AM      Now "The Register" is one of my fav news sources.  Seems I always get some info there that is not easily discovered on this side of the pond.  This article about a domain registering company is indicative of their type.  How I long for the days when that process was more finite.     dennisRadio Encouragement  [] 10:41:32 AM      dennisRadio...     IMNSHO this supports my idea of why DOJ is so willing to let M$ off the monopoly hook so easily.  The Age of Aggressive Linux Advocacy Is Upon Us? [Slashdot]      dennisRadio Encouragement  [] 10:09:44 AM      This work is licensed under a Creative Commons License. © Copyright 2003 Larry Boy aka Dennis S. Last update: 6/3/2003; 11:58:04 PM. This theme is based on the SoundWaves (blue) Manila theme. 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