Tuesday, May 20, 2003

Visual FoxPro for Linux: A Violation of the EULA?. Recapping the latest round of Microsoft legal maneuvering--UPDATED. [Linux Journal] dennisRadio Encouragement  []     8:37:58 PM     ; Torvalds Suggests DiBona for SCO Panel. SCO has offered to document its far-reaching infringement claims against Linux for independent experts. The creator of Linux wants someone believable on the panel. [Linux Journal] dennisRadio Encouragement  []     8:31:59 PM     ; Fighting Lyme Disease, With a Pinhead as the Enemy. No more than half of the people who live or work in areas where Lyme disease is prevalent take any of the recommended precautions to protect themselves. By Jane E. Brody. [New York Times: Science] dennisRadio Encouragement  []     8:14:47 PM     ; Disparities: Medicare Credited for Closing Gap. Black women die of breast cancer at higher rates than white women with comparable tumors, but the gap disappears among women old enough to qualify for Medicare. By John O'neil. [New York Times: Science] dennisRadio Encouragement  []     8:14:08 PM     ; Treating Symptoms and Missing Disease. The author explores the danger of treating symptoms rather than searching for the root cause of an illness. By David A. Shaywitz, M.d.. [New York Times: Science] dennisRadio Encouragement  []     8:12:25 PM     ; BB is Watching and Watching... Big Brother Is Tracking You. Without a Warrant.. Reconnaissance satellite images have become as easy to obtain as a novel from Amazon.com. In fact, many are free for the taking from the Internet. By James Bamford. [New York Times: Technology] dennisRadio Encouragement  []     4:25:31 PM     ; Threat Is Seen to Heirloom Software. The personal computer industry began less than three decades ago, but already some of the early software programs that defined the era are an endangered species, the potential victims of "bit rot," according to a prominent digital archivist. By John Markoff. [New York Times: Technology] dennisRadio Encouragement  []     4:18:40 PM     ; How Microsoft Warded Off Rival. A campaign by Microsoft to quash a rival raises questions about how much its culture has changed after it violated antitrust laws. By Thomas Fullerinternational Herald Tribune. [New York Times: Technology] dennisRadio Encouragement  []     2:01:14 PM     ; Big Brother??? The Searchable Life [Slashdot] dennisRadio Encouragement  []     1:54:41 PM     ; Free is a relative term, but this is a neat idea.  Old Hard Drives = Free Electricity [Slashdot] dennisRadio Encouragement  []     1:51:01 PM     ; This is where I believe a lot of software patents come up short.  MailBlocks gets (purchases) patents and then goes on a litigation expedition.  Recent readings I've seen show a large prior art base that invalidates MailBlocks' claim, but it will take big money to prove it in court.  Hopefully Earthlink weathers the storm. MailBlocks sues Earthlink over Anti-Spam Tech [Slashdot]   dennisRadio Encouragement  []     1:06:24 PM     ; You go girl!! TSL nails it here, RIAA and DRM off with your heads. dennisRadio Encouragement  []     1:00:04 PM     ; Hope for AIDS Vaccine This was a hopeful bit of information out of the BBC. dennisRadio Encouragement  []     11:23:57 AM     ;

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