Thursday 2002.4.18
Thinking Cap or Dunce's Hat? | Australian scientists say they've invented a thinking cap, a device to increase brainpower. The wide scientific community remains skeptical. By Daithí Ó hAnluain. [Wired News] 
Internet standards must be royalty free | IBM and Microsoft are, at the very least, putting themselves in a position to charge royalties on a new technology that will make up a lot of the Internet's future traffic: Web services... David Berlind laments the recent movement away from royalty-free standards.
[xmlhack]
Microsoft backs Bluetooth with hardware | Chairman Bill Gates plans to announce Thursday at WinHEC that the company is putting its muscle behind the wireless networking technology. [CNET News.com]
Remainds me of that old joke...
Q. What do you do if you're a computer company whith 100million dollars to spare?
A. if you're Apple you spend it on R&D - If you're Microsoft you let Apple do the R&D and spend it on Marketing...
mightygirl | .. got her pots back..
The Semantic Web Community Portal | The Semantic Web Community Portal ..Together Towards a Web Of Knowledge...
Web Services at Work: Google Web APIs | You've read all the theories, now it's time to take a close-up look at an actual Web service definition. XML expert Michael Classen introduces you to the newly announced Google Web API. 0417....
"In an upcoming installment we are going to use the SDK to provide a 3D interface to the search results, using our previously acquired knowledge of SVG. Hope to see you there!"
[WebReference News]
IBM drops Internet patent bombshell | A recent IBM patent claim could threaten royalty-free access to a key Internet standard protocol backed by the United Nations. The standard--called ebXML--is an XML-based set of definitions for electronic transactions and business collaboration.[ZDNet Tech update]
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