Latest chapter in the Eolas v. Microsoft saga.

W3C sides with Microsoft against Eolas patent. The World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) has taken up Microsoft Corp.'s cause in a patent infringement lawsuit by urging the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) to invalidate the related patent "in order to prevent substantial economic and technical damage to the operation of (the) World Wide Web."

[InfoWorld]

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There is more to the world than technology.

It'll Thrill Ya, It'll Kill Ya. The Old Sow demands respect as she comes roiling to the surface of the Atlantic off the Maine coast. She's the largest tidal whirlpool on earth and you trifle with her at your own peril. Michelle Delio reports from Eastport, Maine. [Wired News]

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