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Monday, September 2, 2002
![[Item Permalink]](http://radio.weblogs.com/0112083/images/ur_bullet.gif){kind=small} Xserve tempts -- Comment()
Xserve 'Tempts Switchers': "Apple is experiencing the first signs of success in the US server market." (Macworld UK via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu] I didn't at first believe in the potential of the Xserve system. Now I have read more carefully the specifications of rival rack-form systems, and Xserve seems certainly a strong contender in this market. This system really could open the business world to Apple.
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Jaguar bite at Unix -- Comment()
Apple Unleashes Jaguar For Its Latest Bite At Unix: "Unix may be ancient, but it works and better than ever with te fast processors and gorgeous flat screens available today." (The National Business Review via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu] This is a nice overview of Jaguar (Mac OS X 10.2). It seems that there is a lot of interest towards the Apple systems in the IT world, even inside IT departments.
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Try 'open URL' from the command line -- Comment()
Open URLs from the command line [Mac OS X Hints] So, with the command 'open http://radio.weblogs.com/0112083/' I can open Universal Rule from the command line. Have to try it. It works!
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Earth is 20 million year older than thought -- Comment()
Nature reports: Planets were precocious. "Earth and Mars were born 20 million years earlier than thought." So, there is some room still for changes in our world picture.
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No help in streching -- Comment()
Nature reports: Cold water thrown on warm ups. "Stretching your muscles doesn't make them any more resilient." So, stretching before exercise is pointless? Wouldn't have guessed this.
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Open vs. closed systems -- Comment()
Today I browsed through a Usenet discussion about the security of Linux, Windows, and various Unix systems. This kind of argument is easy to start and difficult to end. There is not much point about listing the security vulnerabilities which have been reported during the current day/week/month. One could compare the reporting of computer vulnerabilities to the reporting of violations of civil rights. There is much less reporting of violations from North Korea than from western countries of similar size. This is one of the differences between open and closed system. In closed systems the system can contain major violations without anyone reporting; in open systems nobody can generate any kind of violations without someone reporting.
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Writing about writing -- Comment()
I started to draft a new article about good books on writing. I don't have all the books with me, so I had to postpone writing the complete details about the book. Have to consult Amazon to edit the article further... I'm inclined to think that writing is a craft which can't be taught. It can be learned, however.
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