Universal Rule

Book Reviews

Friday, September 12, 2003

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Torvalds to SCO: Negotiate what? "Also, we find your references to a negotiating table somewhat confusing, since there doesn't seem to be anything to negotiate about. SCO has yet to show any infringing IP in the Open Source domain, but we wait with bated breath for when you will actually care to inform us about what you are blathering about. [...] All of our source code is out in the open, and we welcome you point to any particular piece you might disagree with."

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Hands-on: Nokia's N-Gage: "It's a fascinating device and a bold move by Nokia into a new market, but it's also horribly flawed in a number of crucial ways. The tiny screen, the lack of analogue controls, the need to remove the battery to change games, the lack of a volume control - all of these smack of lazy design and a fundamental failure to understand that the needs of a game device are different from the needs of a phone. N-Gage promises a game console, and what it delivers is a standard Series 60 mobile phone with a swish logo and a decent d-pad." [The Register]

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The Scobleizer Weblog points to InfoWorld on Linux nears Windows XP usability.

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US army 'kills eight Iraqi police': "US soldiers mistakenly kill at least eight Iraqi officers who were chasing a car full of armed men through a checkpoint near Falluja, say witnesses." [Guardian Unlimited]

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Apple (Corps) Sues Apple (Computer): "Apple Corps, home of The Beattles, is suing Apple (Computer) for allegedly violating previous agreements to stay out of the music business. Twice before Apple Corps has sued the computer company, first when Apple Computer first appeared and again when Apple computers began shipping with the ability to play music. This time Apple Corps is alleging that the iPod and iTunes Music Store violates the two companies' previous settlements." [MacSlash]

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New version of google-bombing: "Simply hit a lot of blogs that allow Google to index their statistic pages with that phrase as a referer.. and suddenly a whole lot of people wonder why, what where..." [kasia in a nutshell]

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Another reason I want a powerbook! " I accidentally ran over my PowerBook with my dad's SUV today. [...] It's not very often that someone gets to say that. But perhaps what's even more surprising is the fact that I'm writing this on that very same PowerBook. Hold a 12" PowerBook G4 and you can just tell it's sturdy. It's thin, but not flimsy, and the aircraft-grade aluminum case makes it feel like a lump of metal, rather than a sophisticated high-tech gadget." [kasia in a nutshell]

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More Microsoft Holes: "Why am I not surprised? Why did it take them so long to find these? Why does anyone find this acceptable?" [A Man with a Ph.D. - Richard Gayle's Weblog]

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More on creeping anti-terrorism: "When is selling a book about hockey an act of terrorism? [...] [R]uling that permits the selling of books outside sports stadiums must be overturned on the ground that it would permit terrorists to disguise themselves as booksellers and get dangerously close to the stadium. |...] (PS: What if terrorists disguised themselves as men in suits?)" [Open Access News]