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Friday, September 30, 2005
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Internet maps reveal Roman villa: "Computer programmer Luca Mori found the remains of an ancient Roman villa when he browsed Google Earth maps showing satellite images of his local area."
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Mac OS X Viruses: Put Up or Shut Up: 'All, right, I'm sick of people reporting that Mac OS X is 'mostly' virus-free. It is, as far has been proven, ENTIRELY virus-free. Macs are not magical, and one day there will be virus that infects them. However, I don't think it's happened yet, and I think it's time we, the Mac community, started saying, "No, we don't have any viruses."'
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What Is Darwin (and How It Powers Mac OS X): "Since the introduction of Mac OS X, its Objective-C-based Cocoa frameworks have allowed developers to produce some amazing software at an incredible pace. [...] Let's take a trip down into the core of OS X--Darwin--to learn more about the foundation that gives us one of the best user experiences in computing."
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Scare tactics don't rattle Mac users: "Antivirus makers like Sophos and Symantec have thrived under the auspices of Microsoft--the vulnerability of Windows and related products has helped create and sustain these companies. Isn't it blindingly obvious why Mac users are immune to the "advice" from these players?"
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