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Monday, November 14, 2005

How to write a Christmas tale -- Comment()
Now that Christmas is getting nearer, the skill of writing a Christmas tale is becoming more and more important. A couple of years ago I wrote a short introduction, which may be useful even today (in Finnish, Miten kirjoitan joulupakinan (lyhyt oppimäärä)).

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Supercomputers set processor pace: "IBM's Blue Gene/L supercomputer retains its crown as the most powerful machine on the planet." [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]

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Google is Building Yahoo 2.0: "Google does innovate in some spaces but has largely innovated in order to gain entry in markets that already existed. As a rule of thumb, they've been very smart at breathing new innovations in those markets. However, their competitors are generally quick to notice and are catching up." [Jeremy Zawodny's blog]

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Tempted by the Apple? "Mac sales, while still relatively small, have been growing much faster than overall personal computer sales. Are you among the PC majority considering a switch to the Mac? Then you probably have some important questions." [MyAppleMenu]

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Who owns your computer? "When Sony Music was caught installing a root kit into Windows computers, Mac users shrugged and thought they were unaffected." [vowe dot net]

Don't rely on aluminium foil helmets -- Comment()
On the Effectiveness of Aluminium Foil Helmets: "Among a fringe community of paranoids, aluminum helmets serve as the protective measure of choice against invasive radio signals. We investigate the efficacy of three aluminum helmet designs on a sample group of four individuals. Using a $250,000 network analyser, we find that [...] certain frequencies are in fact greatly amplified."

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Now the Legalese Rootkit: Sony-BMG's EULA: "If your house gets burgled, you have to delete all your music from your laptop when you get home. That's because the EULA says that your rights to any copies terminate as soon as you no longer possess the original CD."