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Tuesday, August 12, 2003
![[Item Permalink]](http://radio.weblogs.com/0112083/images/ur_bullet.gif){kind=small} A standard for infinite monkeys -- Comment()
The Infinite Monkey Protocol Suite (IMPS): "This memo describes a protocol suite which supports an infinite number of monkeys that sit at an infinite number of typewriters in order to determine when they have either produced the entire works of William Shakespeare or a good television show. The suite includes communications and control protocols for monkeys and the organizations that interact with them."
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Worm blasts across the web: "A Windows virus is spreading quickly across the net raising fears that it could cause widespread disruption." [BBC News | Technology | UK Edition]
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Videoconferencing standards -- Comment()
Here are some pointers to standards about videoconferencing:
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Behold the (Windows) worms produce the spice of strife: "We've been watching the latest RPC hole in Windows for a while (details here), wondering when the storm would hit. From the looks of it, the worm has begun to spread in force." [Ars Technica]
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Topics on which Google thinks I am an expert: "Matrix Reloaded (#14) Matrix Reloaded discussion (#1) addicting games (#2) Christopher Guest (#7) The Cognitive Style of Powerpoint (#2) Gaetan Dugas (#1) The Incredibles (#6) September 11th photos (#3) earthquake in Japan (#1) Tom Hanks filmography (#2) Calvin Klein dinnerware (#1) NYC subway (#5) Where is Raed (#4) Daniel Pearl execution (#4) Moby Eminem (#3) The clearest evidence yet that Google is busted..." [kottke.org] Here are a few areas where Google referred to me for some reason: telepathic training, tourniquet trojan, gary kasparov dan deep blue match, digital applications in the medical realm, stomach ulcer new drugs, making of new drugs, dialogue with terrorists. - What kind of expert Google thinks I am?
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Is Apple Going To iApp Itself Into Irrelevancy? "Fighting with other software companies and the lack of innovation could slowly bleed Apple to death." (AppleMatters via MyAppleMenu) [MyAppleMenu]
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Mr. Disruption Strikes Again: "Michael Robertson roiled the music business with MP3.com. Then he perturbed Microsoft with Lindows. Now he's out to overturn the phone business with his latest venture, SIPphone, which will offer free calling over broadband connections. By Xeni Jardin." [Wired News]
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