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New York Times: Technology
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Space Station Environment Is Safe, Tests Show, Easing Worries. Initial ground tests of air from the International Space Station suggest that environmental conditions aboard it are good, easing a recent concern among some engineers, NASA officials said Friday. By Warren E. Leary. |
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Cutting the Cord. Wi-Fi means travelers can plan their getaways to stay connected to the Web or e-mail. By Bob Tedeschi. |
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Computer Mishap Sends a Stock on a Wild Ride. A series of events combined on Friday to leave some traders with big losses even though they had bought low and sold high. By Floyd Norris. |
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Cellphone Number Transfer Hits a Snag. Thousands of consumers have switched mobile phone providers, but the process has been disrupted by technical problems. By Matt Richtel. |
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Helping Deaf Investors. After joining Merrill Lynch in 1987, word spread in the New York deaf community that there was someone to bug for free "hot stock tips." By Christopher D. Sullivan Iii, As told to Abby Ellin. |
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The Guts of a New Machine. The iPod became an instant classic by combining high design and powerful technology. But as Apple has learned before, that formula alone doesn't keep you on top. By Rob Walker. |
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Online Music Business, Neither Quick Nor Sure. In the last month the music-downloading landscape online has shifted once more with five major events, not all of them good. By Neil Strauss. |
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The File-Sharing Debates By David Pogue. |
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M.I.T.'s President Is Expected to Announce His Retirement. The president of the Massaschusetts Institute of Technology, Charles M. Vest, is expected to announce his retirement, several people close to him and the board said. By Kate Zernike. |
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Web Merchants Go Global. Online travel agencies are expanding their international air fare offerings. By Bob Tedeschi. |
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Love in the Time of No Time. How Internet dating is re-engineering flirtation, seduction, relationships and the love-seeking self. By Jennifer Egan. |
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Yahoo! News - Technology
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CRM Sales Set To Boom in Asia (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - The customer relationship management software market in the Asia Pacific region will post continuous growth through 2009, says Frost & Sullivan. Though in its early stages, the monumental potential of the area still awaits exploitation. |
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Tech Spending Is on a Roll (NewsFactor). NewsFactor - Tech spending will increase significantly, the server market will see
increasing commoditization, and broadband technology will play a leading role
in 2004, according to research firm IDC's annual forecast of the I.T. year
ahead. The wide-ranging report makes predictions involving many areas of
technology, including the SCO-IBM lawsuit, RFID technology and the I.T. job
market. |
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Intel's Shares Sink More Than 3 Percent (AP). AP - Intel Corp. shares sank more than 3 percent in early trading Friday after warning a day earlier of a $600 million charge after one of its wireless businesses failed to meet expectations. |
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China likely to have 78 million Internet users at end of 2003 (AFP). AFP - China will probably have 78 million Internet users by the end of the year, keeping its position as second only to the United States for the number of people online, state media reported. |
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Slashdot
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California Makes Recording in Cinema a Crime |
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Hack the Planet
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Let's have a ban on the phrase "Linux on the desktop" and replace it with "Linux on the corporate desktop" and "Linux on the home desktop". Once we've done this we can firmly say that Linux is ready for the corporate desktop and Linux is not ready for the home desktop without contradiction. It also helps us know what to pay attention to and what to ignore; e.g. UserLinux has admitted that it will be focusing on the corporate desktop and thus home users shouldn't expect to get any benefit from it. |
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Fedora Core 1 for AMD64 is coming. |
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The December issue of IEEE Computer is out, featuring our survey of Energy Management for Commercial Servers. |
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I'm back from San Diego. PACS and MICRO were fun; we didn't get too many comments on the CPU packing paper, though. |
Saturday, December 06, 2003
Update: I've found a new host for these files, thanks to the generosity of Danny O'Brien and James Cronin
Face Jug, by Ben Truesdale, in support of the Electronic Frontier Foundation. This salt fired, cobalt-alkaline glazed stoneware face jug is a small and charming relative of last year's hottest auction item. Measuring 3.25" h X 2" d x 2" w, this quizzical face jug will ponder your activities as you glide thru your day. Fits nicely on computer monitors, desk tops, breakfast tables or dashboards.
