New York shoe store to get own ZIP code

I'm not ashamed to say it....this is the most exciting news I've heard in awhile. New York's Saks Fifth Avenue department store is opening a shoe store so big, [the entire eight floor of it's flagship store] that...

Indy 500 - A Slice Of The American Pie :: MAXINE

Linux users community sponsors car in the Indy 500 - "As we ramp up to what many believe is the greatest auto racing spectacle in the world today, here is a story that is a little slice of the “American...

Linus Torvalds Responds To Microsoft Patent Claims

"The holder of the Linux trademark suggests Microsoft should name the patents it alleges have been violated so the claims can be tested in court. By Charles Babcock InformationWeek May 15, 2007 02:22 PM Linus...

Popular Alliance Names and Shames MP's

"Gordon Brown said he had the "new ideas and vision" to govern Britain as he launched his long-awaited campaign to lead Labour and become prime minister Standing in front of his campaign logo, "Gordon Brown for...

Mooninites Meet Congress: Whose Fault is a "Hoax"?

So, if I understand this correctly, the new bill would mean that private citizens can be held responsible for government mistakes. It is well worth remembering that the Mooninite scare was not a hoax at all, but a...

Digg.com: Site Is 'Aligned With the Users'

"Company stopped removing AACS code blog posts because it sides with users on copyright issues, says CEO Jay Adelson.Digg.com, the popular site where users determine the placement of new stories by voting, Wednesday found itself in the center of what some are calling a test...

Commanding Military Control Freaks Shut Down Mil-Bloggers :: MAXINE

"In a move that can only be described as BONEHEADED, the Army, today, has just outlawed blogging by members of the military. Thank-You General Casey (Maj. Ray Ceralde, the Army OPSEC program manager and author of...

Pwned! Safari Exploit Wins $10,000 Prize

Dino Dai Zovi, a security researcher, successfully exploited a vulnerability in Apple's Safari web browser, and got to keep the machine for his efforts, along with ten grand. "Dai Zovi, who is not attending the conference, was recruited on Thursday night by Shane Macaulay, a...

It's Springtime For Symbology - Everything Is Coming Up Color :: Symblogogy

"In an announcement released at the beginning of this week, Microsoft announced that it has reached a licensing agreement with a Swiss agency charged with administering the ISAN numbering system. What makes this...

Tech Support Opens a Ticket on AT&T and Yellow Pages

It's bad enough when major companies outsource jobs overseas, but then taking advantage of the employees they keep? Yikes."Two California computer support technicians have launched a class action suit against their employers, AT&T and Yellowpages.com, for classifying them...

Do misogynists keep their promises?

There is a big debate right now surrounding Tim Oreilly’s proposed blogging code of conduct. I was interviewed yesterday and this is my point of view: ""I'm not sure a code of conduct is the answer," NowPublic co-founder Mike Tippett said. "It makes about as much sense as...

Weblogs 'need content warnings'

"Readers should be warned when they are reading blogs that may contain "crude language", a draft blogging code of conduct has suggested.   The code was drawn up by web pioneer Tim O'Reilly following published threats and perceived harassment to US developer Kathy Sierra...

A Call for Manners in the World of Nasty Blogs

From the NYTimes (registration req'd) comes this story of world of blogs and how cyberbullying and flaming threats that escalate beyond rationality might be handled. I suggest we all look at how trolls and flaming was handled by the well and all sorts of MUDS and MOOS.

NASA Open-Sourcing Space Mission Software

Moving towards open-source is a great idea for NASA in terms of recruitment: people will feel less like hired drones if they have an active hand in creating the systems with which they will work; you will not get the best and the brightest unless they feel they are making a...

Symbology Development Growth Gets MSM Attention :: Symblogogy

"Yes, that’s right, the Main Stream Media (MSM) here in North America is finally taking notice that cellphones and symbologies make good bedfellows (New York Times – “New Bar Codes Can Talk With Your...

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