Today, The Exxon Valdez, The McCain Switch, We all Embellish

On This Day  " On this day in 1989 the Exxon Valdez runs aground off the coast of Alaska, spilling 11 million gallons of oil into the water. On to today's top stories: "2 McCain Moments, Rarely Mentioned" (Elisabeth Bumiller, New York Times) Moment One: In 2001,...

Is Microsoft Cooking Something Juicy for Linux/Open Source?

"Is Microsoft cooking something extra juicy for Linux/open source? The Redmond company announced earlier this week that a prominent member of the open source security world has jumped onboard, switching sides from Linux to Windows. Michael Howard, Senior Security Program...

Cheap, safe drug kills most cancers

I saw this article over at the blog of fellow Mississippian, "Hatless in Hattiesburg".  It's a couple of weeks old, and I don't know how I missed it, OR why it hasn't gotten more exposure.  I mean, How Big Is This???"t sounds almost too good to be true: a cheap and...

Intel and IBM give Moore's Law a boost

"Intel and IBM have separately made claims of breakthroughs in transistor design that should lead to improved design in sub-micron process technology by reducing the amount of electrical leakage, and extend Moore’s Law into the next decade According to Moore’s Law, the...