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- NEWARK, N.J. - A federal judge on Friday ruled that the only U.S. citizen charged in a plot to smuggle shoulder-fired missiles could be released on $10 million bail. |
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- The harsh economic climate has forced many companies to cut costs, so they are taking a long, hard look at OS licensing agreements -- or alternative OSs. Might Microsoft, threatened by Linux' incursions on its territory, someday decide to give away Windows to mitigate the Linux threat, much as it gave away Internet Explorer to squash Netscape? |
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- A massive power outage affecting nearly one-fifth of the U.S. population had little to no effect on Internet performance, according to firms tracking the Web, in part because of disaster-proofing put in place after September 11, 2001. |
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- The legal battle over alleged unauthorized incorporation of Unix source code into Linux is leading to scrutiny of the GNU General Public License that covers the use and distribution of open-source software. In its $3 billion lawsuit against IBM, SCO has claimed commercial users of Linux are benefiting from SCO Unix V source code used by IBM in its AIX system and in Linux. |
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- In January, 2002, Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates declared security to be the new top priority. Of course, the bugs keep popping up, and serious security vulnerabilities continue to be exploited. But Microsoft now appears to be targeting security software products as a new growth opportunity. That's an area where the Colossus of Redmond has previously shown only faint interest. |
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- AOL's new "AOL 9.0 Optimized" software aims to give fleeing users cause to stick around. However, although dial-up users may be content with the software, thanks to a modem-acceleration feature that works reasonably well at quickly presenting text-centric pages, AOL 9 lacks any decent broadband upgrades. |
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- Los Alamos National Laboratory announced plans with system builder Linux Networx to build a Linux cluster supercomputer, using AMD Opteron processors, that will rank among the top 10 of the world's fastest computers and will facilitate nuclear weapons research. Linux Networx touted the rapid deployment of the system, dubbed "Lightning," that is scheduled for delivery in September. |
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- ECT News Network's daily roundup of network security news from around the world. |
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- Kristoff: Another religious Great Awakening? "Yet despite the lack of scientific or historical evidence, and despite the doubts of Biblical... |
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Friday Five (Aug 15 2003 23:05 GMT) - Here is today's Friday five. 1. How much time do you spend online each day? - Including work, 12 hours a day. 2. |
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- HARRISBURG, Pa. - As authorities struggled on Friday to pinpoint the source of a massive power outage that spread across the Northeast, including northwestern Pennsylvania, state officials called for an investigation but held off demanding immediate solutions. |
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- HERE'S A PHONED-IN BLOG ENTRY from powerless Oak Park, MI, dictated over the phone by Moe Freedman. Backup power for gas stations turns out to be important.... |
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- HERE'S A PHONED-IN BLOG ENTRY from powerless Oak Park, MI, dictated over the phone by Moe Freedman. Backup power for gas stations turns out to be important.... |
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- "Ten Commandments Fight May Head to D.C.": Gina Holland of The Associated Press has this report. |
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Brigade (Aug 15 2003 23:05 GMT) - nl: |
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- When a failure of the power grid throws a large portion of the country into darkness, it's big news. That... |
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- Opps. Typo. http://www. wardenclyffeentertainment. |
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- Gay Bishop Was a Wrestling Pro [via Bongo News - Satire. Parody. Jokes.] |
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- Gay Bishop Was a Wrestling Pro [via Bongo News - Satire. Parody. Jokes.] |
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- Fair and Balanced Friday was Neal Pollak's idea, so here's a link to his Fair and Balanced entry. It's weird - enjoy it! A Fair and Balanced list of other Fair and Balanced blogs participating in the Fair and Balanced... |
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- Είναι πάντα ρατσισμός το δικαίωμα επιλογής; |
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- Every Weirdo in California Enters the Governor's Race [via Bongo News - Satire. Parody. Jokes.] |
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- Kobe Bryant is Still Confused About Consent to Sex [via Bongo News - Satire. Parody. Jokes.] |
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- If you are reading this, you are now accessing Richy's Random Ramblings at it's new server home! Wooopie! However: it could take up to 48 hours for all the DNS servers to work their magic, so be careful of dragons until then. Here's two handy commands when moving a site from one server to another: |
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- Laissez-moi le pleurer... Laissez-moi ne pas κtre indιcente... Laissez-moi me dire que j'ai beaucoup de chance d'avoir eu mon bιbι& |
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- Je crois que c'etait avant hier... |
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- Je l'aime... ce que je ressent pour lui c'est de l'amour, de l'amitiι, de l'admiration, de la passion, il m'a tant apportιe depuis 4 ans... Lui et moi c'est parfait c'est unique. Il est ce que l'a vie m'a offert de plus beau... |
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- Si on m'avait dit que je viendrai naviguer dans ces eaux... Morale du jour, ne jamais dire "fontaine, je ne boirai jamais de ton eau..." |
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- After three months of good PC, server and storage sales, Michael Dell says there is 'increased optimism among CEOs and large companies.' Prospects Brighten for Worldwide PC Sales |
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- Okay, I guess "survival mode" is a bit dramatic. But seriously, I'm trying to get through the day with a minimum of dramatics (as in yesterday, gack). The up side of that is that, yes, today has generally been more... |
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- Newsday: The publisher of an Arabic newspaper accused of spying for Saddam Hussein pleaded innocent Friday, and his defense attorney sought to bow out of the case over money problems. Khaled Dumeisi appeared before U.S. District Judge Suzanne B. |
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- PLAINSBORO, N.J. - The power failure that crippled parts of eight states and Canada likely began in several places simultaneously, both in the East and Midwest, an industry group investigating the cause said Friday. |
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- Architect Webcast: Architecting Solutions to More Easily Access, Integrate and Deliver Mainframe-Based Data in the .NET Environment August 21, 2003 11:00am - 12:30pm Pacific |
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- Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Upgrading SAP on Microsoft September 2, 2003 9:30am - 11:00am Pacific |
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- TechNet Webcast: Active Directory Basics - Level 200 September 3, 2003 10:00am - 11:30am Pacific |
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- Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: SAP Upgrades: The Solution Integrator Perspective September 4, 2003 9:00am - 10:00am Pacific |
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- Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Upgrade Mechanics September 9, 2003 9:30am - 11:00am Pacific |
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- TechNet Webcast: Windows Storage Server 2003 – Level 300 September 10, 2003 8:00am - 9:30am Pacific |
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- TechNet Webcast: Troubleshooting Exchange Server 2000 - Level 200 September 10, 2003 10:00am - 11:30am Pacific |
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- MSDN Webcast: Developing .NET Applications for SharePoint Products and Technologies September 11, 2003 9:00am - 10:00am Pacific |
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- Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Building a Secure, Connected Infrastructure September 11, 2003 10:30am - 12:00pm Pacific |
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- Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Next Generation Automated Teller Machines: The Business and Technology Trends Driving Next Generation ATMs September 17, 2003 11:30am - 1:00pm Pacific |
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- MSDN Webcast: Visual Basic Series Part 3-Moving your Architecture to .NET September 17, 2003 1:00pm - 2:30pm Pacific |
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- TechNet Webcast: Windows Server 2003 Terminal Server Licensing - Level 300 September 19, 2003 11:30am - 1:00pm Pacific |
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- Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Microsoft Security Offerings for the Banking Industry September 23, 2003 9:30am - 11:00am Pacific |
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- MSDN Webcast: Developing .NET Applications for SharePoint Products and Technologies September 25, 2003 9:00am - 10:00am Pacific |
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- TechNet Webcast: IPsec and NAT-T: Finally in Harmony? - Level 400 September 25, 2003 9:30am - 11: |
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- Microsoft Executive Circle Webcast: Delivering Business Value with Mobile Devices September 25, 2003 10:30am - 12:00pm Pacific |
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- TechNet Webcast: How to Protect your network using ISA Server 2000 - Level 200 September 26, 2003 11:30am - 1:00pm Pacific |
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