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uhm yeah (Oct 23 2003 11:59 GMT) - "Microsoft CEO Steve Ballmer effectively closed the door on any Microsoft involvement in open-source initiatives, saying that the commercial approach to software development and sales provides the best security and value to enterprise customers.In addition, Ballmer branded open source as often a channel of last resort for software products that failed in the commercial marketplace. While distancing Microsoft from the open-source world, he half-jokingly replied 'never say never' when asked if the software giant would support Linux if the market were large enough.Ballmer, known for his frank, no-holds-barred style, fielded questions about competition from open source software and other topics at this week's Gartner's Symposium/ITxpo 2003 conference in Orlando, Florida....In the end, there's no one to be held accountable for flawed software in an open-source model, Ballmer continued. |
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- Whisper it: the much anticipated BBC iCan project is now live. Whisper it, because the designers want us to be... |
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- http://www. apennyfor. com/movable_weblog/000093. html... |
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- Well, as life continues to move on, what better way to soundtrack it than a 5 disc Johnny Cash box... |
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- New Consumer Guide Can Help Prevent High Heating Bills [Environmental News Network - ENN.com] |
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- Justin Timberlake has told *Nsync fans work on a new album will not start in the New Year, as... |
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- I’m suffering from Blogger’s Block right now. I’m trying to think about what to blog about and having just no... |
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- Nua kuaz: schaut euch die showreels an, fette posproduciton, compositing etc. vom feinsten. ham auch das "wheres your head at" video gemacht... MPC Moving Picture Company - London |
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- rechtshilfenummer fr den antimilitaristischen sparziergang in graz - at.indymedia.org |
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New iBooks (Oct 23 2003 11:57 GMT) - The new iBooks start at just £849. I quite fancy a 12 inch iBook. The differences between it and the powerbook seem to be quite small? |
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- Microsoft sets Office 2003 loose. Collaboration is the focus of Office 2003, which is designed to enable better information sharing, according to Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates. [Computerworld Windows and XP News] |
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- Microsoft sets Office 2003 loose. Collaboration is the focus of Office 2003, which is designed to enable better information sharing, according to Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates. [Computerworld Windows and XP News] |
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- Microsoft sets Office 2003 loose. Collaboration is the focus of Office 2003, which is designed to enable better information sharing, according to Chairman and Chief Software Architect Bill Gates. [Computerworld Windows and XP News] |
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- http://www. believermag. com/issues/august_2003/ahmir_t htm... |
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- The Bulletin's Smart 100 feature has got a very large and surprisingly well researched article here on Canberra Uber-Coder Andrew "Tridge" Tridgewell and his work with Samba. Nice to see some recognition coming to members of Canberra's freakishly talented free software community. |
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- ABC Online has got a story here on a recommendation by the Legislative Assembly Legal Affairs Committee that the Assembly operate on 4 year terms after the next election. The Greens and the Democrats are demanding a refendum but as the Committee made the recommendation we can assume the Liberals are in on this power grab as well. We might bitch and moan about going to the polls, but the less often you vote the less power you have over the system. |
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- As ocifant says, this place has traditionally been considered the burial place of a Danish leader, Hubba - hence the name 'Hubba's Low' - though of course it is a much older Neolithic barrow. It was excavated by John Thurnam in 1856, and in 1910 it was seen fit to use some of the limestone rubble used in its construction as foundation for the nearby Chippenham to Bristol road. Kathleen Wiltshire, in her 'Ghosts and Legends of the Wiltshire Countryside' reports that "We are told that even today there ... |
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- My son, Tristan Cox, appeared in the Minneapolis StarTribune yesterday. The Strib did an article on Senator Paul Wellstone's life in Northfield. Tristan owns the home that Paul and Sheila Wellstone raised their family in during the time they were in Northfield. Tristan has been working hard this past year to fix-up and restore the home. This summer he painted the exterior and rebuilt the brick chimney. |
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- Acupuncture! Well, I left a message earlier this week for one of Charlotte's acupuncturist, the one recommended to me by Cath. He called back yesterday saying that he normally has a 9 to 12 month wait for new patients. |
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- From a spam email: ...protect own email address from SPAMERS. |
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- A new 'cellphone for Muslims' from LG of Korea, after programmed with the user's location, uses GPS technology and a built-in compass to point toward Mecca, toward which Muslims must orient when they perform their five ritual daily prayers. |
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- Gov.-elect Arnold Schwarzenegger told legislators during his first official visit to the state Capitol that he planned to call a special session the day after he is sworn into office. |
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- http://news. yahoo. com/news?tmpl=story2&u=/031022 jpg&e=2&ncid=1756... |
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- Tone of internal memo far less optimistic than recent Bush statements |
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- Sehr schn: Auftritt WorldWideKlein, der irgendwas fr $ 2.18 kaufte und drei verknitterte, aber dennoch gltige Dollarscheine rberreichte. Worauf die Lady zum Taschenrechner griff, drei-Komma-null-null eintippte (schn langsam, damit auch nichts an dieser komplizierten Zahl schief ging), das Minuszeichen suchte und fand und dann zwei-Komma-eins-acht eingab.Pisa ist immer und berall.... |
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- READER GARY HUDSON sends this link to the Methuselah Mouse Prize, a project dedicated to encouraging research aimed at retarding or reversing the aging process. Check it out. And if you're a rich philanthropist, consider donating.... |
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- READER GARY HUDSON sends this link to the Methuselah Mouse Prize, a project dedicated to encouraging research aimed at retarding or reversing the aging process. Check it out. And if you're a rich philanthropist, consider donating.... |
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- LAS VEGAS (Wireless Flash) — Think impotence is all in the head? Well, a Las Vegas hypnotist says he can get rid of it with something called “Mindagra.” |
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- [CNET News.com - Front Door] - The software giant reports earnings that narrowly topped Wall Street expectations as sales rose 6 percent from a year ago. |
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