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Res Ipsa Loquitur
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Iraq Vietnam (Oct 29 2003 11:58 GMT) - Ralph Peters lists the reasons Iraq is not Vietnam. I agree. I remember when we were in Vietnam. It's not... |
MetaFilter
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Less verdant in the south..? (Oct 29 2003 11:58 GMT) - No Microsoft web fonts for Mac OS? With the passing of Internet Explorer for Mac OS it seems that web favourites such as Verdana & Georgia may no longer be available without installing Microsoft software. More discussion here. [via Typographica] |
Tasty Manatees
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Five Items (10/29/03). (Oct 29 2003 11:56 GMT) - 1. "Europe seeks Syrian ties despite U.S. sanctions". See yesterday's revelation of Syrian involvement in the terrorist attacks this week. |
Technically Speaking
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The battle suits of the future (Oct 29 2003 11:56 GMT) - A new venture called the Institute for Soldier Nanotechnology (ISN) is working hard to make the futuristic battle suit. Some of the ideas they are pursuing are those that are only found comic books. Using Nanotechnology, they would like to mimic the strength of natures toughest substance into a man-made garb. But first ISN researchers are testing the toughness of many natural materials - everything from antlers to armadillo shells to horse hoofs. They even tried to get dinosaur plates from Norway - but couldn't get export permits. |
BusinessPundit
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A Customer Stampede (Oct 29 2003 11:55 GMT) - Sean D'Souza of Psychotactics has a great article about harnessing the power of the customer stampede.Let’s go back to the ’70s. Imagine we’re in a... |
teh wonderful club
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Addenda (Oct 29 2003 11:55 GMT) - (With a Hammer) In Newberg, where I'm employed, there is a family way out in the country by the last name of Sinner. But fear not, for they are covered right next door by the Bibles. On Chehalem Mountain, there is a family with the last name of Winter. As would be proper, directly next to them is Snow. Just letting the sports fans know we mind our P's and Q's in Newberg. |
linkfilter.net
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NASA photo So Cal wildfires (Oct 29 2003 11:55 GMT) - Smoke from wildfires in southern California drifts over the Pacific Ocean on Sunday in this image via NASA's Aqua satellite. NASA Photo via Associated Press |
Res Ipsa Loquitur
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It's On Its Way (Oct 29 2003 11:54 GMT) - Here's a great time-lapse photo of yesterday's solar eruption and its resulting CME that's supposed to arrived later today. Cool.... |
Ted Roche: Business
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W3C backs Microsoft USPTO dispute with Eolas (Oct 29 2003 11:54 GMT) - Web Group Backs Microsoft in Patent Suit. "A leading Internet standards-setting organization took the unusual step of urging the director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to invalidate a software patent." By Steve Lohr. [New York Times: Business] I'm concerned that Microsoft's decision not to pursue appeals potentially very damaging to the industry and Microsoft's customers. |
Ted's Radio Weblog
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W3C backs Microsoft USPTO despute with Eolas (Oct 29 2003 11:54 GMT) - Web Group Backs Microsoft in Patent Suit. "A leading Internet standards-setting organization took the unusual step of urging the director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to invalidate a software patent." By Steve Lohr. [New York Times: Business] I'm concerned that Microsoft's decision not to pursue appeals potentiall very damaging to the industry and Microsoft's customers. |
Ted Roche: News
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W3C backs Microsoft USPTO despute with Eolas (Oct 29 2003 11:54 GMT) - Web Group Backs Microsoft in Patent Suit. "A leading Internet standards-setting organization took the unusual step of urging the director of the United States Patent and Trademark Office to invalidate a software patent." By Steve Lohr. [New York Times: Business] I'm concerned that Microsoft's decision not to pursue appeals potentiall very damaging to the industry and Microsoft's customers. |
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