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Warren Buffet on the U.S. Trade Deficit (Jul 30 2004 01:40 GMT) - In effect, our country has been behaving like an extraordinarily rich family that possesses an immense farm. In order to consume 4 percent more than we produce -- that's the trade deficit -- we have, day by day, been both selling pieces of the farm and increasing the mortgage on what we still own. To put the $2. |
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Things we shouldn't have to protest, chapter 9 (Jul 30 2004 01:39 GMT) - This is just too stupid to be true, which means is probably is... There's a wildlife park in Thailand that dresses up orangutans as boxers and has them fight in a ring. Not stupid enough for you? Ok, check this out: the events also feature chimpanzees wearing bikinis and carrying cards with the bout number. |
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Apple Misses Dual 2.5GHz G5 Ship Date (Jul 30 2004 01:39 GMT) - "The deamdn for this item has been incredible. We are shipping them as quickly as possible, but cannot meet the ship date we previously estimated." By MacMinute (via MyAppleMenu) |
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Why Harmony Causes Discord At Apple (Jul 30 2004 01:39 GMT) - Apple needs to keep all those iPod owners' eyes on iTMS, as that will be the publicity conduit as well as the delivery channel for Apple-published content. By Stephen Withers (via MyAppleMenu) |
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Apple Threatens Real (Jul 30 2004 01:39 GMT) - Since when is reverse engineering unethical? Oh right -- since the DMCA... Let me remind you that Real was one of the first companies to sue the creator of an interoperating product under the DMCA, so it's not as if they're the innocent defenders of innovation here. By Derek Slater (via MyAppleMenu) |
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Note To Apple: Proprietary Is Good (Jul 30 2004 01:39 GMT) - It's important to consider two multi-billion industries that have thrived despite their proprietary technologies: printer cartridges and videogames. By Lisa DiCarlo, Forbes (via MyAppleMenu) |
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The Trouble With Tethering (Jul 30 2004 01:39 GMT) - If Apple is smart, it will welcome Rhapsody users. Tethering may be the hot corporate move of the moent, but it's ultimately bad business and -- when backed up by law -- bad public policy. By Peter Rojas, Engadget (via MyAppleMenu) |
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Apple Shows Some Mean Colors (Jul 30 2004 01:39 GMT) - What we customers want is cross-platform compatibility: standards. What the comapnies want is lock-in. They may win, but they're only locking me out -- because I won't play by those rules. By Dan Gillmor, San Jose Mercury News (via MyAppleMenu) |
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Case Compatibility (Jul 30 2004 01:39 GMT) - Now that Apple has released the 4th-generation (Click Wheel) iPods, the most common question users are asking is "Which case can I use?" By Dan Frakes, Macworld (via MyAppleMenu) |
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Are You A HyperCard Programmer? (Jul 30 2004 01:39 GMT) - Dan Bricklin: When it comes to traditional press writing about blogging, I'm reminded of programmers reacting to developments like the spreadsheet when VisiCalc came out. Sure the "programs" people wrote with it, and the "databases" they kept as lists, were not up to the standards of "real" programmers. But "every-person programming and databasing" has proved a boon to society and has not really threatened the profession of "programmer". It has, though, changed the role of programmer by allowing many of the detailed, area-of-expertise-centric applications to be done quickly, effectively, and inexpensively. |
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Longhorn Faces Another Delay (Jul 30 2004 01:39 GMT) - First beta version of Microsoft's next major Windows client release slips to second half of 2005. By Joris Evers, InfoWorld (via MyAppleMenu) |
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Microsoft Says It Has Room To Grow (Jul 30 2004 01:39 GMT) - Microsoft may already dominate several key markets, but the company says there's still plenty of room for growth. By Ina Fried, CNET News.com (via MyAppleMenu) |
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