Wednesday, November 12, 2003

Jon Udell wondered yesterday if Microsoft really means to push the Web into a corner, pour gasoline on it, and light a match. This happens over and over. People can't believe it but Microsoft really didn't want the Web. [Scripting News] 9:09:28 PM    comment []

Grid-blogging. Ashley Benigno calls for a kind of collective action among bloggers: "grid-blogging" on the same day about a selected subject. (Via Purse Lip Square Jaw) [Smart Mobs] 8:52:26 PM    comment []

Things To Do In San Francisco When You're Not Dead. So yeah, I'm goin' out west on Saturday, and I'm trying to figure out what to do with my non-work time in San Jose. I've got a massive array of books - //" title="">Massie's Castles of Steel, //" title="">Richard Morgan's... [Andrew Bayer is Dreaming of China] So, 'drew's got his list, is checking it twice. 8:50:38 PM    comment []

Iranian openness may enhance nuke safety. Iran acknowledges a uranium enrichment program. [Christian Science Monitor | Top Stories] 8:45:02 PM    comment []

CERT warns about new Microsoft vulnerability. The CERT Coordination Center at Carnegie Mellon University issued an advisory Tuesday that calls attention to a recently disclosed security hole in Microsoft Corp.'s Windows 2000 and Windows XP operating systems. [InfoWorld: Top News] 8:23:01 PM    comment []

The Honorable John Dingell, Member of Congress, calls for fair and balanced mini-series on Reagan presidency, notes Fox trademark and arms sales to terrorist nations. Must read. (One-page PDF) 2:10:11 PM    comment []

Caught by the Act: Digital Copyright Law Ensnaring Businesses, Individuals Over Fair Use. By Frank Ahrens, Washington Post. 1:10:03 PM    comment []

Arabs close the book on reading: In a region where a best seller means just 5,000 copies sold, experts blame a lack of money, time and hope. By Evan Osnos, Chicago Tribune. 12:09:57 PM    comment []

Who's Out There? Smartmobbers sign in, please!. Who are you? What do you do? Where are you? What do you want to be fed here? If you are a regular reader, feel free to introduce yourself, make up a fake name, whatevever means you want to use to express yourself -- and add a comment below. If it turns out amusing enough, we'll do this regularly. [Smart Mobs] 7:00:02 AM    comment []

Public schools: Why Johnny can't blog. Even as teachers get pink slips, governments and companies throw money at classroom technology without clear evidence that computers are superior to traditional education methods. [CNET News.com - Front Door] 6:58:47 AM    comment []

Boeing, Waiting Out Suspension, Creates Ethics Office. WASHINGTON, Nov. 11 (Reuters) - Boeing, banned in July from launching government satellites after being accused of illegally acquiring a competitor's documents, introduced an internal ethics office on Tuesday that will report directly to Philip M. Condit, the chairman and chief executive. By Reuters. [New York Times: Business] 6:57:22 AM    comment []

E-Vote Firm's Bill Comes Due. Caught installing uncertified software on its electronic voting systems in one California county, Diebold Election Systems must now pay for a statewide audit of all its machines. Kim Zetter reports from Sacramento. [Wired News] 6:54:02 AM    comment []