Thursday, November 13, 2003

Op-Chart. This chart tracks a number of trends in Iraq that can help shed light on how the situation is evolving. By Adriana Lins de Albuquerque, Michael O'hanlon and Jelly Associates. [New York Times: Opinion] Here's a direct link to the chart and what I hope is another that will survive time. 10:26:42 PM    comment []

Miles de personas aclaman en Teherán a la Nobel Shirin Ebadi. On [NewsIsFree: Popular Items] 9:54:37 PM    comment []

Kazaa to launch P2P print ads, by John Borland, CNET News.com. According to a brief statement previewing the campaign, the print ads will be a call to action to peer to peer (software) users to communicate the message that, given the chance, users will pay a fair price for movies, music and games from P2P networks. The ads are also intended to tell traditional entertainment companies that they are missing a huge opportunity to reach file-swapping communities, according to the statement. 1:53:28 PM    comment []

Microsoft prepares security assault on Linux, by Kieren McCarthy, Techworld.com. Microsoft Corp. is preparing a major PR assault over Windows' perceived security failings in which it will criticize Linux for taking too long to fix bugs, we have learned. . . . . . . . By turning attention away from its own software bugs while at the same time launching several security initiatives, it hopes to be able to tackle one of main worries business has with its proprietary operating system. 12:21:46 PM    comment []

Microsoft faces more potential EU trouble (AP). Even as Microsoft Corp. defended itself Wednesday against charges that it is trying to corner the media player and server markets, new trouble was brewing for its Windows XP. In a potential new front in Microsoft's long-running battle with regulators, European Union antitrust officials are pursuing charges from rivals that the latest desktop operating system is designed to help extend Microsoft's dominance into new markets such as instant messaging, e-mail and hand-held devices like mobile phones. 11:21:38 AM    comment []

Singapore Tightens Internet Security Laws Passed on Monday, the bill allows police to take pre-emptive action based on credible information before hackers strike to protect computer networks from unauthorised entry. 10:21:28 AM    comment []

Reason: Secrets, lies, and electronic voting. But Floridians don't seem convinced that bytes beat butterflies: A quarter say that they are "not at all confident" in the new technology, and half believe that it's important for machines to preserve a paper trail of votes--something that's not currently done. If anything, though, voters may not be skeptical enough. [Tomalak's Realm] 7:42:11 AM    comment []

What's bigger than a kazillion?. David Foster Wallace provides an entertaining tour of the mind-blowingly big numbers -- and establishes that some infinities are larger than others. [Salon.com] 7:38:28 AM    comment []

Laying Down the Virtual Law. As computer games and virtual spaces become more pervasive, the line between real and imagined becomes blurrier. When do real-world laws start to apply? Experts hit New York to discuss the growing impact of games. By Daniel Terdiman. [Wired News] 7:37:41 AM    comment []

Michael Feldman's ten things you don't know about Google. [Scripting News] 7:36:33 AM    comment []