I’ll believe it when I see it

Microsoft Office for Linux ‘inevitable’: Microsoft will release a version of Office to run on Linux within the "next couple of years", according to the chief executive of the Open Source Development Lab (OSDL). "They did it once with Apple; they will do it again with Linux," Stuart Cohen said during an interview with vnunet.com … Continue reading “I’ll believe it when I see it”

What if Operating Systems Were Airlines?

This classic (moldy oldy?) showed up in my inbox… DOS Air Passengers walk out onto the runway, grab hold of the plane, push it until it gets in the air, hop on, then jump off when it hits the ground. They grab the plane again, push it back into the air, hop on, jump off… … Continue reading “What if Operating Systems Were Airlines?”

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has a Blog

Check out these links: 2009 Iranian election protests Iran Unrest #iranelection Check out Mr. Ahmadinejad’s blog. I was curious as to what blogging software the president of the Islamic Republic of Iran would use, so looking at the source: <HEAD> <title>يادداشت هاي شخصي احمدي نژاد</title> <meta content="AhmadiNejad , Ahmadi , Nejad , Mahmood , Iran … Continue reading “Mahmoud Ahmadinejad has a Blog”

Did anyone really miss it?

MySpace returns after power outage The popular social-networking site, which recently topped Yahoo Mail as the most-visited Web site in the United States, was disabled entirely as of 6:40 p.m. Pacific time Sunday. The home page was replaced by a placeholder with a message from MySpace founder Tom Anderson, who said that the site was … Continue reading “Did anyone really miss it?”

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