Daily Readings July 18, 2005. 12:57:59
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- Debian moves to x.org with sid and etch, after sarge was released. Describes a simple upgrade process.
- The $99 Linux instant messenger device, Aeronix Zipit.
- “Securing your Network: Removing Unwanted Devices,” describes how to do it on Cisco. Of course, if you’re already certified, you know this stuff.
- HP to lay off 15,000 workers.
- Rock band in UK is urging people to “pirate” their songs (pirate defined by the stupid industry). They’re confident that it’ll make their listeners happy.
- How the SAS Institute remains the largest privately held software company, and still making a profit (in terms of their creative capital).
- Voters of Lafayette, Louisiana approve of municipal fiber-to-home.
- How to describe what needs to be done for a mass Linux migration.
- Eco-designing future cities - China has adopted “Cradle to Cradle,” a book written about how to design sustainable cities.
- A majority of women control the DVR, and are more proficient in using it than their VCRs.
- One of the three Nigerian scammers has been convicted to two and a half years in prison.
- Microsoft interview about how they’re not going to be set back by Apple’s iPod and digital media revolution.
- RSS 2.0 and Atom 1.0 compared
- Ethanol not worth the Energy (29% not effective). Cornell Professor Paul Chirik told us this last year already.
- Blue Security DDOS’ spam sites by following their links, using their forms, and sending unsubscription email requests.
- Two early Google investors have now invested in Zazzle, a compnay that works to re-create online shopping.
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