28. March, 2002 - software - it's what's for dinner
- Ugh. Power outage just after 1AM. The power came back about five minutes after my battery backup's battery had croaked. At least it wasn't out for the two to four hours that the power company said it would be, which would have been enough to croak the battery backups in all my clocks. Software's not much good without electricity. Come to think of it, neither are cordless phones, since the base-station needs the juice to transmit.
- Perl Golf. Fewest (key) strokes wins. [ntk]
- KR Bids for Hub Status, but their hideous design and lack of archives may cost them in the long run. When I criticize the San Jose Mercury News' new design (and I will), remember it's part of the KR family. [doc]
- The Anatomy of a Search Engine by Brin & Page. How google started. [daypop]
- Google versus Church, round 3. Scientology critics again claim Google censorship, this time through Adwords program. What disturbs me most about all this flap is the fact that while google's a darned fine serach engine, there's not much in the way of a fallback position if google starts to suck. Ecosystem diversity is good. [scripting]
- Law-enforcement DIRT Trojan released. Hmm. Runs on Windows. Rips off the government. Doesn't sound all bad.
- Speaking of Microsoft, how long do you think they (or any other software company, for that matter) would last if there were a lemon law for software? Think it would take a year for product liability lawsuits to drain 'em dry? [cam]
- Democrats vs. New Media. The Democratic Party seems to be blowing it in the high-tech world with things like the CBDTPA. [instapundit]
- CBDTPA bans everything from two-line BASIC programs to PCs. Which is part of why the CBDTPA Is Immune to (Conventional) Criticism. Very good commentary, but long. Worth the time if you're interested in copying anything ever again. [daypop and librarian]
- I've updated my list of Webloggers named Dave (or David) with some more links. Very little software involved. I've also added a report on Tastybite to my consumer writings. Pretty good food.
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Last updated on Thu, 28 Mar 2002 01:46:47.