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NY Times: TV's Future Is Here, but It Needs Work. Unfortunately, Akimbo can offer only what the networks and cable channels are willing to contribute. And these days, just hearing the phrase “Internet downloads” generally sends television executives into paranoid fits. As a result, the Akimbo library is so puny and overpriced that the enterprise… Continue reading TV's Future Is Here, but It Needs Work

Dutch voters strongly reject EU constitution. AMSTERDAM — Following their neighbors in France, Dutch voters delivered a stinging rebuke yesterday to the architects of a unified Europe by voting overwhelmingly against the new European Union constitution. [Boston Globe — Front Page]

Just one slider, but not so simple. Yahoo! Mindset is standard Yahoo search with one new feature, a slider with “Shopping” on one end and “Researching” on the other. The default position is dead center, and if you slide to the left or right your results are updated accordingly. The tech works. Sliding toward “Researching”… Continue reading Just one slider, but not so simple

You Need 3 E-mail Accounts. I've had several friends and family members recently ask me what to do about the flood of spam they receive in their e-mail. Here is my advice: don't let the spammers get your e-mail address. 🙂 To that end, everyone needs (at least) three e-mail accounts … [alexking.org: Blog]

Apple Wants Your Widgets. By tim Macworld points to Apple's call for submissions of automator actions, spotlight plugins, and dashboard widgets for redistribution from apple.com. (I didn't expect to love dashboard as much as I do. It's my favorite feature of Tiger — so many cool and useful add-ins!) Plug-in architectures are one of the… Continue reading Apple Wants Your Widgets

James Duncan Davidson embraces Rails. James Duncan Davidson and Mike Clark have been working together on a commercial Rails project for a few weeks now. And while Mike has long been singing the praises of Rails (much appreciated!), I’ve been quite curious to hear James’ thoughts. I’m very flattered on behalf of the Rails team… Continue reading James Duncan Davidson embraces Rails

Jamis and Jeremy bestowed with commit rights. While we’ve had restricted parts of the Rails repository available for committing by others than yours truly (Leon on AWS, Sam on prototype), the trunk has been closely guarded until this point. But it’s time to share the load, if only a little. So I hereby announce that… Continue reading Jamis and Jeremy bestowed with commit rights

Bush S.E.C. Pick Is Seen as Friend to Corporations. Representative Christopher Cox, a conservative Republican with clear loyalties, was nominated as the next chairman of the Securities and Exchange Commission. By STEPHEN LABATON. [NYT > Home Page]

role models. Where's my damn role model? by Troutgirl got me thinking about my own role models. I struggled early in my career as a woman in a male-dominated field. I loved writing software, but pursued it in college as a practical… [Sarah Allen's Weblog]

Pope Benedict vows to heal old wounds. Pope Benedict XVI made his first papal trip yesterday, visiting the Italian city of Bari, where he pledged to work to end Roman Catholicism's 1,000-year-old rift with the Orthodox Church. [The Scotsman]