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Heat taxes power and patience. Temperatures hit 100 degrees in some parts of the state yesterday, taxing emergency medical crews, slowing public transportation, and forcing the region's power grid to generate a record amount of electricity. [Boston Globe — Front Page]

Mark Shuttleworth: Red Hat's demise is not our goal.  I woke up this morning to a flood of mail regarding Tony Mobily’s commentary on Ubuntu vs Red Hat. This would be a good time to remind all of us in the Ubuntu community that Red Hat’s demise is not our goal, and not how we… Continue reading Mark Shuttleworth: Red Hat's demise is not our goal

The cell phone is still up for grabs. Sony Ericsson, Samsung, Nokia, Motorola, LG, Siemens, Panasonic. They’ve had years to get it right, but still no one has. The UIs suck. The smarter the phone the slower it is. The “other stuff” on phones still haven’t caught on [Chicago Tribune, registration required]. Today’s phones are… Continue reading The cell phone is still up for grabs

Hackers Clone E-Passports. The United States swears RFID tags can secure travelers' documents against forgery. But German experts clone the chips at will, while another group shows how terrorists might build a passport-triggered roadside bomb. Kim Zetter reports from the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas. [Wired News: Top Stories]

On leaving UserLand products behind. I’ve finally cleaned up the last of my Radio UserLand life. I’ve unsubscribed from all of the websites for their products and the owner’s weblogs. Jake Savin’s long since moved on to Microsoft and Lawrence Lee is the only one steering the ship at this point. I’ve unsubscribed from his… Continue reading On leaving UserLand products behind

Two ramps may open by Labor Day. Governor Mitt Romney said yesterday he hopes to reopen two major Big Dig tunnel ramps by Labor Day, potentially cutting commuting backups by nearly half just as traffic picks up with the start of the school year. [Boston Globe — Front Page]

Ubuntu kicking butt on Redhat. Why Red Hat will go bust because of Ubuntu: “ By abandoning their desktop users, Red Hat has effectively shot itself in the foot. Funnily enough, they kept on chasing the mirage of thousands of soul-less corporate customers with the real money. However, the bleeding didn’t stop altogether, and behind… Continue reading Why Red Hat will go bust because of Ubuntu

Why the Top-Selling Antivirus Programs Aren't the Best. The top three antivirus programs — from Symantec, McAfee, and Trend Micro — are less likely to detect new viruses and worms than less popular programs, because virus writers specifically test their work against those programs: On Wednesday, the general manager of Australia's Computer Emergency Response Team… Continue reading Why the Top-Selling Antivirus Programs Aren't the Best

Open Source Licenses are Obsolete. By tim Last week at OSCON, I made the seemingly controversial statement “Open Source Licenses Are Obsolete. During the Q&A period, Michael Tiemann of Red Hat and the Open Source Initiative took issue with my statement, pointing out just how much value open source licenses have created. I don't know… Continue reading Open Source Licenses are Obsolete

Hosting providers, meet reality check. Around here, we’ve been hosting projects on the web for the longest time. However for the last couple of years most of our development has been rails-centric, and hosting providers haven’t been helping at all. Like us, there are many companies out there who are using rails to deploy applications… Continue reading Hosting providers, meet reality check