Author: Vince Kimball

Abraham Lincoln: “We here highly resolve that these dead shall not have died in vain, that this nation under God shall have a new birth of freedom, and that government of the people, by the people, for the people shall not perish from the earth.” [Scripting News]

Adam Logghe.  Here is a users group for hacking the Toyota Prius (the hybrid electric/gas car that gets 55 Mpg). It has 450 members!  Discussions range from nav system replacement to system hacks to get better performance. It isn't long before every car, appliance, and electronic system has a hacking group. [John Robb's Radio Weblog]

elearningpost: Grassroots KM through Weblogging. [John Robb's Radio Weblog]

Dave Winer: The First Amendment says “Congress shall make no law respecting an establishment of religion, or prohibiting the free exercise thereof; or abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press; or the right of the people peaceably to assemble, and to petition the government for a redress of grievances.” Is this a bug?… Continue reading Dave Winer

Mark Pilgrim: Assume we have a can opener. This is my response in a continuing discussion about the idea of companies giving every employee a weblog to be published within the company. John Robb kicked off the idea initially. I responded by saying that it was a great idea in theory, and technologically sound, but… Continue reading Assume we have a can opener

EE Times: Scramble to nail down the home network continues. The 802.11b wireless networking format is gaining acceptance in the consumer market, but some vendors in the home gateway space, hoping to expand the home networking market, are already saying it isn't powerful enough to meet the demands of an converged data and entertainment network.… Continue reading Scramble to nail down the home network continues

InfoWorld: Optimism runs high for residential broadband. In a move to combat the dampening effects of an oversaturated enterprise market, many service providers, application developers, and equipment makers are turning to the residential broadband market as the next big source of revenue. [Tomalak's Realm]

NYT:  The Microsoft case goes on. “The Justice Department has said that it will pursue conduct restrictions based on the Federal District Court's order last year. Among other things, that decision ordered Microsoft to openly share technical information about Windows with other software companies; to offer personal computer makers the option of unbundled versions of… Continue reading NYT

Ithlon.com Online Contest/Sweepstake/Survey – Fast And Affordable Hosted Contests. Want to stretch your marketing budget? Try contests, sweepstakes and rewarded surveys. Ithlon.com makes it fast and affordable (free for prizes under $100). [Meerkat: An Open Wire Service]

Weblogging at work: John Robb, my boss, has some interesting things to say about weblogging at work. He says that weblogs can change how companies look at information. I, too, hear the claim “weblogs at work would quickly fill up with junk.” I don't agree with that. Anyway, most company's emails are full of junk.… Continue reading John Robb