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Clark and Dean

Did Clark and Dean intend to set up open source software companies inside their campaigns? The core group of developers aren't doing this for free. They get paid a salary. They produce product. In fact, the core campaign technical teams are about the same size as the salaried teams of almost all of the commercial developers in this space. However, that… Continue reading Clark and Dean

qotd december 24

qotd december 24. Henry David Thoreau: “Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler.” [Adam Curry's Weblog]

Hush's silent AVX Music Server

Hush's silent AVX Music Server. A new whisper-quiet (or so they claim) digital audio server from Hush Technologies. The AVX Music Server connects to both your stereo and your home network, has 160GB of hard drive space for storing all your MP3s, and uses a tricked out Dell Pocket PC with WiFi as its wireless remote… Continue reading Hush's silent AVX Music Server

Americans – Fire Your Boss(es)

Americans – Fire Your Boss(es). It is an ironic title for this article. In a democracy, the people are supposed to be the boss. But, of late, this arrangement too has been turned upside down. The President and Congress have become the bosses of the people, telling them whom they can marry, whom they can't,… Continue reading Americans – Fire Your Boss(es)

Court Blocks Easing of E.P.A. Rules on Industrial Pollution

Court Blocks Easing of E.P.A. Rules on Industrial Pollution. The order dealt a setback to one of the Bush administration's biggest environmental decisions. By Jennifer 8. Lee. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

Mideast Politics Overshadow Christmas Eve

Mideast Politics Overshadow Christmas Eve. The tortured politics of the Middle East seeped even into Christmas Eve festivities in Bethlehem, were the number of Christians has fallen drastically in the past decade. By Greg Myre. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

KeyringLaptop

KeyringLaptop. A laptop on a keyring, well in many ways this can only an exaggeration, but the idea has been intriguing me recently. The catalyst was coming across Knoppix. There's a lot of hardware around out there, and at times it seems it would be easier to just go up a computer and use it… Continue reading KeyringLaptop