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Submission + - Terry Pratchett diagnosed with Alzheimers. (timesonline.co.uk)

Submitted by LoFi
LoFi writes: The Times is reporting on a statement by Terry Pratchett on Paul Kidby's (his illustrator) website, in which he reveals that he is suffering from a rare form of Alzheimer's Disease. In his typically laconic style, he says this news should be interpreted as "Not Dead Yet", and states "I know it's a very human thing to say "Is there anything I can do", but in this case I would only entertain offers from very high-end experts in brain chemistry.". Buggrit.
Mozilla

Submission + - Mozilla launches firefox ebay edition (linuxgalore.com)

Submitted by focus4
focus4 writes: Mozilla launched an eBay customized version of its popular Firefox browser available for eBay users in U.K, France and Germany.With Firefox eBay-edition bidders and sellers can now easily keep an eye on their eBay trades, whether their browsing other websites or whatever they're doing online.
Announcements

Submission + - Jack Thompson Facing Disbarment Trial

Submitted by pwizard2
pwizard2 writes: Controversial Miami attorney Jack Thompson faces the start of an ethics trial this morning which could get him disbarred. Have we seen the end of his shenanigans, and is he finally going to see some long-overdue comeuppance?
Microsoft

Submission + - When nerds collide: Bill Gates and Steve Jobs

Submitted by ramboando
ramboando writes: Apple CEO Steve Jobs and Microsoft Chairman Bill Gates are scheduled to share the stage this Wednesday night at The Wall Street Journal's D: All Things Digital conference. Both executives have made multiple individual appearances at the conference, which will celebrate its fifth anniversary this year, dubbed "D5". But this will be their first joint session at D, and a highly unusual event. ZDNet Australia takes a look back at some other times the two titans of tech have shared the spotlight.
Businesses

Submission + - The Price of Flights to Perth, Australia.

Submitted by
ideataxi
ideataxi writes: "The price of Flights to Perth, Australia, over the last 10 years have dropped considerably. This is predominantly because Australia is in the top 3 countries, for Brits to emigrate to each year. Migrationwatch UK state that there are presently 5.5 million expats living abroad, with a third of this number immigrating to Australia solely."
Microsoft

Submission + - Todd Bishop Rates 20 Years of Gates' Predictions

Submitted by
NewsCloud
NewsCloud writes: "The Seattle PI's Microsoft Blogger Todd Bishop asks "How does Gates shape up as a seer?" None strike me as particularly clairvoyant, but the missed ones are winners: "I believe OS/2 is destined to be the most important operating system, and possibly program, of all time." and "Two years from now, spam will be solved." But in fairness to Gates, for many years Microsoft's tagline was "a PC on every desktop and in every home.""
The Internet

Submission + - Interclue - a new Firefox plugin

Submitted by ultracool
ultracool writes: The problem with the internet is that the useful bits tended to be surrounded by useless and distracting bits. The Interclue browser add-on gives you the useful bits without the fluff, along with relevant metadata and one-click actions, all without leaving the page. So far it's available for Firefox, but they are working on IE, Opera, and Safari.
Power

Submission + - Compressed air car from India could kill GM, EXXON

Submitted by
vaporland
vaporland writes: "This article in Business Week describes a car that runs on compressed air, ready for production in India. The fiberglass MiniC.A.T. runs on compressed air, and offers zero pollution and very low running costs. It is expected that US politicians will be able to easily refuel it by speaking into a hose located in the passenger compartment . . ."
Red Hat Software

Submission + - on 60 Minutes

Submitted by
crush
crush writes: "Red Hat Magazine has a nice pair of videos and an article about the One Laptop Per Child project. The OLPC project is going to be featured on 60 Minutes, this Sunday May 20th, with the focus on the "XO" laptop, the first piece of hardware that the project will distribute. If nothing else it's interesting to see some of the Red Hat developers and some of the project volunteers."
The Internet

Submission + - Is Flash Dying as a Website Platform?

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Is Flash on its way out as a website platform? This article highlights three compelling reasons why Flash is being used being used less and less as a website medium and more people are favoring Ajax and PHP. From the Article: "People in the design world eat Flash sites up, because from a design aspect it can produce incredible results. With that said however, from a technical and business perspective, if a website is built with Flash incorrectly it can be a nightmare, and ultimately lead to the downfall of a site. As we all know, form follows function." You can read the full article here
Microsoft

Submission + - Microsoft Attacks IBM Over ODF

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Microsoft has severely criticised IBM, saying Big Blue is pushing the OpenDocument Format standard to the detriment of Microsoft's Open XML standard. Darren Strange, senior product manager for Microsoft Office 2007, said: "The difference in view is that [IBM] are espousing 'one standard fits all', which is hard for us. IBM seems keen for ODF to be the only standard for everyone. The issue is about choice — there's room in the world for more than one open standard. And it's all XML — technically speaking, we speak the same language."

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