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Microsoft Sends Flowers To Internet Explorer 6 Funeral 151

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on Friday March 05, 2010 @03:08PM from the sorry-about-your-loss dept.

Several readers have written with a fun followup to yesterday's IE6 funeral. Apparently Microsoft, in a rare moment of self-jest, took the time to send flowers, condolences, and a promise to meet at MIX. The card reads: "Thanks for the good times IE6, see you all @ MIX when we show a little piece of IE Heaven. The Internet Explorer Team @ Microsoft."

94 New Species Described By CA Academy of Sciences 52

Posted by samzenpus on Wednesday December 16, 2009 @10:37PM from the what's-in-a-name dept.

An anonymous reader writes "Researchers at the California Academy of Sciences traversed four continents and two oceans to uncover 94 new species in 2009, proving that while sometimes in this digital age the world can feel like a small place, much of it has yet to be explored. Among the 94 discoveries were 65 arthropods, 14 plants, 8 fishes, 5 sea slugs, one coral, and one fossil mammal. Why does it matter? As Dr. David Mindell, Dean of Science and Research Collections at the Academy, explained, 'Humans rely on healthy ecosystems, made up of organisms and their environments. Creating a comprehensive inventory of life on our planet is critical for understanding and managing resources. Yet a great many life-forms remain to be discovered and described.'"

Higher-Order Perl Available For Free Download 68

Posted by kdawson on Tuesday December 09, 2008 @07:56PM from the virtual-special-shelf dept.

Christopher Cashell writes "As noted on Perlbuzz, Mark Jason Dominus's amazing book, Higher-Order Perl, is now available for free download. This is a great book that goes way beyond your normal programming reference. This will change the way you look at programs, and make you a better programmer in any language. It sits on that special shelf reserved for books like Structure and Interpretation of Computer Programs, The C Programming Language, and The Practice of Programming."

Comment Re:Isn't this the KaZaa people though? (Score 1) 329

by bcreane on Wednesday February 02, 2005 @07:38AM (#11549346) Attached to: Skype For Mac OS X and Linux

I feel like the Native Americans watching the first wave of pilgrims coming off the boat, smiling and wanting to trade smallpox-infected blankets with us. Your comparison, while compelling, is historically inaccurate: The US government didn't give disease infested sleepware to Native American tribes until about 100 years later during the forced relocation of tribes to the "west."

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