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xzvf writes:
Fidel Castro has been awarded the Ubuntu award for being a humanitarian. I find it strange that the dictator of a country that brutally oppresses its citizens and acted at a Soviet proxy sending troops to fight in Angola, is listed as a humanitarian.
What the award is about:
"The Ubuntu Award is honouring persons who have consistently lived the humanitarian values of the African philosophy of Ubuntu. The first and second awards of this campaign that revive values of humanity were received by Nelson Mandela and Kenneth Kaunda in 2006 and 2007 respectively." (www.politicsweb.co.za)
What effect will this have on Ubuntu's brand name?
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xzvf writes:
OK, subject is a troll, but the PS3 nearly sold as well as the Wii in January. Microsoft blames the distant 3rd place finish on a lack of inventory. http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/video-game-sales-surprise-january/story.aspx?guid=%7BD43FDF63-1B5C-4F66-947F-E5F4B58A2954%7D&siteid=yhoof
415241
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xzvf writes:
While my Atari 800 was by far the better computer, I respect the C64 and it's larger, but misguided market share. It was 25 years ago. http://www.cnn.com/2007/TECH/ptech/12/07/c64/index.html
349403
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xzvf writes:
BusinessWeek says Forget the conventional wisdom. U.S. schools are turning out more capable science and engineering grads than the job market can support. http://www.businessweek.com/smallbiz/content/oct2007/sb20071025_827398.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+index_top+story
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xzvf writes:
SCO shill Dan Lyons of Forbes has remorse for backing doomed company. To quote "The truth, as is often the case, is far less exciting than the conspiracy theorists would like to believe. It is simply this: I got it wrong. The nerds got it right."
http://www.forbes.com/technology/2007/09/19/software-linux-lawsuits-tech-oped-cx_dl_0919lyons.html
Judge for yourself if the retraction is genuine.
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xzvf writes:
BusinessWeek advocates allowing users in China and India to pirate Microsoft software so it can obtain the same level of market share there as it has in the US and Europe.
http://www.businessweek.com/innovate/content/jul20 07/id20070725_504325.htm?campaign_id=yhoo
202065
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xzvf writes:
Should the United States offer citizenship to all people that get advanced degrees from accredited US institutions? BusinessWeek http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/conten t/jun2007/db20070620_915353.htm?chan=top+news_top+ news+index_top+story
proposed it and I tend to agree even through it might add competition for the jobs for which I apply.
168865
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xzvf writes:
Virtualization: Real Trouble for Servers?
Technology to help companies make more efficient use of computers is crimping demand for some machines, forcing strategy shifts for IT giants
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/may 2007/tc20070517_763059.htm?campaign_id=yhoo
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xzvf writes:
BusinessWeek summerizes a new report from the American Electronics Association (now known as AeA) that they think mitigates the effect of outsourcing on IT employment.
http://www.businessweek.com/technology/content/apr 2007/tc20070424_967747.htm?chan=top+news_top+news+ index_top+story
47602
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xzvf writes:
Microsoft is sponsoring an Apprentance like activity (using one of Trumps ex-cronys) trying to find the next small business, big idea. $100,000 Dollars, free rent Manhatten store front, and MS business software. Submit your ideas before 1/31/2007. http://www.cnn.com/2006/TECH/11/29/microsoft.conte st.reut/index.html
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xzvf writes:
BusinessWeek is claiming that restricting H1B visas is a top 10 US economic blunder.
From the slide show:
Under congressional legislation, the cap on H-1B visas for skilled foreign workers fell by two-thirds, to just 65,000 a year, leaving companies starved for talent at a time when Congress was refusing to supply enough green cards to meet the demand for both skilled and unskilled workers.
Slide Show: http://images.businessweek.com/ss/06/11/1109_econo my/index_01.htm
Parent Article: http://www.businessweek.com/bwdaily/dnflash/conten t/nov2006/db20061109_866126.htm?chan=top+news_top+ news+index_top+story
