Comment Good idea! (Score 1) 1
However, I don't think TPTB (whatever their political party) want to know the real answers to these questions. This is something we will not ever see, unfortunately. I find it difficult to be optimistic lately.
Submission + - Is the LUG a thing of the past? (linux.com)
tinahdee writes: "Linux User Groups dying out? LUG leaders report that attendance is down — but mailing list traffic is still good. Do we still need LUGs, given the ease of installation and ubiquitousness of online information about Linux? Lots of people say, yes, we still need LUGs (and some disagree), in this report at Linux.com."
A Detailed Profile of the Hadron Super Collider 191
davco9200 writes "The New York Times has up a lengthy profile of the Large Hadron Collider. The article covers the basics (size = 17 miles, cost = 8 billion, energy consumption = 14 trillon electron volts) and history but also provides interesting interviews of the scientists who work with the facility every day. The piece also goes into some detail on the expected experiments. 'The physicists, wearing hardhats, kneepads and safety harnesses, are scrambling like Spiderman over this assembly, appropriately named Atlas, ducking under waterfalls of cables and tubes and crawling into hidden room-size cavities stuffed with electronics. They are getting ready to see the universe born again.' There are photos, video and a nifty interactive graphic."
Microsoft Details FOSS Patent Breaches 576
CptRevelation writes "Microsoft has released more detailed information on the patents supposedly in breach by the open-source community. Despite their accusations of infringement, they state they would rather do licensing deals instead of any legal action. 'Open-source programs step on 235 Microsoft patents, the company said. Free Linux software violates 42 patents. Graphical user interfaces, the way menus and windows look on the screen, breach 65. E-mail programs step on 15, and other programs touch 68 other patents, the company said. The patent figures were first reported by Fortune magazine. Microsoft also said Open Office, an open-source program supported in part by Sun Microsystems Inc., infringes on 45 patents. Sun declined to comment on the allegation.'"
Journal Journal: Anyone else seen the Opinion Center section? Urrgh! 6
Look, don't know if I mentioned it, but my first degree was Business Management, with a focus on Sales and Marketing, and the carp they're pushing in the Opinion Center just turns my stomach.
Someone was partying too much in college and never learned to actually understand your audience before you pitch to them. It's insulting what they've done there - rerolled PHB-oriented spin articles as if they were slashdot-worthy.
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