Cory Doctorow attacks Jobs over DRM
Self-described "lifelong Apple fan boy" (but defecting to Linux) Cory Doctorow of Boing Boing (and also a novelist and an Electronic Frontier Foundation Fellow) has now appeared in the almost-forgotten Salon with a piece on Steve Jobs'
Intute Adds Over 4000 Physics Abstracts
Over 4000 new entries have been added to the Intute: Science, Engineering and Technology publisher database. These encompass titles and abstracts from the Institute of Physics Publishing (IoPP). Direct to the Intute Hosted Database
IOTD: Dust over the Persian Gulf
The MODIS Web site Image of the Day for February 23, 2007
Judge Screws Over Canon, Delays SEDs Further
Last time we tuned into the SED soap opera, Canon was buying Toshiba's stake in the joint SED venture cause Nano-Proprietary, a company that licensed its display tech to Canon, was crying foul over the fact that Canon shared their
Research shows voters want security and privacy over convenience
Furthermore, practical barriers were not thought to have a prolonged impact on voting behaviour, that is, they did not result in persistent non-voting over a number of elections. Three key barriers to voting were highlighted as:
Natural Hazards: Cloud Streets over the Great Lakes
Like strokes from an artist's brush, the sky over Lake Superior and Lake Michigan was painted with long rows of white clouds on February 5, 2007
Row Over Removal of College Cross Takes New Turn
(CNSNews.com) - The president of a Virginia college who removed a historical cross from the school's chapel to make it more welcoming is taking flak for allowing the performance of a risqu� show and justifying it by invoking the need
Bar Camp Austin II: March 9th to 10th, 2007
As I mentioned a few days ago, I’ll be at Bar Camp Austin II this year, which is in just a few weeks, from March 9th to 10th. For those that don’t know, bar camp is a free tech conference that’s put together by whoever has the energy to
Parents in dark over teenage and drugs
British teenagers drink, smoke, take more drugs and lose their virginity earlier than many of their parents believe, according to a unique Guardian/ICM poll. Channel: Family Tags: parenting parents drugs children
Fears grow over Iran: Blair at odds with Bush over Iran
«Tony Blair has declared himself at odds with hawks in the US Administration by saying publicly for the first time that it would be wrong to take military action against Iran. The Prime Minister's comments came hours before the UN's
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