Here’s an interesting story lifted from news:alt.folklore.urban:
I was working in a job running the campus email system some years ago when I got a call from the chairman of the statistics department.
“We’re having a problem sending email out of the department.”
“What’s the problem?” I asked.
“We can’t send mail more than 500 miles,” the chairman explained.
I [...]
20 Nov
Posted by jas as Technological
Some argue that Open Source and Free Software are best left as a niche market, and that widespread acceptance of software without license fees will harm the economy. Certainly, widespread adoption of Linux, OpenOffice and other freely available software would be harmful to the bottom line of certain companies, but would it be harmful to [...]
Now I’m never one to say I told you so… but I’ve lost 18kgs in 6 months thanks to a high protein / low carbohydrate diet.
The diet has given me so much energy I’m also working out 3 times a week now. My bodyfat has dropped to 15.3%, my cholesterol is at 5.1.
Those who [...]
eVisa.com — a site that hosts travel info and info on getting travel visas for various countries — has had its domain name taken away by a court at the behest of Visa, the credit-card company.
This is fallout from the recent changes in trademark law, which created a new, ridiculous standard for “dilution of trademark.” [...]