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My take on Microsoft/Linux patent issues

JRuby 0.9.2

Getting around problems with Apple's iTunes DRM

Correction: Google SOAP Search APIs

Web services as a business

Google search API: rest in peace

I updated RubyPlanet.net this weekend

DRM and (Un)Trusted Computing: really a big deal?

Public web applications and knowledge workers

Java JDK6: bundling web services, embedded database, etc.

Eclipse Mylar: automating context manangement for work tasks

out of the hospital and back online

AJAX tools for multiple development platforms

'Perfect' Mac OS X backup procedure

Offshoring vs. increasing the number of H1-B visas

Ha! Compare Nintendo Wii to Sony PS3 rollouts!

New World Order: things that will effect its outcome

GPL license for Java

Pricing of Microsoft Windows Vista

Some dissatisfaction with Ruby

Democratic mandate: investigate corruption

Vacation in Utah: Capitol Reef, Bryce, and Zion national parks

VAR agreement with Franz

Very good: Democracy - Internet TV Platform

More on personal information management

Be willing to pay a small price for freedom

And the winner is...Linux Desktop!

More on web based office tools: Gliffy.com

"Google Office"

Human minds, programming, and the "caching problem"

Quicktime movies playing on Ubuntu Linux that do not play on Windows XP

Praise for older software

North Korea. Economies of Japan vs. USA

Java + AJAX : IntelliJ 6 + GWT a great combination

A bit of history, the Slackware 11 release, and software power

Best technical writing software?

Persistence for object oriented languages vs. programmer efficiency

JRuby

Apple just lost a sale - Steve Jobs is no longer on my good guy list

Is the upcoming ABC whitewash of 9/11 events a failure of public trust?

Disconnect between thinking about a problem and programming

Startups

Linux vs. Windows and OS X: it is the economy that will be the driving factor

Open source, free, and commercial software

I started a new blog just on AI theory

Writely has started accepting new accounts

Indie Game Development, AI in games

OpenCyc 1.0, AI in general

How much more productive is using Latex rather than Word or OpenOffice?

Globally unique identifiers

Yes languages affect our thoughts, even in programming

Criticism of non-dynamic languages

Dissent: the finest of American traditions

Secrets to living a happy life

Good point: disinformation and the Semantic Web

Why I have not been blogging about the latest war in the Middle East

Is India blocking my blog and all others on blogspot.com?

Good concert

Quality of life, technology, and ecology

Windows Genuine Advantage

21 years with Emacs; streamlining writing/publishing with LaTex

Incredible what a few lines of Ruby code will do

30 minute lesson on the Middle East

New version 350 of PLT Scheme

A good free Ruby book/tutorial

So, how are they making money on this?

More work combining Ruby and Common Lisp

A simpler, more directed Microsoft under Ray Ozzie

Meta object protocol in Lisp and Ruby

Comparing Google's Picasa Web to Flickr

Different doument types, different work flows

Saving time with Ruby and ActiveRecord

Yes, the world is probably a safer place

A sad day for the U.S.

Wow! Google Spreadsheet web app: very cool!

I am on Microsoft's side on this one

New PowerLoom site

Interesting product: AllegroCache

Dealing with Knowledge Artifacts that are still in paper form

The Da Vinci Code

Will Java JRE be installed by Linux distros by default? Is it too late for this to have a large impact?

Google Web Toolkit

The Lisp community needs to do this more often

I am back home

Surgery Thursday - I will be offline for a few days

Integrating a semantic network with a reasoning system

Why the ultra-rich should stop supporting Bush

I sometimes forget how fast compiled Common Lisp is

$19 for a more productive environment

Excellent: ABC's streaming TV shows

What happens that major news is not reported?