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» 2007Dec 31, 2007
Over the last decade, a number of absurd patents have been granted for software. Now there may be a cure for that problem less draconian than banning software patents altogether. This post describes the problem, the …
Dec 28, 2007
Amazon downplays use of the Kindle for web-browsing ; the browser is listed under “experimental” in the device’s main menu. There is a warning that the browser is most suited to viewing web sites which are mainly text …
Dec 26, 2007
Amazon’s Kindle e-book reader came and got buried among the holiday packages. But it emerged from post-holiday pile of cardboard, wrapping paper, and ribbons. Since we were planning a three day trip, it was a good time …
Dec 24, 2007
Mary, Bruiser and I wish you a very merry Christmas. Technorati Tags: Bruiser Social networks: tag with del.icio.us | digg it | reddit | Stumble It! | other social networks December 24, 2007 in Personal | Permalink …
Tagged: personal
Dec 23, 2007
It wasn’t quite a blizzard but wind-blown snow was coating the Interstate and ruining visibility. Some flatflanders were going forty – terrified by the weather; other were passing them at eighty in the snowy passing …
Dec 21, 2007
My headline is wishful thinking; but, according to an editorial in The Wall Street Journal , it could happen. A President who doesn’t have to worry about reelection has some opportunities which a candidate doesn’t …
Tagged: current affairs
Dec 18, 2007
Steve Rucinski, executive producer of Small Business Trends Radio posted a very nice review of the podcast edition of my novel hackoff.com: an historic murder mystery set in the Internet bubble and rubble . “This …
Tagged: books, podcasting, novel, blooks
Dec 17, 2007
King Coal was the ghost at the air-conditioned tables of the global warming get-together in Bali. Most of the energy-consuming world can agree that cutting down on the use of $100/barrel oil is a good thing. Moreover …
Tagged: energy, global warming, current affairs
Dec 13, 2007
The news is full of stories of people who may lose their houses because they can’t keep up payments on mortgages and can’t resell at a profit or refinance. The problem is likely to get worse rather than better because …
Tagged: unscientific economics
Dec 13, 2007
Our recently installed 12.635kW photovoltaic array produced over 20kWh (kilowatt-hours) of electricity during the last partly-sunny twenty-four hours. Needless to say, nine days before the winter solstice at this high …
Tagged: energy, global warming