It seems that Microsoft can’t violate the antitrust ruling against it from the EC.  They’re set to crack down with fines on MS for not following through on opening up their server protocols to competitors as part of an anti-trust ruling.
This one’s pretty pat really.  They were supposed to document their server protocols to allow […]

ICANN’s rulership of the internet is once again being brought up for redecision. In a nutshell
Currently, those domains are under the control of ICANN, which is in turn empowered to administer the directories under a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with National Telecommuncations and Information Administration, a branch of of the United States Department of […]

Check me if I’m wrong here.  When you release a game, and it gets rated by some standards body to suggest who should or shouldn’t play it, that effectively says who’s hands the game should go in, right?
It’s then the responsibility of parents, kids, game owners, etc. to make sure that it gets carried out.
Now, […]

Maybe it’s the way you’ve become, or maybe it was just the way you were born.
But wouldn’t it be cool to look like one of the characters from Frank Miller’s Sin City?
Well, now you can with the art tutorial on how to create the “Sin City look” in a picture. Check out the […]

And as the quote below shows, they’re all about open.  They love the word.  As long as open means “runs only on, for, and by Microsoft” they’re as open as they come.
Where as robotics applications usually use stable and home-built apps to make the buggers do their automated thing.
Somehow I don’t think it’ll fly.  But […]

What would you call outpouring a donation almost equivelent to the cumulative total of your past five years of donating to one state on the eve of their voting to mandate open standards?
Trying to buy a state, of course. And who better to purchase off state senators with *ahem* charitable donations than Microsoft.
After all, […]

The semi-annual (these days, leastways) HOPE conference (Hackers Over Planet Earth? HOtel PEnnsylvania? Who knows!) is coming up and I’ll once again be working network setup. Which is generally a fairly good time…
I’m intent on impressing upon whoever does the wireless this year that those little antenna thingies? They go up […]

Ever see that nifty law that states you can’t sell someone a Bill of Sales? I can’t recall which one it is right now (if you’re aware, please share it). I’m assuming there might be laws against selling someone a document stating you’ve sold them nothing in other places, too.
Anyway. How’s this relate […]

Karin Slaughter has a hilarious short up on making a coke roast.  So if you’re looking for some quick vitals for tomorrow, it might be worth checking out.  Or if you just need a laugh.
It’s done in the style of an old cinema flick.
Karin Slaughter — the movie

One thing that’s always good for users is competition, and it looks like the push media industry might be seeing a bit more of it.
I’ve kept half an eye on the growing Verizon vs. the Cable Cos story going on, but someone with far more of an interest in it (Patrick) shot over a note […]