Mostly a random collection of links or software I find interesting with occasional rhetoric thrown in at no extra charge.
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Knowledge workers: We're on our own: "Face it, knowledge workers, if we're not already freelancing, we're heading in that direction. I'm typing this on a company-owned laptop, but Gartner predicts that within three years, one in 10 companies will be forcing employees to provide their own laptops. I'm surprised the number isn't higher."
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 1:34 PM
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 8:48 AM
New Firefox out today: "THE LATEST version of the Firefox web browser will be formally released this afternoon."
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 8:14 AM
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 3:42 PM
Sony may be hoist by own petard on copyright: "For the sake of this story, we will assume that Sony may have infringed on the copyright as accused, but that may or may not be true. If it is not true, there is little point to any of this, so let's just pretend it did something really bad for the sake of argument."
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 9:52 AM
32 way AMDs on the horizon: "We first thought that would mean dual core and quad core on eight sockets, but AMD says it means 16 and 32 sockets."
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 8:46 AM
Sony Confirms It: No DRM For Future PS3 Disks - Playfuls.com - Play your life!: "Sony has kept it's mouth shut on whether this patent would be used to copy protect PS3 games (although, as I've said in a previous article, to do something like that would have been plain stupid). "
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 10:36 AM
Wired News: Real Story of the Rogue Rootkit
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 9:23 AM
AMD promises quad cores by 2007: "Intel develops sharp pain in head"
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 8:42 AM
Saving the Net: How to Keep the Carriers from Flushing the Net Down the Tubes | Linux Journal: "The carriers are going to lobby for the laws and regulations they need, and they're going to do the deals they need to do. The new system will be theirs, not ours. The NEA principle--Nobody owns it, Everybody can use it, Anybody can improve it--so familiar to the Free Software and Open Source communities will prove to be a temporary ideal, a geek conceit. Code is not Law. Culture is not Free. From the Big Boys' perspective, code and culture are stuff nobody cares about.
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 10:21 AM
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 9:06 AM
TiVo offers feature length with their on-demand download service - Engadget - www.engadget.com
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 9:00 AM
Sony DRM infection removal vulnerability uncovered: "Moral, if you bought Sony products, you are screwed. If it causes you problems, you are screwed more. If you uninstall, you are screwed yet harder. If you uninstall it yourself, you are a criminal under the DMCA. If you use an antivirus program to uninstall it, you spent money to fix Sony's problems, and you are still a criminal."
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 8:58 AM
AMD clears fog from roadmap | The Register: "AMD has re-iterated its plan to offer quad-core processors by 2007"
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 7:35 AM
Wired News: Boycott Sony: "Boycott Sony. Boycott them until they come clean and recall all the infected CDs. Boycott them until they distribute a removal program. Boycott them until they promise never do anything like this again."
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 1:54 PM
United States Patent: 6,960,975
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 9:06 AM
X86-secret.com : Highly Technical Hardware Reviews
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 8:54 AM
No pre-owned games to be allowed for Playstation 3: "Between this and the DRM scandal, Sony could be looking at a serious drop in interest in the PS3."
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 11:09 AM
Halo gets new look for Xbox 360: "...this can only mean more converts for Microsoft in the next-gen console race."
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 11:06 AM
Sony BMG sued over rootkit (again), Sony sued over Playstation, PSP
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 11:04 AM
Meta Moderation: "Dear sir.
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 9:44 PM
Fabric7 bets on Opteron smackdown with Unix giants | The Register
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 8:30 AM
NBC, CBS to offer shows on demand for 99 cents - Nov. 8, 2005
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 8:03 AM
CNN.com - Yahoo-TiVo to blend TV, Web services - Nov 7, 2005
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 1:05 PM
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 12:56 PM
XBox 360 ugly rumours and rumours of single threading explored
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 10:42 AM
Axim Handhelds
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 4:59 PM
CNN.com - Glued to toilet, man sues Home Depot - Nov 3, 2005: "Home Depot is defending a lawsuit filed by a man who claims one of the chain's stores ignored his cries for help after he fell victim to a prank and was glued to a toilet seat."
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 10:58 AM
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 10:24 AM
Tankless-Water-Heater by Seisco, whole house water heating systems, tankless water heaters, endless hot water, electric energy efficent water heaters
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 9:54 AM
Wired News: Fatal Flaw Weakens RFID Passports: "remember, technology always gets better -- it never gets worse. It's simply folly to believe that these ranges won't get longer over time."
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 9:43 AM
Engadget - www.engadget.com: "It does seem like any audio changes would have to be rather obvious to make it through the quality loss you’ll get with this type of piracy, and we can just imagine the legions of audiophiles who will pick up on the patterns and run from the theater screaming and clutching their golden ears. We also have to wonder what those MPAAers think the next step is. A large red “X” across the screen? Maybe they could throw in some dancing elves and a strobe-like flashing effect? That would surely curb piracy. No, wait, don’t please — we were only kidding!"
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 8:03 AM
Florida ordered to produce source code: "A PANEL OF JUDGES has ordered that Florida must supply source code for a breathalyser to a defendant accused of driving under the influence."
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 7:59 AM
Tankless order page: "FOUR CHAMBER RESIDENTIAL MODEL
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 9:24 AM
AMD M2 socket the ring to rule by: "GERMAN WEBSITE PC Welt has some exclusive information about the AMD's M2 socket, the one to rule them all. Plus they have a photo of the s939 Sempron. Say bye to the socket 754 as Dual Channel comes to the value range."
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 8:43 AM
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 10:37 AM
Letters to Marc Jacobs
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 9:38 AM
Boing Boing: A Directory of Wonderful Things: "This covers everything with an analog video input. If this had been around in 1976, the VCR would have been illegal. Today, it would ban Mythtv, every tuner-card in the market, and boxes like ElGato's eyeTV the Slingbox and the Orb and the vPod. This is a proposal to turn huge classes of technology into something that exists only at the sufferance of the studios."
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 9:33 AM
Mark's Sysinternals Blog: Sony, Rootkits and Digital Rights Management Gone Too Far: "Sony, Rootkits and Digital Rights Management Gone Too Far"
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 8:13 AM
Cops say hard drives justify 90 day jail without trial: "Because of that, the cops need to bang people away for 90 days as they need to sift through the bits and bytes on a hard drive."
posted by Mark Tomlinson @ 8:10 AM
