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scottobearLooking Over The Edge
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/special_report/newsid_1343000/1343171.stm
Scientists have pointed a telescope in Hawaii toward a part of the universe viewable through our galaxy's north pole, revealing a section of existence where galaxies are as plentiful as stars and look like sparkling jewels.
At least, that's what a poet might say.
Me? I think it looks like an out-of-focus picture of blobs on a black background. Sure, the blobs are bigger than, well, almost anything and are an impossibly long way away from us - but they're still just blobs.
. . .
Whole Hog
http://hollywoodandvine.com/radiohead/rha_primary_frame.html?music
If you can't wait to hear the new Radiohead album scheduled for release next month, guess what? You don't have to!
For two weeks, Capitol Records and the band are offering the new album in its entirety via streaming audio over the Web. By visiting the link above, you'll get connected to Heavy.com and be able to listen to all 11 tracks in order, full-length, free free free.
Who says the Web is doomed?
. . .
Too Many Hackers
http://www.internetnews.com/wd-news/article/0,,10_770121,00.html
Attrition.org, which makes it its business to track and record Web site defacements by hackers looking for a little attention, is calling it quits.
This time, it isn't because of lack of funds or an inability to find investors. Instead, Attrition is being forced to stop doing it's job because there's too *many* defacements going on and it can no longer keep up.
The site has over 15,000 records in their database now, but with the number of hackers and hacks increasing, they just don't have the manpower to do it anymore.
Greatest Hits: http://www.attrition.org/mirror/attrition/
. . .
If You Can't Beat 'Em...
http://pr.mp3.com/pr/337.html
Way back when MP3.com was being sued by every major label for copyright infringement, every label except one settled out of court for an equal share of the litigious pie. That one label was Vivendi Universal, which is now going to plug all that money back into the company along with another $300million to purchase the whole thing out right.
In what is being read in industry circles as the nail in the coffin of free digital music on the Web, Vivendi will spend $5 a share to purchase MP3.com and its millions of registered users, as well as founder Michael Robertson who will earn $150million all by himself on a URL he bought for $1,000.
Had I only known...
. . .
Avast Me Hearties!
http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/05/21/software.piracy.ap/index.html
A new report suggests that 37% of the software on your computer (assuming you're at work) is pirated. That's right kids, even your company isn't ready to start paying for everything they load on the hard drives.
And that's $11.75billion that the software industry lost last year alone.
Most of the blame lands squarely on the growing prevalence of including CD-ROM burners on every new computer sold.
. . .
Bigger Blue
http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/review/2001-05-21-ibm-storage.htm
IBM has announced that it's broken another unbreakable barrier, creating hard disk drives up to ten times larger than anything currently available. Think of all the pirated software you'll be able to keep, now!
Using a three-atom thick layer of ruthenium, whatever the hell that is, the company has managed to cram 100billion bits of data per square inch, so that 40Gb drive on your Dell may soon be a 400Gb drive.
The repercussions would impact every type of hard drive made today, including IBM's MicroDrive for digital cameras and MP3 players.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/hi/english/special_report/newsid_1343000/1343171.stm
Scientists have pointed a telescope in Hawaii toward a part of the universe viewable through our galaxy's north pole, revealing a section of existence where galaxies are as plentiful as stars and look like sparkling jewels.
At least, that's what a poet might say.
Me? I think it looks like an out-of-focus picture of blobs on a black background. Sure, the blobs are bigger than, well, almost anything and are an impossibly long way away from us - but they're still just blobs.
. . .
Whole Hog
http://hollywoodandvine.com/radiohead/rha_primary_frame.html?music
If you can't wait to hear the new Radiohead album scheduled for release next month, guess what? You don't have to!
For two weeks, Capitol Records and the band are offering the new album in its entirety via streaming audio over the Web. By visiting the link above, you'll get connected to Heavy.com and be able to listen to all 11 tracks in order, full-length, free free free.
Who says the Web is doomed?
. . .
Too Many Hackers
http://www.internetnews.com/wd-news/article/0,,10_770121,00.html
Attrition.org, which makes it its business to track and record Web site defacements by hackers looking for a little attention, is calling it quits.
This time, it isn't because of lack of funds or an inability to find investors. Instead, Attrition is being forced to stop doing it's job because there's too *many* defacements going on and it can no longer keep up.
The site has over 15,000 records in their database now, but with the number of hackers and hacks increasing, they just don't have the manpower to do it anymore.
Greatest Hits: http://www.attrition.org/mirror/attrition/
. . .
If You Can't Beat 'Em...
http://pr.mp3.com/pr/337.html
Way back when MP3.com was being sued by every major label for copyright infringement, every label except one settled out of court for an equal share of the litigious pie. That one label was Vivendi Universal, which is now going to plug all that money back into the company along with another $300million to purchase the whole thing out right.
In what is being read in industry circles as the nail in the coffin of free digital music on the Web, Vivendi will spend $5 a share to purchase MP3.com and its millions of registered users, as well as founder Michael Robertson who will earn $150million all by himself on a URL he bought for $1,000.
Had I only known...
. . .
Avast Me Hearties!
http://www.cnn.com/2001/TECH/industry/05/21/software.piracy.ap/index.html
A new report suggests that 37% of the software on your computer (assuming you're at work) is pirated. That's right kids, even your company isn't ready to start paying for everything they load on the hard drives.
And that's $11.75billion that the software industry lost last year alone.
Most of the blame lands squarely on the growing prevalence of including CD-ROM burners on every new computer sold.
. . .
Bigger Blue
http://www.usatoday.com/life/cyber/tech/review/2001-05-21-ibm-storage.htm
IBM has announced that it's broken another unbreakable barrier, creating hard disk drives up to ten times larger than anything currently available. Think of all the pirated software you'll be able to keep, now!
Using a three-atom thick layer of ruthenium, whatever the hell that is, the company has managed to cram 100billion bits of data per square inch, so that 40Gb drive on your Dell may soon be a 400Gb drive.
The repercussions would impact every type of hard drive made today, including IBM's MicroDrive for digital cameras and MP3 players.
