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what AIG really lost
(CNN) -- The monumental quarterly loss revealed by U.S. insurance giant AIG of $62 billion is the largest in corporate history, amounting to about $460,000 per minute. The loss caused jaws to hit the floor around the world and left us wondering, what else would $62 billion buy?
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quote of the day
From one of my teen Computer Gaming students today:
"Sex is like computer hacking - we all know it exists but most of us don't know how to do it very well."
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The Freedom Bill
Just got this from the LibDems. Looks pretty awesome at first glance. I encourage every British reader of this blog to read it and sign up.
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Dear Rodney
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at last
Finally...
UK government backs open source
Update: the full report from the government's Chief Information Officer is here. It's pretty amazing stuff. We all knew this would happen eventually, but so strong so soon is really quite stunning:
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legal nonsense
Since The Pirate Bay trial is currently running in Sweden, I have been amusing myself this morning by reading some of the legal threats they have posted on their site. Funny reading, especially if you have a layman's interest in the law, as I have. My favourites have to be the emails that end with things like:
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City of the Seekers
Dammit, I wish I could be in LA next month for this event. All my OTO buddies out there should sign up immediately.
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Convention on Modern Liberty
This brief message is a call to all concerned with the threats to our fundamental rights and freedoms. It introduces you to the Convention on Modern Liberty. The Convention is live already in video and writing on the web. It has an amazing list of speakers (see below). It is supported by a growing and surprising mixture of organisations. The latest ( Read more... ) -
kde
You know how you've been hearing how much better Windows 7 will be over Windows Vista? Two Australian gentlemen decided to find out... by showing people KDE/Linux and telling them it was actually Windows 7. And the response was...?
