New life for old spacecraft
[Original Link] Old satellites don't die. They just lose their pictures.
Quentin Stafford-Fraser's blog
One should always have something sensational to read on the net...
[Original Link] Old satellites don't die. They just lose their pictures.
[Original Link] A very useful primer on the current state of 802.11g by Tim Higgins. How does it work? How fast is it really? How compatible are the products, both with other 802.11g products and with 802.11b? And how come all of this stuff is out there several months before the standard is finalised?
[Original Link] It's nice to see an encouraging draft directive from the EU which makes some sense. I'm just thinking about the last time I saw one of those. Mmm. Errr. No. Sorry. Can't remember one.
[Thanks to Adam Curry for the link]
[Original Link] "...in an accident, you and your family are more likely to die if you are riding in an SUV rather than in a car..."
What's good for General Motors is bad for America. [Thanks to John for the link]
[Original Link] A little glamour for those who have been working on Mobile IP for so long! And great advertising for RedHat.
I'm starting to come up with new Star Trek movie plots. "What is it, Uhura?"
"Well, Captain, I'm receiving reports that Earth has been targetted by a SQL Server-related virus, thought to be coming from somewhere near the Horsehead Nebula. They're shutting down the terrestrial firewall, and all global critical systems are being rebooted. We're going to lose all contact with Earth for the next 18 hours..."[Original Link] Had to check my calendar to make sure it wasn't April 1st.
[Original Link] Surveys in todays New York Times report that only a little over half of US students reckon that the loans they had to take out for their education were worth it.
"Indebtedness was becoming more and more of an issue," said William Wright-Swadel, director of career services at Harvard. "We kept hearing, `I'm going to go work in industry for a few years, then I will return to what I care about.' Frankly I'm not sure how many of them were able to make the return trip."
Soon education will be the reward for those who have already had a successful career, rather than the means for achieving one.
[Original Link] The thrust of this article, despite the title, is that Linux is causing more problems for traditional Unix vendors at present than for Microsoft. Interestingly, however, the largest Unix vendor is now Apple, and is perhaps the only one winning converts from Linux.
[Original Link] Victor Keegan's article compares music to water. Eh? Have a read... (Thanks to JenWeb for the link)