Monday, November 27, 2006
11/28 SNR
- First, the sole bit of SCO-related media coverage today, which isn't really new. If you've been watching the IBM case at all, one of SCO's sillier assertions in the case is that they don't have any evidence because IBM destroyed it all. IBM says that's a bunch of hooey. Nothing really new here, but the tech media's just noticed this quirk in the saga, so here it is.
- On GL, the latest fun with Expedited Motions to Compel. Slowly, SCO is realizing it isn't quite so much fun when they're on the receiving end.
- An update from hamjudo2000 on short interest in SCO stock.
- Also, the Daniel Wallace sideshow makes a brief cameo in the SCO v. IBM case. IBM cites Wallace's multiple defeats as a validation of the GPL, so Danny's inadvertently done us all a favor.
- Here's how to turn your shiny new Zune into a portable hard drive. It's a simple matter of registry editing. What could be simpler? World domination, here we come!
- A bit about Vista video drivers, or the lack thereof.
- WinXP: Bad for the environment.
- A transcript of RMS in Tokyo. The message board trolls think this helps their cause for some reason. I have no idea why. Maybe they're just stupid.
- Rob Enderle's holiday gift guide. Before he gets to the gadgets, he rhapsodizes about some sort of hot tub / spa setup. I realize he's from California and all, but that's just too much sharing. Surprisingly, he forgets to inform us where we can obtain the appropriate cologne and gold medallions.
- When he isn't channeling the groovy 70's, Enderle still has time for a bit of anti-GPL fud. Anything to pay the bills, I guess.
- Andy Ihnakto: "Avoid the Loony Zune".
- Dan Frakes @ Playlist: "How not to be an iPod killer".
- MS is all for virtualization in theory, but they say it's not for you. Big shocker there. Predatory monopolists only embrace cross-platform technologies in order to sabotage them. It's an iron law, true yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Don't be surprised now, and don't be surprised next time it happens.
- Music copyrights in the UK will not be extended to 95 years from the current 50. So very soon, all sorts of crappy music from the 50s will finally be available for what it's actually worth. Yay!
- Ralphie now fancies himself a movie mogul. His first blockbuster is titled Traffic Control: Driving Generation XXX, I suppose because CP80: The Infomercial doesn't have much of a ring to it. Local media coverage here, press release here, official movie site here. I suspect the name "Lake of Fire Productions" is a Matt Yarro contribution, the latest fruit of his weird combo of far-right religion and fantasy RPG gaming.
I have to wonder what sort of parent lets their kid talk to some creepy "businessman" about porn. Personally, I'd tell the guy to leave my kids alone and then call 911. I mean, eewww. - Boies & Co. have gotten into the holiday spirit, joining in for some fun litigation over Christmas beers. Seems the bluenoses at the Liquor Authority in New York have decided that holiday-themed beer constitutes advertising to kids. Never mind that winter seasonal beers are a centuries-old tradition in Europe, and a somewhat more recent tradition in beer-enlightened parts of the US (like Oregon for instance). So sure, BS&F seems to be chasing the right ambulance for once, but I'm afraid they'll bungle the case (as usual) and we'll end up with total Prohibition in New York when the case is over.
And then there's the matter of Boies's son, David Boies III, who's made quite a living chasing the opposite ambulance, suing all sorts of deep-pocketed beer, wine, and liquor companies for allegedly advertising to kids. You just can't win with these guys. I suppose they'd like us to institute a "Boies tax" on every drink, which you have to pay to avoid being sued. Maybe they'll call it a "BoozeSource license". - M$ runs into patent trouble in Korea.
- The latest unflattering Novell analogy, in the wake of their M$ deal: Benedict Arnold.
- A piece about MS handing out discounts like candy to avoid losing business to Linux. Novell & SCO get a brief mention.
- The French Parliament dumps Windows for Linux.
- Goldfarb pops up again, commenting on ClearChannel, Facebook, and Motorola's recent deal to buy Good Technology. I don't think he's completely off base on these, but he's also not venturing far from conventional wisdom, and none of these companies are likely PIPE candidates, so it's not his area of expertise.
It's interesting that Good Technology could be considered a Me Inc. competitor. The media coverage mentions them as a RIM competitor, I suppose because nobody knows or cares about Me Inc. - On OSNews: "Xandros Linux Conquers a Hostile Sony Laptop".
- Apparently when you use the Zune's crippled Wi-Fi functionality, sending stuff back and forth is supposed to be called "squirting". (*snort* *giggle*) Surprisingly, when you search Google for the term, the #3 link (not counting sponsored links) relates to the Zune. The others are even less, uh, family friendly. Still, #3 is better than I expected. I doubt it'll hold, though, as some things have more enduring interest than others. Even MSNBC has some harsh words about the Zune. More Zune bashin' here and here.
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I imagine "Lake of Fire Productions" is in reference to the lake of fire that is prominently featured in both the Book of Revelations and the Book of Mormon. You thought Hell was bad? It's only temporary until the world ends. The Lake of Fire is for eternity and where you go if your name is not found in the book of life.
Revelation 19:20
and the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who did the signs before him, in which he led astray those who did receive the mark of the beast, and those who did bow before his image; living they were cast -- the two -- to the lake of the fire, that is burning with brimstone;
2 Nephi 9:16
that they who are righteous shall be righteous still, and they who are filthy shall be filthy still; wherefore, they who are filthy are the devil and his angels; and they shall go away into everlasting fire; prepared for them; and their torment is as a lake of fire and brimstone, whose flame ascendeth up forever and ever and has no end.
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Revelation 19:20
and the beast was taken, and with him the false prophet who did the signs before him, in which he led astray those who did receive the mark of the beast, and those who did bow before his image; living they were cast -- the two -- to the lake of the fire, that is burning with brimstone;
2 Nephi 9:16
that they who are righteous shall be righteous still, and they who are filthy shall be filthy still; wherefore, they who are filthy are the devil and his angels; and they shall go away into everlasting fire; prepared for them; and their torment is as a lake of fire and brimstone, whose flame ascendeth up forever and ever and has no end.
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