The Royal Society believes open access to research results through electronic media would harm (read: profit through) publishing activities of professional societies. Sounds familiar? Yes, this precisely is the same storyline the masters of RIAA keep spinning. No dog is … Continue reading
I read this story (Birth of the PowerBook: How Apple Took Over the Portable Market in 1991) through Slashdot. It says that in 1991 Apple took a little help from Sony in creating its first successful laptop – PowerBooks. Surprising … Continue reading
Contrary to expected there were hardly any protestors at the Society for Neuroscience Meeting where Dalai Lama was speaking. He spoke just what he has been saying all these days. I have not seen the whole text of his talk … Continue reading
At last Sony/BMG has announced that it will no longer include Rootkit with their CDs. There is a lesson to be learned for every other company who is trying to stretch the IP protection a bit too far. That aside, … Continue reading
In two unrelated(!) moves Kansas State School Board and Vatican have attempted precisely to have it and eat it. Kansas board says it is ok to teach kids theory of evolution may be wrong. Just around the same time Cardinal … Continue reading