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Oct
3
“No, there’s no way to do that. In fact it would be really hard to do, and I don’t think we really need it”. I think Bill was a little miffed that Steve wasn’t raving over the fast ovals and still wanted more. Steve suddenly got more intense. “Rectangles with rounded corners are everywhere! Just look around this room!”. And sure enough, there were lots of them, like the whiteboard and some of the desks and tables. Then he pointed out the window. “And look outside, there’s even more, practically everywhere you look!”. He even persuaded Bill to take a quick walk around the block with him, pointing out every rectangle with rounded corners that he could find.”
Folklore.org: Macintosh Stories: Round Rects Are Everywhere!
Oct
2
“I can say is beware of geeks, you know, bearing formulas.”
Warren Buffett explains the credit crisis to Charlie Rose | mathoda.com
Sep
29
“Cloud computing is a trap, warns GNU founder Richard Stallman
Web-based programs like Google’s Gmail will force people to buy into locked, proprietary systems that will cost more and more over time, according to the free software campaigner * Bobbie Johnson, technology correspondent * guardian.co.uk, * Monday September 29 2008 14:11 BST * Article history Richard Stallman, creator of the GNU computer operating system Richard Stallman on cloud computing: “It’s stupidity. It’s worse than stupidity: it’s a marketing hype campaign.” Photograph: www.stallman.org The concept of using web-based programs like Google’s Gmail is “worse than stupidity”, according to a leading advocate of free software. Cloud computing – where IT power is delivered over the internet as you need it, rather than drawn from a desktop computer – has gained currency in recent years. Large internet and technology companies including Google, Microsoft and Amazon are pushing forward their plans to deliver information and software over the net. But Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation and creator of the computer operating system GNU, said that cloud computing was simply a trap aimed at forcing more people to buy into locked, proprietary systems that would cost them more and more over time. “It’s stupidity. It’s worse than stupidity: it’s a marketing hype campaign,” he told The Guardian.” Cloud computing is a trap, warns GNU founder | Technology | guardian.co.uk
Web-based programs like Google’s Gmail will force people to buy into locked, proprietary systems that will cost more and more over time, according to the free software campaigner * Bobbie Johnson, technology correspondent * guardian.co.uk, * Monday September 29 2008 14:11 BST * Article history Richard Stallman, creator of the GNU computer operating system Richard Stallman on cloud computing: “It’s stupidity. It’s worse than stupidity: it’s a marketing hype campaign.” Photograph: www.stallman.org The concept of using web-based programs like Google’s Gmail is “worse than stupidity”, according to a leading advocate of free software. Cloud computing – where IT power is delivered over the internet as you need it, rather than drawn from a desktop computer – has gained currency in recent years. Large internet and technology companies including Google, Microsoft and Amazon are pushing forward their plans to deliver information and software over the net. But Richard Stallman, founder of the Free Software Foundation and creator of the computer operating system GNU, said that cloud computing was simply a trap aimed at forcing more people to buy into locked, proprietary systems that would cost them more and more over time. “It’s stupidity. It’s worse than stupidity: it’s a marketing hype campaign,” he told The Guardian.” Cloud computing is a trap, warns GNU founder | Technology | guardian.co.uk
Sep
29
Nokia launches mobile software to help organizations deliver critical social services
Amazonas State Health Department in Brazil to use the software to monitor and treat outbreaks of dengue fever
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