Archive for December, 2005

The..(ahem)… Browser Security Test… (cough)

While reading an article posted by Mary Jo Foley on Microsoft-Watch, I noticed a link to Bruce Schneier’s blog to a post called “Internet Explorer Sucks”. I was, again, surprised to find out that people still don’t seem to get it. On his blog, Schneier links to a webpage containing a study on browser security. [...]

Galileo, ICANN and Blogs

It appears Europe has launched a Galileo satellite yesterday, completing another milestone in the Galileo project. As you may know, Galileo is going to be Europe’s own version of the American GPS system, and from what I’ve read will be much more powerful and have many really cool features. Europe had decided a while back [...]

Shiny Happy People

It’s that time of the year again, when everybody pretends that all is nice and well and they all pretend to be happy and are nice to each other. It’s the time of the year when people pretend to have a heart, the time when they wish eachother the best things in life, give away [...]

Think Different

Michael Moore writes: As a rule, we are instructed from childhood that serious consequences shall arise if we dare to rock the boat. We learn instinctually that it is always better to go along so that we get along. To slip off the assembly line of groupthink means to risk ridicule, rejection, banishment. Being alone [...]

Seoul fair trade finding against Microsoft

The Korean Fair Trade Commission (FTC) finds that: Microsoft’s bundling practices limited fair market competition, with its monopolisation hurting the interest of consumers I think it has been proven, and is more than clear right now after the case in Europe, that consumers are not the one being hurt. Afterall, consumers, having the choice right [...]

United Earth War

About 4 years ago, when it was still possible for me to have a lot of free time to waste on unproductive things, I fooled around with a sound recording program and made an MP3 to show off my voice acting talents. Ahem. The truth is, I was just having some fun. I took the [...]