DEEP in the basement of a dusty university library in Edinburgh lies a small black box, roughly the size of two cigarette packets side by side, that churns out random numbers in an endless stream. At first glance it is an unremarkable piece of equipment. Encased in metal, it contains at its heart a microchip [...]
Entries from February 13th, 2005
Criticism on Microsoft’s Anti Openness Policy
February 13th, 2005 · No Comments · Microsoft
Just came across an opionion piece on The Register that debunks Bill Gates comments last week that Microsoft ranks interoperability as very important. Exerpt: So, Mr. Gates, writes Hakon Lie, you say you believe in interoperability. Then why, pray tell, doesn’t the web page of your interoperability communiqué conform to the HTML4 standard as it [...]
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