EU Software Patents

February 19, 2005

The NYT is picking up the story on EU software patent legislation getting bogged down.  Quotes: In a rare move, the European Parliament demanded Thursday that a controversial proposal for a law on software patents be scrapped and that the debate begin anew. The proposed law is intended to harmonize the patent rules of the […]

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Bush Administration Warns Health Care Industry to Computerize

February 19, 2005

Via NYT, a warning from a senior health care official in the Bush Administration to the health care industry to focus on computerizing the industry.  The Bush Administration has made the health care e-record a focus of its health care platform in its second term.  Money quotes: Dr. David J. Brailer, the federal official who […]

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More on the SHA-1 Break

February 19, 2005

The Register has an excellent overview article on the break of the SHA-1 algorithm reported recently.

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The Dangers of Personal Data Outsourcing

February 18, 2005

Bruce Schneier has an unusually chilling post up on some of the personal security issues that come from having our data under the control of others: A dozen years ago, if someone wanted to look through your mail, they would have to break into your house. Now they can just break into your ISP. Ten […]

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More on Philadelphia MuniWiFi; Indiana Anti-MuniWiFi Bill Dies

February 18, 2005

The NYT is running a story on Philadelphia’s municipal wireless network plans. If Mayor John F. Street has his way, by next year this 135-square-mile metropolis will become one gigantic wireless hot spot, offering every neighborhood high-speed access to the Web at below-market prices in what would be the largest experiment in municipal Internet service […]

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More on Lobbying Against MuniWiFi

February 18, 2005

Via Om, more on lobbying by telco interests against municipal wide area wireless networks.  I wrote recently about this happening in Philadelphia.  Now it’s Texas.  EFF is now involved – read about it here (via a blog – naturally).

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Your Law Practice Can be Switzerland

February 17, 2005

Via New York Lawyer, a story on large law firms looking to merge their way into Silicon Valley practices as tech warms up again.  But in at least one case, a boutique practice is not interested (yet) – the boutique life is nice, and not everyone wants to be big.  Money quote: "One of the […]

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Home Technology is too Complicated, Redux

February 17, 2005

I’m repeating myself – but time and again these days I see examples of this problem – wi-fi in this case, and reminders of how smart it would be for someone to develop a different way – wouldn’t it be cool if someone developed a brand of home technology products that actually worked, and were […]

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Skype to Partner with Motorola

February 17, 2005

Who knows where this collaboration agreement will go, but for now it’s a brilliant idea, and yet another reason to hope for wireless markets opening up. Via VoIPWatch.

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16 Rules to Live By

February 17, 2005

Via Al Nye, I came across a truly remarkable post by Bob Parsons of Go Daddy (of the notorious censored Superbowl spot) about the 16 rules he tries to live by.  Go read it.  A lot of effort has obviously gone in to this collection of pearls – it’s worth repeating in its entirety (which […]

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SHA-1 Has Been Broken

February 16, 2005

Bruce Schneier is reporting that SHA-1 has been broken.  Yikes. SHA-1 has been broken.  Not a reduced-round version.  Not a simplified version.  The real thing.

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Customers Like Subscription Pricing

February 16, 2005

Tom Evslin with yet another meaty post – this one on why subscription pricing is a good thing.  Money quote: Customers like subscription pricing. In fact, they are willing to pay a premium for predictability and simplicity. If you can find a way to price a service at a flat monthly rate, you can make […]

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