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24 Sep 2009 19:47

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Biz, Tech: Twitter has a lot of venture capital; it should give us some

  • $100 million amount of money being injected into the site in a hot round of venture capital source
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24 Sep 2009 10:50

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Tech: Regarding Google Chrome Frame, Microsoft lays a line of BS

  • It doesn’t even matter what they say after this half-quote: “Given the security issues with plugins in general and Google Chrome in particular…” everybody should download Google Chrome Frame now? Is that what you’re gonna tell us, Microsoft spokesperson, about the plugin that Google made to make Web developers’ lives easier because you made a sucky browser called Internet Explorer 6? OHHHHHHHH NO. “… Google Chrome Frame running as a plugin has doubled the attach area for malware and malicious scripts. This is not a risk we would recommend our friends and families take.” Shut up, Microsoft. You’re just fearmongering. source
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24 Sep 2009 10:13

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Tech: Remember Compuserve, nerds? It just hit a historic anniversary.

  • The year Compuserve launched – 30 years ago today, in fact. source
  • The initial modem speed, in baud, you could access the iconic service. source
  • Percentage of users’ time spent on the popular CB, or chat, service. source
  • The year AOL finally killed Compuserve’s iconic service. Sigh. source
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23 Sep 2009 22:42

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Tech: Wii think you should know the Wii is getting a Wii bit cheaper.

  • $199 for the Wii (20% cheaper!), starting this Sunday source
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23 Sep 2009 11:23

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Tech: Daily poll: Would you buy a tablet PC like the Microsoft Courier?

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22 Sep 2009 23:00

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Biz, Tech: The New York Times has Twitter to thank for a traffic spike

  • 10% of the New York Times’ traffic came from Twitter this year source
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22 Sep 2009 22:56

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Tech: The Microsoft Courier looks like a fawnworthy dream device

We know what you’re thinking. Since when did we fawn over Microsoft products? To that, we say, “Watch the video at the link. It’s jaw-dropping.” source
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22 Sep 2009 11:00

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Tech: Thick as a brick: Silicon Valley wants to make construction go green

  • We think it is time for a second industrial revolution. … We and dozens of others are trying to create green alternatives for all the things that happen in the building industry.
  • Foundation Capital partner Paul Holland • Discussing Calstar Products, a company that makes “green,” more environmentally-friendly, bricks. The company uses fly ash – otherwise a troublesome pollutant – to make bricks which use 85% fewer greenhouse gases in their creation. The Brick Industry Association – which actually exists – says that they aren’t really bricks and that fly ash may not last nearly as long as regular bricks. • source
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22 Sep 2009 09:11

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Tech, U.S.: Thanks to the FCC, the net neutrality debate’s flaring up again

  • Consumer groups very favorable towards the rules. “This is a tremendous day for millions of us who have been clamoring to keep the internet free from discrimination,” said Free Press executive director John Silver. source
  • After the new rules were announced, wireless providers collectively freaked out. So did big cable companies like Comcast. A bunch of Republican congressmen also submitted a bill threatening to cut the FCC’s funding. source
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21 Sep 2009 21:53

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Tech: The scale of World of Warcraft is beyond massive

  • 5.5 million lines of code for the game, which is 1.3 petabytes in size (a petrabyte is a BILLION megabytes) source
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