From Slashdot: Microsoft May Be Targeting the Ubuntu Desktop.
“Microsoft is advertising for a new director of open source strategy, but this one has a specific purpose: fight the Linux desktop. ‘The Windows Competitive Strategy team is looking for a strong team member to lead Microsoft’s global desktop competitive strategy as it relates to open source competitors.’ For a variety of reasons, this move is almost certainly targeted at Ubuntu Linux’s desktop success.
Anything that worries Microsoft is alright by me. Anyone who knows me knows that I am not totally anti-Microsoft products. I believe in “the right tool for the right job”. But I also feel Microsoft as a company has done some pretty illegal and immoral things, and that they need to be kept in check. They need to be reminded there are viable alternatives to their products, so they can’t just do whatever they want. I also believe that if you’re going to use single-source, single-platform technologies, there should be some advantage to doing so that makes limiting your deployment environment worthwhile.
Musak is delcaring bankruptcy. My favorite comment on that site is
The real question is how did they get in debt to the tune of $100 to $500 million and still only have $50,000 in assets? What did they spend it all on? I have a hard time believing the Muzak head honchos know how to party hard enough to burn that much money.
I kinda agree. I don’t see in that artice (or this one on thestreet.com) where all the money went. The only thing I can think of is changed to the copyright laws making them pay artists (or someone else in that food chain) more money. According to this article, they’re not down yet. They’re still going to function as normal during the process.
I love it when I can flag a post as both Science and Entertainment. Basically, a Rubens’ Tube is a pipe with regular holes, a gas inlet on one side, and a speaker hooked up to a sound source on the left side. The result is a stunning real world visualization of the waveforms. And, there’s fire involved! How cool is that?
This article on the Rubens’ Tube is from Information Aesthetics, a cool website all about intruiging ways of visualizing data.
Inspired by Lev Manovich’s definition of “information aesthetics”, this weblog explores the symbiotic relationship between creative design and the field of information visualization. More specifically, it collects projects that represent data or information in original or intriguing ways.
First, we have The Bacon Explosion from BBQ Addicts. It involves two pounds thick cut bacon, two pounds Italian sausage, and the second best cooking method ever invented (after engine block cooking, which combines cars and cooking). I will carry this recipe around with me in my wallet, so if I am ever given the death penalty, I can tell them what I want for my last meal.
And it might just be worth it.
If that wasn’t controversial enough, we have bacon on a cat, from John Scalzi’s blog. I am against animal cruelty, but animal annoyance is just payback for all those furballs we have to clean up.
Now that you’re warmed up and in the theme, you’re ready for BaconCamp (modeled after BarCamp). They also have a blog, which includes wonderful posts like this one, with a YouTube video of bacon being made.