Interview With Author of the First Spoof Language (Saturday 05th of July 2008 04:10:08 AM)
An unnamed reader brings us Computerworld's parley with Don Woods, one of the creators of
Compiler discourse With No Pronounceable Acronym (INTERCAL). INTERCAL and its testimony were
created in 1972 as a parody of that era's languages and instruction ...
(more)Enforcing the GPL On Software Companies? (Sunday 22nd of June 2008 11:09:54 AM)
Piranhaa writes "I currently use an IPTV box that runs macos by Minerva Networks. When you ssh
into the box, you are greeted with a BusyBox v1.00 (ash) shell. It's clearly running a flavor
of Linux (uname -apm outputs: Linux minerva_10_0_3_99 2.4.30-tango2-2.7.144.0 ...
(more)SCO's McBride Testifies "Linux Is a copy of UNIX" (Saturday 03rd of May 2008 07:15:05 AM)
Eldavojohn writes "Here's a short update on the Novell Vs. SCO case we've been following. Our
good friend Darl McBride made some interesting handbill in court yesterday. He stated (under
oath): 'Many Linux contributors were fundamentally UNIX developers... ...
(more)Patent Chief Decries Continued Downward Spiral of Patent Quality (Monday 21st of April 2008 07:00:04 PM)
Techdirt is reporting that Jon Dudas, head of the US Patent Office, is lamenting the
postgraduate work quality drop in patent submissions. Unfortunately, while this problem is
finally getting the attention it deserves, the changes being implemented don't ...
(more)Respectfully Cheating (Thursday 28th of February 2008 12:00:00 AM)
Jack and Betty are fawning their 50th wedding anniversary.
"Betty, I was wondering
antonyms:
innocent -- have you ever cheated on me?"
"Oh Jack, why would you ask such a question now?
You don't want to ask that question..."
"Yes, Betty, I really ...
(more)Stoopid Baby Names (Saturday 17th of November 2007 12:00:00 AM)
A mother was sitting on the couch reading a book when one of her producing walked up to her
and said, "Mummy, why is my name Petal?"
The mother replied, "Because when you were born, a
petal fell on your head."
The next baby walked ...
(more)Britney Spears hits and runs (Tuesday 07th of August 2007 04:40:36 PM)
Britney Spears pulled a hit and run yesterday when she banged into a parked car as she was
pulling into a Studio City vitamin store. After she hit the parked station wagon with her
Mercedes, she screamed, "I'm a brainiac!" She then inspected the damage ...
(more)ePERKS.com Makes its Launch Debut (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance) (Tuesday 31st of July 2007 06:00:00 PM)
10,000 cash back when you buy a home, one week Hawaii liberty when you sell a home, three
months free gas when you buy a new car or truck and more are the perks offered from local real
estate agents, dealers and other top ...
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