Monthly Archives: April 2006

Jabber/XMPP pubsub

Posted on 2006-04-25 by Dan Siemon

Most people who know about Jabber/XMPP think of it as an instant messaging platform. Of course, that is the primary use for Jabber at present but that may not always be the case. The Jabber/XMPP network forms an XML based … Continue reading →

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The Vatican’s astronomer

Posted on 2006-04-18 by Dan Siemon

Quirks and Quarks is the CBC‘s weekly science and technology radio show. It is also available as a Podcast. This past week’s episode contains an interview with the Vatican’s astronomer. He has a very interesting take on the intersection of … Continue reading →

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Linux and proprietary (graphics) drivers

Posted on 2006-04-18 by Dan Siemon

From New Linux look fuels old debate: For Nvidia, intellectual property is a secondary issue. “It’s so hard to write a graphics driver that open-sourcing it would not help,” said Andrew Fear, Nvidia’s software product manager. In addition, customers aren’t … Continue reading →

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Business as Morality

Posted on 2006-04-04 by Dan Siemon

Doc Searls: Business as Morality reprints an email written by Doc Searls discussing business morality. As with most of Doc’s writing it is worth reading. However, I would like to draw a little attention to one of the comments posted … Continue reading →

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