osOpinion: Tech Opinion commentary for the people, by the people. Bush vs. Gore “And when it comes to taxes and budgets, the differences between the candidates are very clear. Gore favors boosting government spending beyond currently expected increases. Meanwhile, Bush favors cutting taxes. The fundamental lesson of the “Silicon Valley miracle” is that freedom delivers…

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Fred Moody: The (Anti-) Linux Crusade “linux isnt secure and it isnt stable,” my informant writes, with his usual bracing disdain for grammar and punctuation. “its a moving target that never really gets out of beta. sure people run production sites on linux. i know alot of these people. they dont get much sleep and…

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Benchmarks Pan Transmeta “Transmeta’s revolutionary x86 Crusoe chip, the first real challenge to the industry’s conventional way of building silicon, has reportedly come up short on performance – 50% short in some cases – in the first known benchmarks run on the wonderous new silicon.”

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DaveNet : What is Open Source? “Free source code releases, or open source, are an essential part of being a programmer, and it dates back to the beginning of programming. It’s not a new thing, and not complex. Basically the rule is, here’s the source, have fun with it, if you want.”

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Open Source Projects Manage Themselves? Dream On “There is one problem with the statement, open source projects manage themselves. It is not true. This article shows open source projects are about as far as you can get from self-organizing. In fact, these projects use strong central control, which is crucial to their success. As evidence,…

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Linux Today – Where is Microsoft going tomorrow? “Ballmer’s business strategy and Gates’ technical outlook are the best chance that Microsoft has of make a difference in the 21st century, says DiDio. “They are many things – stupid isn’t one of them,” she says. The company’s support of XML as the cornerstone of .Net is…

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NYPOST.COM News: HILL BOOED ROUNDLY AT ISRAEL RALLY By GREGG BIRNBAUM and MAGGIE HABERMAN

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Mr Showbiz News: Oldman Says Studio Democrats Ruined Contender

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Without a doubt, this entry is not going to make me many friends. I would like to introduce you to a victim of the victim culture. Someone who’s life has been destroyed NOT by what happened to her… but by how she has been taught she should react to what happened to her. I’ll tell…

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