Bruce Schneier’s latest column is a diatribe against government surveillance, arguing that the current trend is toward less privacy and liberty, and that we might be overestimating the amount of security we get in exchange. These observations are nothing new, and Bruce is preaching to the choir by running this op-ed in CNET. In sticking [...]
Researchers at NYU have proven that Neanderthal is not really a human progenitor, based on measurements of the skull. Looking at bumps and nubs on the skull was originally what led scientists to believe that Neanderthal was an ancestor, but apparently that was phrenelogical superstition, andour modern prowess with computers yields the true science of [...]
Just announced on xml-dev, a new book co-authored by the “grandfather of XML” himself, Charles Goldfarb, which explains how to use XML within Office 2003. Topics include things like “Connecting to Web Services from a Spreasheet”, and the book covers InfoPath and Frontpage in addition to the other Office mainstays. Forward by Jean Paoli.
Seattle Times reporting on the biggest Go event to hit Seattle. You should vist the Seattle Go center rather than Olympic Hotel if you want to watch the matches this weekend. Some of the MSFT Go club are playing in the tournament.