Apparently, the folks in Bournesmouth, UK, didn’t get the joke, as they’re laying fiber optic cable through the sewer system. The intended result: blazing fast connections that don’t require digging up anything…http://ecoworldly.com/2008/05/11/super-fast-broadband-via-the-sewer-system/” rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title

One of the most misused buzzwords finally gets defined. Now we can stop people from labeling everything on the internet as Web 2.0. Please stop the madness.http://www.resourcefulidiot.com/2008/05/explaining-web-10-web-20-web-30/” rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title

Together with the charity Childnet, IFPI recently launched a campaign to educate kids, teachers and parents about the dangers of filesharing. Ironically, the legal alternatives they suggest direct the kids to LimeWire, Kazaa and sites that sell hardcore adult movies.http://torrentfreak.com/ifpi-advises-kids-to-use-limewire-and-kazaa/” rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title

So you’ve heard the hype on going green, wouldn’t you like to know how the internet fits into the big picture of saving energy? Every time you search Google you could power an 11-watt light bulb for an hour…http://www.gimmiethescoop.com/data-center-power-consumption-global-warming-will-the-web-crash” rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title

Microsoft is still toiling away at the Zune, but there isn’t a whole terrible much to show for it so far in regards to market impact. They just broke the 2 million mark, almost a year after they hit 1 million in May 2007. That means growth has hardly accelerated since the second-gen players hit […]

Here are some shots from the install. I will not go into detail when it comes to these. One thing that has changed is the encryption option (i did not test this), that allows you to make and install to an encrypted partition.uname -aLinux localhost.localdomain 2.6.25-14.fc9.i686 #1 SMP Thu May 1 06:28:41 EDT 2008 i686 […]

Googles 2008 logo for Mothers Day - Happy Mothers Day to all the moms!http://www.google.com/logos/mothers_day08.gif” rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title

Microsoft Corporation is underwriting an online movie-making contest to stimulate sales and burnish the reputation of its Windows Vista operating system.http://www.nytimes.com/2008/05/08/business/media/08adco.html?ex=1367985600&en=7868dc0321cbddfa&ei=5124&partner=digg&exprod=digg” rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title

While Scarlett O’Hara stayed cool at home, Dorothy Gale took a year out to go skipping down a digital yellow brick road in a Hollywood film lab. http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2008/05/10/entertainment/main4085779.shtml?source=RSSattr=HOME_4085779″ rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title

The US military’s famed scientific wingnut farm, DARPA*, has released full details of its planned “National Cyber Range” - a mighty network which could be configured to simulate the cyberspace battlefields of the future. This would allow America’s fighting nerds to train for the net conflicts of tomorrow, mounting attacks on simulated enemies..http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/05/07/darpa_cyber_range_rfp/” rel=”dc:source” property=”dc:title