A few interesting news stories I've been watching:

Google Inc. plans to raise about $4 billion US by selling 14.2 million more shares In a typical Google approach, the exact number of shares to be sold — 14,159,265 — happens to be the eight digits after the decimal point in the value Pi.
For the first […]

I just read about this over at ForeverGeek: a very cool set of components that you can use together to create a portable wifi hotspot! I'm reminded of MacGyver: small solar panels, a cigarette lighter adapter, a cell signal and a few other gadgets are all you need! It's a bit pricey right now, but […]

I imagine that Bruce Perens will spend much of the day in celebration: the European Parliament overwhelmingly rejected the software patents directive today in a landslide vote, 648-14.
"We buried a bad law and did so without flowers,'' said Eva Lichtenberger, an Austrian member of the parliament's Green group. "The legislation would have hindered the development […]

I found this online demonstration by way of the Gentoo Linux site.
Learn about the European software patent protests here.
Bruce Perens offers a critical examination of the issue here.
I'm still looking for a good, readable article that is Canadian-specific on the issue. 

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Telus is at it again!
"Union president Bruce Bell says the company is offering increased signing bonuses and wages to craft employees in Alberta and British Columbia who are mostly male."

Read the story on CBC.ca >
Meanwhile, I await a call from a Telus manager about my concerns that ADSL service will not be available any […]

I've long held the thought that Telus' impetus for bringing ADSL high speed to my tiny little island was not motivated by wanting to provide high speed service, but to get their foot in the door with VoIP. Public opinion of Telus is quite low, and they must know that people will jump ship when […]