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BLOG: TechBlog: Linkpost | 11.21.2009 [Houston Chronicle](Houston Chronicle (TX) Via Acquire Media NewsEdge) Nov. 21----Boycott Microsoft Bing [http://kristof.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/20/boycott-microsoft-bing/] -- Nicholas Kristof at the NYTimes says searches using simplified Chinese characters bring up Communist Party-friendly results, even if they're entered via a PC in New York. Microsoft's response is basically, "Thanks for the feedback. [http://www.bing.com/community/blogs/search/archive/2009/11/21/committed-to-comprehensive-results.aspx]" --Cyberattacks on US military jump sharply in 2009 [http://www.pcworld.idg.com.au/article/327075] -- Many of them apparently coming from Chinese IP addresses. --Hacked E-Mail Is New Fodder for Climate Dispute [http://www.nytimes.com/2009/11/21/science/earth/21climate.html] -- Climate change skeptics say it shows scientists colluded on global warming data. The scientists just say it shows they're human. --The Story Behind the FAA Flight-Plan System Crash [http://www.eweek.com/c/a/Enterprise-Networking/The-Story-Behind-FAAs-FlightPlan-System-Crash-773289/] -- The problem is traced to a single faulty part in a router in Salt Lake City. --Smoking kills... your Mac [http://www.tuaw.com/2009/11/21/smoking-kills-your-mac/] -- Apple won't repair Macs that have been gunked up with tar from cigarette smoke. If you've ever opened the case of computer owned by a heavy smoker, you'll know why. Yet another reason to quit [http://behavioralhealthcentral.com/index.php/20091116133990/Latest-News/price-of-not-smoking-500m-nabi-gsk-in-nicvax-partnership.html]! --Verizon Droids already dropping in price. Dell sells for $120 [http://www.9to5mac.com/droid-discount-345566] -- And Amazon.com is selling it for $150. --Barnes & Noble's Nook Sold Out for the Holidays [http://bits.blogs.nytimes.com/2009/11/20/barnes-nobles-nook-sold-out-for-the-holidays/] -- If you didn't order by now, you're out of luck. --What happened to Second Life? [http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_news/magazine/8367957.stm] -- People realized it was, um, kinda pointless, maybe? --Maybe Instead of Two Cars, You Just Need a Car and a Bicycle [http://daringfireball.net/2009/11/a_car_and_a_bicycle] -- If you design an operating system with the notion that it's not going to be used on a primary computer, interesting things are possible. --Twitter/Facebook Client Brizzly Open for Sign-Ups [http://lifehacker.com/5409526/twitterfacebook-client-brizzly-open-for-sign+ups] -- Brizzly [http://brizzly.com/] is a very nice interface; give it a try. To see more of the Houston Chronicle, or to subscribe to the newspaper, go to http://www.HoustonChronicle.com. Copyright (c) 2009, Houston Chronicle Distributed by McClatchy-Tribune Information Services. For reprints, email [email protected], call 800-374-7985 or 847-635-6550, send a fax to 847-635-6968, or write to The Permissions Group Inc., 1247 Milwaukee Ave., Suite 303, Glenview, IL 60025, USA. |