‘Til All Are One » What if… Windows went open source? Microsoft’s ’shared source’ programme. In this state, you must sign a restrictive NDA to see the code, and after that your mind is forever tainted with Microsoft’s intellectual property. Write anything even remotely similar to the code you were deigned to see, and you leave yourself open to litigation. In other words, taking part in shared source is a sure-fire way to torpedo your career in software. with copyrightmicrosoftopensourcewindows
"Skeleton of Giant" Is Internet Photo Hoax A digitally altered photograph created in 2002 shows a reclining giant surrounded by a wooden platform—with a shovel-wielding archaeologist thrown in for scale. By 2004 the "discovery" was being blogged and emailed all over the world—"Giant Skeleton Unearthed!"—and it's been enjoying a revival in 2007. with archeologyhoaxmemephotographyreligionstrange
10 dirtiest jobs in science - CNN.com 10 dirtiest jobs in science - CNN.com (tags: fun, science) Sometimes a job calls for a little dirty work, but when your job is in science, the dirty part can become increasingly literal. with funscience
1337 Katz0rz image macros influence new leetspeak, which in turn influences new spoken leetpeak and new macros. All of this churns at a rapid pace and evolves with each new generation. Eventually, something like the "O RLY?" owls or the lolcats comes along and splinters the whole language schema into a new branch where all new in jokes, references and acceptable formats are born. with geeksimagesinternetleetspeaklolcatsmacrosmeme
1989 Bill Gates Talk on Microsoft Bill Gates discusses the software and computer industry, and how Microsoft has contributed. Gates also discusses his views on the future of the computing industry. The talk was recorded in 1989 but was only recently digitized. with audiodownloadsfuturemicrosofttalkswork