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Dec '04

DVD Review: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Extended Edition) (2003)

Finally! And from the looks of it, many, many people will be spending their holidays (literally) watching and listening to what’s on this set.
dOc DVD Review: The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King (Extended Edition) (2003)
This extended edition of the third film in The Lord of the Rings trilogy is a […]

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Dec '04

Schneier on Security: Safe Personal Computing

Some of these things are a little impractical; the degree will depend upon your particular situation. That said, the more of these things you can do, the better off you (and your computer) will be.
Schneier on Security: Safe Personal Computing
I am regularly asked what average Internet users can do to ensure their security. My […]

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Dec '04

PeopleSoft agrees to Oracle’s US$10 billion takeover bid

PeopleSoft agrees to Oracle’s US$10 billion takeover bid
The long and drawn-out soap opera between Oracle and PeopleSoft is finally over. Instead of heading to court today for a hearing on PeopleSoft’s anti-takeover defense, it was announced that PeopleSoft’s board of directors have agreed to a US$10.3 billion deal with Oracle. The deal is expected to […]

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Dec '04

Dan Gillmor leaving SJ Mercury News

Silicon Valley - Dan Gillmor’s eJournal - A Transition
I’ll be leaving the San Jose Mercury Newsnext month to work on a citizen-journalism project.
I hope to pull together something useful that helps enable — and demonstrates — the emerging grassroots journalism that I wrote about in my recent book. Something powerful is happening, it’s in the […]

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Dec '04

Piracy vs. Stealing: Teacher Fails “A” Student for Topic Choice

Mark Frauenfelder:

Adam Brault sez: “Sixteen year-old Steve Geluso was failed by his English teacher for choosing to distinguish piracy from stealing in an essay.

“Geluso, an ‘A’ student, recently completed an in-class exit exam for his Language Arts class. The goal of the exit exam was to write a comparative essay on a topic of the […]