21 May 2003
Coding Loses It's Lustre

This is a good thing.... a lot of the idiots that went for CS degrees in the late '90's were only in for the cash, now that reality has set in maybe we'll see some real talent in the field again.

Computing's Lost Allure. Disabused of boom-era visions of overnight riches, undergraduates are turning away from computer science. By Katie Hafner. [New York Times: NYT HomePage]

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W3C Says No to Patented Standards

Good news!

W3C makes patent ban final. Patent foes applaud the Web standards group's policy--which prohibits the use of most royalty-bearing technology in setting standards--but warn against "submarine patents." [CNET News.com]

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