04 Aug 2003
Battle of the Blogs

Ah, the politics of technology ....

Battle of the blog. A power struggle erupts over a technology widely used to distribute Web logs, pitting blog pioneer Dave Winer against opponents at IBM, Google and others clamoring for a different format. [CNET News.com]

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African Roots

It might seem a bit odd to place a post like this about African roots under the category of a European ancestral religion (Asatru), but it illustrates a very important point - ancestry is universal, and all of us, as human beings, are concerned with and intrigued by our ancestry.

Helping Find African Roots. A genetic testing company helps black Americans trace their ancestors' African origins. African Ancestry's home test kits aren't 100 percent exact, but users say even bits of general information are greatly fulfilling. By Jennifer Friedlin. [Wired News]

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MS and Usenet

I've always liked Usenet - it's useful! Wonder what M$ has in mind for it ... ???

Microsoft to do for Usenet what it did for Email & The Web? [Slashdot]

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