06 Oct 2004
AT&T Considers Mac OS X, Linux For 7,000 Desktops

It probably will never happen, as I'm sure Redmond would literally give away the latest and greatest Windows system to prevent it, but what a coup it would be for Apple or Linux to land this one.

AT&T is reconsidering its corporate IT investment in Microsoft Windows - with both Mac OS X and Linux being considered.

(link) [Slashdot: ]

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More Animations
Walking Man

Here's another classic animation. And like the Big Fight, I have no idea who to credit for this one - I got it via email from a joke list I'm subbed on.

Trying my best to be a good netizen, I did what any geek does when confronted with a mystery of this sort: I Googled for it.

I didn't find it, but I did run into Chickenman, which is "pure" ASCII animation - that is, it's done mostly with JavaScript, although it can be done with Java and there is a downloadable jmov available. It's pretty funny, too, especially given my current involvement with chickens, but it's also pretty primitive compared to the guy at the left.

Then I ran across this wonderful [apparently Swiss] page, simply titled "ASCII". If you're into this sort of thing, you've got to check out their HTML ASCII movies. They've used CSS very cleverly, and can actually shrink the displayed characters to minic "real" graphics. A fascinating approach.

I no longer feel as though I have too much time on my hands ...

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Orgies are the way to ease social tensions, claims US judge

Not just any judge, mind you, but the most conservative judge appointed to the US Supreme Court in the last century! I'm certain, however, given his prior rulings from the bench, that he meant only heterosexual orgies ...

He is the conservative bastion of the US supreme court, a favourite of President Bush, and a hunting partner of the vice-president. He has argued vociferously against abortion rights, and in favour of anti-sodomy laws.

But it turns out that there is another side to Justice Antonin Scalia: he thinks Americans ought to be having more orgies.

(link) [The Guardian]

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Rodney Dangerfield, RIP

Maybe he'll finally get some respect ...

Veteran US comic Rodney Dangerfield dies in hospital, weeks after undergoing heart surgery.

(link) [BBC News | World | UK Edition]

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