23 Apr 2008
Price Volatility Adds to Worry On U.S. Farms

I'm not sure I understand what the problem is here: I've read alot about this in the past couple of days, and I just don't get it. Anybody care to try and explain?

Wild swings in crop futures are damaging mechanisms that are supposed to cushion the jolts of farming.

(link) [New York Times]

06:43 /Agriculture | 2 comments | permanent link

Microsoft's 'Vista Capable' appeal thrown out

If only Vista itself was capable of generating more than lawsuits ...

Microsoft has lost its attempt to overturn a key ruling in the Windows Vista Capable lawsuit.

(link) [The Register]

06:38 /Technology | 0 comments | permanent link

MSN Music DRM Servers Going Dark In September

Ah, the joys of DRM ... you never really buy the songs, you just rent them.

PDQ Back writes to tell us about an email Microsoft sent to former customers of MSN Music today. The company said it would be turning off the DRM servers used to authorize playback of music purchased from the now-defunct MSN Music store. "As of August 31, 2008, we will no longer be able to support the retrieval of license keys for the songs you purchased from MSN Music or the authorization of additional computers," reads the e-mail. This doesn't just apply to the five different computers that PlaysForSure allows users to authorize, it also applies to operating systems on the same machine (users need to reauthorize a machine after they upgrade from Windows XP to Windows Vista, for example). Once September rolls around, users are committed to whatever five machines they may have authorized — along with whatever OS they are running.

(link) [Slashdot]

06:30 /Copywrongs | 0 comments | permanent link