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Updated: 1. I have now received confirmation from a second source that these results are accurate. 2. Microsoft has issued a press release announcing that OOXML "Appears to Win Approval" (text below) 3. (1:00 PM EDT) I have now received a copy of the ISO communication from a National Body source e
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Here's the scoop [http://www.lesechos.fr/info/hightec/300253698.htm] from Les Echos.fr on France's sudden change from its No vote [http://www.lesechos.fr/info/hightec/4707238.htm] to Abstain. Microsoft France's President Eric Boustouller sent AFNOR a letter [http://www.lesechos.fr/medias/2008/0331//
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After drubbing Canada 3:0, the USMNT u-23 team goes on to face Honduras (again) in the final. Both teams have already qualified for the Beijing Olympics, so this game is almost, but not quite, meaningless. However, it will have an impact on seeding, so...
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My wife is almost ready to give birth to our son. I'm debating whether to live twitter developments from the delivery room. Is this just TMI? Not a good thing to do? I still have a couple of weeks yet to decide...
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This was an interesting article by Nick Carr that popped up in Google Reader today - it's about the Bebo acquisition by AOL and how the founders have been rewarded handsomely, to the tune of $800 million, with diddly squat going to the artists who cont...
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In addition to my post yesterday on the subject of the Open Source Initiative (OSI) and whether they represent us, I was encouraged to see a few others pop up with a similar line of thinking. Mark Hinkle actually delved into the OSI by-laws and reporte...
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I just posted this on the Hyperic.com blog:There has been significant conversation around the OSI of late, spurred by Bruce Perens campaign to become a board member. Having had a long history myself in Free and Open Source Software, the recent activity...
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For those of you who missed it, the above video clip saves for all eternity the "streak" that took place in last weekends Olympic qualifying match between the USA and Honduras.Someone managed to track down her MySpace page and interviewed her. And of c...
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For those of you who have had your fill of March Madness for the day, you will want to check out the Olympic qualifying semifinals tonight between the United States and Canada.If the US wins, they're guaranteed a place in Beijing. If you're interested,...
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(photo courtesy of Soccer by Ives)It's official - soccer matches are where streakers come to party. Ok, so she's not a *real* streaker, but close enough for our Puritan value :)
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I take back every bad thing I ever said about Dan Lyons. As reported in Michael Cote's tweet from Lyons' EclipseCon keynote:"If the church of scientology chose to go into the electronics industry, you know, they'd be Apple."Frankly, I didn't know he ha...
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I was quite startled to learn yesterday that next week is OSBC. Apparently, I'm the only person crazy enough to go up against Mark Shuttleworth, John Roberts and Marten Mickos. I am moderating a panel titled The Community Imperative: Building and Lever...