What's new with Ruby
Wow! There have been big events in the Ruby universe recently. I’ll be writing about several of them over the next couple of weeks, but today I want to touch on one that gets pretty deeply into Ruby.
MS Issues Recall for Hot Wheels
After launching a three-year, $1 billion warranty plan in response to hardware failure in its Xbox 360 video game console, Microsoft announced Wednesday that it has begun offering a free retrofit for its Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel controller. Microsoft has received a "very small number" of reports of a malfunction that could cause a component to overheat and begin smoking.
World RSS Feeds
Resources of the Week: Global RSS Feeds By Shirl Kennedy, Senior Editor, ResourceShelf (AUg 16) Awesome collection of international rss feeds with news from governments and organizations from around the world.... (Read on Source)
Vodafone to launch unlimited music service in U.K.
New range of handsets, subscriber music service, new offerings from Nokia intended to compete with upcoming launch of iPhone. Vodafone Group unveiled a range of new handsets and services for the key Christmas period on Monday including an exclusive music service offering unlimited tracks, to challenge the iPhone in Britain....
Experts: SCO is going down for the count
Predicting SCO's demise is a popular hobby in open-source circles. Now, however, with SCO recent filing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, the experts believe that SCO's end is near.
Boing Boing TV Bounces Into On-Demand Video Arena
The editors of the popular website Boing Boing get ready to move beyond words and static pictures. The daily video show will feature three- to five-minute reports.
Blog Networks Bringing Home the Bacon
The San Francisco Chronicle has an inspiring article on the growth of professional blogs and blog networks–inspiring that is, if you want to make money from blogging. Of course, whenever a story is written about blogs that make money, you have to include TechCrunch… …TechCrunch has a full-time staff of eight. This year, it hired a [...]
Sacramento Dentist Launches Innovative Approach to Dental Care: No Fear Dentistry
Dr. Steven J. Brazis, D.D.S., a Sacramento, CA, dentist, says the key to making patients comfortable is giving them control over their own experience. (PRWeb Oct 27, 2007) Post Comment:Trackback URL: http://www.prweb.com/pingpr.php/VGhpci1TdW1tLU1hZ24tTG92ZS1UaGlyLVplcm8=
Drug Preemption Case On Supreme Court's Docket Is 1st To Be Heard
WASHINGTON, D.C. - The U.S. Supreme Court on Sept. 25 decided to hear its first case on the issue of federal preemption of drug liability claims (Warner-Lambert Co., et al. v. Kimberly Kent, et al., No. 06-1498, U.S. Sup.; See 8/16/07, Page 4). Full story on lexis.com
FBI agent testifies in Gitmo trial
A former FBI agent testifying at the first Guantanamo war crimes trial said interrogators did not advise detainees here of any ...
Does Linux Need a Little Tough Love?
Well, last week started out with a bang thanks to Monday's announcement of the new, Debian-powered CherryPal PC. That the low-power machine runs Linux is, of course, good news. The twist is that users won't even see it, because the entire user interface is presented through Firefox. Slashdot and LXer immediately picked up the news.
Whoa, these jimmies are freaking me out!
Zimmerman Advertising likens its "Ice Cream World" spot for Friendly's to Willy Wonka. But the trippy imagery, vague malevolence and sing-along Friendly-ness remind me more of early-?70s fast-food commercials. Like this spot from McDonald?s, with its world of talking burgers and French-fry patches. It would?ve been cool in a nudge- ... (Read on Source)
Atlantic Tropical Weather Outlook
000 ABNT20 KNHC 051134 TWOAT TROPICAL WEATHER OUTLOOK NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 800 AM EDT TUE AUG 5 2008 FOR THE NORTH ATLANTIC...CARIBBEAN SEA AND THE GULF OF MEXICO... THE NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER IS ISSUING ADVISORIES ON TROPICAL STORM EDOUARD...WHICH IS ABOUT TO MAKE LANDFALL ALONG THE UPPER TEXAS COAST BETWEEN HIGH ISLAND ... (Read on Source)
WE HEAR . . . WE HEAR . . .
THAT Gotham magazine editrix Cristina Gree ven Cuomo will be the next New York socialite to make a cameo on "Gossip Girl," a la Tinsley Mor timer last season . . . THAT gentlemanly and always unflappable Frank DeRosa is retiring at the end of this...
FDA's Fraud Finding In Study Means Claims Against Company Are Not Preempted, Court Says
PHILADELPHIA - A plaintiff's claims against a contract research organization are not preempted because the Food and Drug Administration found that the company engaged in fraudulent reporting of clinical study data, a Pennsylvania federal judge said Oct. 25 in denying summary judgment (Eileen Wawrzynek, et al. v. Statprobe, Inc., et al., No. 05-1342, E.D. Pa.). Full story on lexis.com
Sun shares plummet; broader markets falter
Shares of Sun Microsystems take a beating, falling 17.5 percent in a day when the broader markets also gave up ground.
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OPINIONS OF ECHIDNE OF THE SNAKES, A MINOR GREEK GODDESS. She can be reached at: ECHIDNE-OF-THE-SNAKES.COM (Read on Source)
Applied Materials to Cut 12 Percent of Global Workforce
Applied Materials said it would lay off 1,800 employees as it reported a drop in revenue and wider losses.
New Stadium dates set - Newsday
 TSN.ca | New Stadium dates set Newsday - The new Yankee Stadium will open with exhibition games against the Cubs on April 3 and April 4, the Yankees announced yesterday. The first game will be Friday, April 3, at 7:05 pm, with the second game Saturday at 1:05. Cubs to play first games at new Yankee Stadium Cubs to open new Yankee Stadium in exhibitions |
Southern California Home Prices at a 67 Month Low: Sales Jump Unseasonably due to Major Price Cuts.
The recent data for the Southern California housing market was released today...
PC Magazine, a Flagship for Ziff Davis, Will Cease Printing a Paper Version
Ziff Davis Media announced Wednesday that it was ending print publication of its 27-year-old flagship, PC Magazine, and would take the title online only. (Read on Source)
Indications: U.S. stock futures point to opening rise on Citi rescue
U.S. stock futures pointed to opening gains after the last session?s blast higher, with Citigroup set to rise after the government injected $20 billion as part of a rescue package.
We want your Daily Deal Suggestions
We're always on the look out for great software, and we know that you're always on the look out for a great deal, so we'd like to hear from you! If you know of a great piece of software that we haven't listed on Bits du Jour, then please hop on over to the Bits Du Jour Suggestion Message Thread and let us know. We'll do our best to get the software you suggest featured for a daily deal promotion.
The Death of Monetary Policy and the Need for Less Income Inequality
By lowering its benchmark interest rate virtually to zero http://www.motherjones.com/kevin-drum/2008/12/median_wages.html , the Federal Reserve has eliminated monetary policy as a financial tool to aid the economy. Good riddance, because this was never a financial crisis. Read the rest of this post... | Read the comments on this post... (Read on Source)
'I'm Linux' and Other Dreams for 2009
As 2008 draws to a close, the time for dreaming of White Christmases, sugar plum fairies and Ubuntu-loaded netbooks is over for another year. Here's hoping everyone got their heart's desire! Now it's time to move on and turn our thoughts to the promise of the upcoming year.
Take Your Seats
We have a follow-up on our post earlier this year about frustration over the prices of seats at the new Yankee Stadium. As we detailed in that missive, our decades-long season ticket holder friend was asked to make a substantial, decade-long multi-million dollar commitment to seats costing, for 2009, more than triple what ... (Read on Source)
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