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I have to wonder if the Linux desktop would benefit from giving up the ghost that is X Windows. I don't think you'll ever have that elegance that you see on OS X and Windows 7 sitt…

Run add for Carbonite, Time Machine, any backup service here. Something that's that important, you don't take a backup of some kind every now and then?

I know this probably isn't for most people, but I've gone to emacs' org mode for creating documents and spreadsheets. The cost is nothing, it's highly functional, and can be export…

I think since Clojure is a lisp there will always be a lot of people using Emacs to develop it. Emacs itself is an outstanding lisp environment, too bad the editor is so quirky. :)…

If you'd like to get a close look at one, there's one in the SAC museum, just outside of Omaha, NE. http://www.sasmuseum.com/2008/11/21/sr-71a-blackbird/

It's hard to live without: (fset 'yes-or-no-p 'y-or-n-p)

I don't want to sound like a Mac fan boy here, but if (when) things like this happen the Genius Bar will help you right out. I know there have been cases where they don't help, but…

This is a great way to keep working even when your body forces you to sleep.

In reality COBOL will be the 100 year language, it's halfway there.

It would be interesting to know how well the black students did in fields of study that are typically (on average) normally higher for blacks. Such as music, dancing, and sports. T…

That was incredible, great, amazing .... :) I don't know though I think Steve just loves his products and has a lot of enthusiasm for them. I've seen him before on like CNBC where …

Groan, but I gave you a bump up anyway.

The thing is, what if you want to run something Hostgator doesn't offer. I didn't see Arc, or PLT Scheme, or even Java. From your own home server you can run whatever you want.

True, but the contest idea builds a community and hopefully increases the number of subscribers. It certainly builds loyalty with existing subscribers. I think it's a good idea.

I can't believe all the down marks on this. It was kind of funny.

Oddly enough this doesn't seem to be hurting the stock price. Usually news like this will tank a stock. I suppose it's because the current price isn't over extended.

It's true there's nothing funnier that the sound of a geek's finger breaking, but the down side is that 25 years later they won't be at the class reunion, and that hurts.

Cool, nothing better than a discussion about which editor to use. Of course you could learn vi in five years.

It looks a lot better than the original Kindle. I tried one and disliked it so much I returned it. The sad thing is I really wanted to like it. I prefer reading on the computer any…

Yawn! I hate it when people link anything from infoworld.