Livin' Next Door to Alice

Logo for the 20th Century.  http://el.media.mit.edu/Logo-foundation/products/software.html

Logo for the 21st Century?  http://www.alice.org/

Java Applets - lost cause?

So, has Sun given up on startup performance of Java on the Desktop?   The java.com page features an all singing dancing demo of "stuff" written in java -- of course the singing dancing promotion is actually implemented in Flash.  Go figure

Sony on my short list

Okay --- it's official -- no more Sony stuff for me.   Calling me a thief, some nerve.

"When an individual makes a copy of a song for himself, I suppose we can say he stole a song." Making "a copy" of a purchased song is just "a nice way of saying 'steals just one copy'"

Software is hard

Software Is Hard:
Some fun and not so fun gems in here - not sure I agree with everything - but there are nice nuggets to throw back at the man.