Libraries Wired, and Reborn
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Libraries Wired, and Reborn [The New
York Times]
Libraries Wired, and Reborn [The New
York Times]
04/23/2004 06:40 AMnytimes.com/2004/04/22/technology/circuits/22gate.html
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The amount of office space that
corporations allocate to their libraries
has fallen by 8.36% over the past five
years, according to a new survey of
corporate libraries "Corporate Library
Benchmarks, 2004-05 Edition" ISBN:
1-57440-069-X.
The amount of office space that
corporations allocate to their libraries
has fallen by 8.36% over the past five
years, according to a new survey of
corporate libraries "Corporate Library
Benchmarks, 2004-05 Edition" ISBN:
1-57440-069-X.
09/03/2004 02:51 AMReports on results of a major survey of corporate and other business
libraries. Gives extensive data on management policies and practices
and details on spending trends for salaries, electronic and print
materials, and library services. [PRWEB Sep 3, 2004]
BBN is reborn!
BBN is reborn!
02/17/2004 01:30 AMWow! Cool! Another research play!
I wonder if they'll get involved with helping open standards or
not?
Jeremy gets all the fun!
And I wonder if they'll be strictly Rt. 128 or spend some money out
here!
Bolt, Beranek & Newman (BBN) Reborn.
The Boston Globe reports today on the spinout of
BBN, an institution behind the birth and growth of the Internet,
and the history of computing generally. General Catalyst, Accel
Partners and the BBN Technologies management team acquired the company
from it's corporate parent, Verizon.
BBN employ's hundreds of world renowned scientists focused on
fundamental research in communications and software technology.
Just as its work in the 1960s and 1970s helped give birth to things
like TCP/IP, email, and IP routing, their current advanced research is
pushing the limits of wireless computing, voice computing, distributed
systems and networking, security technology and quantum
computing. Unlike other technology "think-tanks" (e.g. Xerox
Parc), all of BBN's technology research is applied, mostly developed
(like in the 60's and 70's) on contract from the US federal
government.
Part of the mission of the "New BBN" is to more directly apply it's
innovations in the commercial world. As a member of the General
Catalyst team, it will be exciting to work with this brilliant group
of innovators.
[
Jeremy
Allaire's Radio]
OsloWiki reborn
OsloWiki reborn
05/21/2004 03:38 PMThe Oslo Wiki has been broken for a while, so I finally gathered the
strength to redo it. It’ve completely...
sxswBlog is reborn
sxswBlog is reborn
01/28/2004 08:44 AMit comes every year bearing news of spring, like the groundhog,
reminding me to get off my ass about the kickball game
Digital Music Reborn
Digital Music Reborn
05/10/2004 08:47 AMCNET's MP3.com plugs back in and turns up the volume.
97X reborn - woxy.com is streaming
again!
97X reborn - woxy.com is streaming
again!
07/19/2004 03:03 PMI was out of the loop and missed the first week back, but i'm happy
that 97X is back. Go...
Tamagotchi reborn as an adult
Tamagotchi reborn as an adult
02/10/2004 02:47 AMJapanese toy firm Bandai is to relaunch Tamagotchi but the new version
of the egg shaped robot will be able to marry and have babies.
Argosy Magazine reborn
Argosy Magazine reborn
12/21/2003 07:06 PMArgosy Magazine got a nice write-up in the Birmingham News. Charlie
Stross and I just turned in a novella for the next ish of Argosy, a
sequel to
Jury Service, called "Appeals
Court." Argosy is publishing both stories together in a perfect-bound
package, as a fix-up novel called "Rapture of the Nerds."
The original Argosy ran from 1896 to 1943, publishing stories by
authors as noted as fantasist Edgar Rice Burroughs, Western author
Louis L'Amour and mystery writer Dashiell Hammett. One of the first
pulp fiction magazines, Argosy crossed genre boundaries before those
boundaries were sharply defined...
The first issue, which came out in November, featured contemporary
fantasy by Jeffrey Ford; suspense by Ann Cummins; a science
fiction/horror story by Caitlin R. Kiernan; mystery by Barry Baldwin;
an interview of groundbreaking science fiction author Samuel R. Delany
by author Adam Roberts; a history of Argosy by Rick Klaw; and science
fiction by Benjamin Rosenbaum.
Each issue includes a separately bound novella, with both volumes
packaged in a single slipcase. The first issue's novella, "The Mystery
of the Texas Twister" (an alternate-history Western with
"undercurrents of political satire," Anders said), was written by
famed fantasy author Michael Moorcock and illustrated by Jon Foster.
LInk'Royale' Reborn as Macromedia Flex
'Royale' Reborn as Macromedia Flex
11/17/2003 04:20 AM
The Web graphics software maker tries to make inroads with a
J2EE-friendly development tool for application software that sits on
the presentation tier.
An Internet service provider is reborn
An Internet service provider is reborn
04/16/2005 09:19 PMITBusiness.ca Apr 17 2005 12:46AM GMT
Discount retailer reborn on Internet
Discount retailer reborn on Internet
07/10/2004 06:50 AMPalmbeachpost.com - Sat Jul 10, 06:54 am GMT
Nintendo 64 to be reborn as a $10
console-in-a-controller?
Nintendo 64 to be reborn as a $10
console-in-a-controller?
11/14/2003 11:32 AMThe new Nintendo iQue, intended for the Chinese market, will
reportedly cost $10, play $5 Nintendo 64 games, and fit into a
game-controller.
Link
(
via Gizmodo)
Is the Netscape Browser Being Reborn or
Just Stabilized?
Is the Netscape Browser Being Reborn or
Just Stabilized?
05/26/2004 07:41 PMBolt, Beranek & Newman (BBN) Reborn
Bolt, Beranek & Newman (BBN) Reborn
02/15/2004 09:16 AMThe Boston Globe reports today on the spinout of
BBN, an institution behind the birth and growth of the Internet,
and the history of computing generally. General Catalyst, Accel
Partners and the BBN Technologies management team acquired the company
from it's corporate parent, Verizon.
BBN employ's hundreds of world renowned scientists focused on
fundamental research in communications and software technology.
Just as its work in the 1960s and 1970s helped give birth to things
like TCP/IP, email, and IP routing, their current advanced research is
pushing the limits of wireless computing, voice computing, distributed
systems and networking, security technology and quantum
computing. Unlike other technology "think-tanks" (e.g. Xerox
Parc), all of BBN's technology research is applied, mostly developed
(like in the 60's and 70's) on contract from the US federal
government.
Part of the mission of the "New BBN" is to more directly apply it's
innovations in the commercial world. As a member of the General
Catalyst team, it will be exciting to work with this brilliant group
of innovators.
Community News: PHPComplete.com Reborn?
Community News: PHPComplete.com Reborn?
12/22/2003 09:04 AMFor anyone that's been waiting for the new version to arrive,
PHPComplete.com has been reborn
as a PHP-based blog from
Jason, using the
Drupal system.
Reborn Model N finds life in biotech
Reborn Model N finds life in biotech
02/11/2004 07:40 AMThe software maker, founded by an industry veteran during the heat of
the business-to-business boom, redefines itself to tackle the biotech
market.
Pope Reborn as Superhero in Comic
(Reuters)
Pope Reborn as Superhero in Comic
(Reuters)
04/06/2005 09:46 AMReuters - Pope John Paul II is being
reborn in a Colombian comic book as a superhero battling evil
with an anti-Devil cape and special chastity pants.
Nokia PDA Rumors: Psion Revo Reborn?
Nokia PDA Rumors: Psion Revo Reborn?
07/07/2004 11:33 AM
First of all, no,
that's not a picture of the new rumored Nokia PDA -- that's the 'Thor'
concept from Psion, circa 2000 or so. Psion, who developed the
operating system that eventually became what is now known as Symbian,
made a bunch of really excellent PDAs throughout the '90s, most
notable for their top-notch keyboards and clamshell form factors (the
Psion Revo remains a highlight).
So now The Inquirer is reporting rumors that a new PDA is in the
works from Nokia -- supposedly called the 9800, or possibly (and in
many ways more likely) the 9580 -- that will have a large qwerty
keyboard, Bluetooth, a 640 x 240 display, a camera, an MP3 player, and
-- this is the kicker -- no phone capabilities.
Find out what why you want this after the jump.
Local Internet service provider reborn
Local Internet service provider reborn
03/25/2005 09:03 AMChicoer.com - Fri Mar 25, 10:56 am GMT
The Great British Christmas Single is
reborn...
The Great British Christmas Single is
reborn...
12/02/2003 01:33 AM
If I confess to a soft-spot for the Darkness, you won't come around
my house and stab me in the eyes with the sharpened plectrums of
proper rock will you? I mean, obviously they're a bit of a novelty
act, but at least they look like they're enjoying themselves. Of
course, on occasion the more cynical and disenfranchised dribbling
fool might suggest that maybe they're going a little too far.
As evidence for their ludicrous case, they might point at the creation
and release of a Christmas single (the elegantly named Christmas
Time: Don't Let The Bell's End) complete with
lace-up-trousers/laser-gun video action... But they're wrong
goddamit! Wrong! It's bloody art! And I will be there with my crusty
notes at my local Our Price on December 15th desperate for my very own
copy...
Read the comments
Napster reborn as legal music online
service
Napster reborn as legal music online
service
09/18/2004 07:25 AMHamiltonspectator.com - Sat Sep 18, 06:41 am GMT
Reborn, But Weak Ivan Threatens Texas,
Louisiana
Reborn, But Weak Ivan Threatens Texas,
Louisiana
09/23/2004 07:29 PMReuters via Wired News Sep 23 2004 10:51PM GMT
Business: An industry stalwart is reborn
- Part 2 of South Korea's Digital
Dynasty
Business: An industry stalwart is reborn
- Part 2 of South Korea's Digital
Dynasty
06/23/2004 08:28 PMOnce known for cheap products, Samsung has undergone a complete
upscale transformation and is driving its country's recovery.
Merge old iPhoto libraries on CD with
iPhoto 5 libraries
Merge old iPhoto libraries on CD with
iPhoto 5 libraries
03/19/2005 02:40 AMI had several iPhoto libraries burned to CD backups from iPhoto 3 or 4
that I wanted to merge with my nearly complete iPhoto 5 library.
However, because I burned the libraries directly to CD from the Finder
or Toast, and not ...
Wired 11.12: WIRED TOOLS 2K3
Wired 11.12: WIRED TOOLS 2K3
12/03/2003 03:46 PMslack-get 0.2 (Libraries)
slack-get 0.2 (Libraries)
05/04/2004 04:41 PMA tool like 'apt-get' for Slackware.
PlanetaMessenger.org Libraries
PlanetaMessenger.org Libraries
11/01/2003 10:43 AMJMML 0.4 released
2D Graphics Libraries
2D Graphics Libraries
05/05/2004 07:45 PM
While platforms these days have fairly good 2D graphics support
like Quartz on OSX,
GDI+ on XP, and , and Gnome Canvas, developers like me often have
to use third-party
libraries for whatever reasons. On Win32, for example, GDI+
support is missing
in legacy platforms which means either giving up on fancy
graphics, redistributing
GDI+ binaries, use a third party library, or writing one
yourself. Writing one
yourself is fun (I have done it a couple of times over 20 years)
but, unless it offers
some unique features, you'll always end up migrating to a third
party library.
BTW, Flash has an excellent 2D graphics engine but it's lacks an
API so it's like
a sports car without a driving wheel. Yes, you can embed the
Flash ActiveX and
generate SWF on-the-fly but it's unwieldy for dynamic interaction
and even handling
gets tricky. Embedding Adobe SVG ActiveX is just as unwieldy
if not more.
While there are proprietary 2D engines out there, typically written
by a few guys
at a small company, they tend to disappear within a couple of
years, either bought
by companies (i.e. Apple, Adobe, Macromind, and Microsoft), or
abandoned out
of lack of interest or workable revenue model. Besides, they
charge fairly steep
fees so I tend to avoid them.
Out of all the freely available 2D libraries out there, Libart stands
out in features and quality. It offers fast
anti-aliased rendering
and it's use in Gnome Canvas over the years means most of the bugs
have already been
stepped on. Libart is also used to drive librsvg,
a SVG engine, and Java 2D, Java's graphics API, although Sun made
extensive changes
to tap hardware acceleration. While Libart can and has been
used cross-platform,
it's not exactly cakewalk to use in non-Linix platofrms. Cairo has
some interesting features and rising interest could mean it will
replace Libart someday,
but it's still in development.
Third-party 2D graphics library I really like these days is Anti-Grain
Geometry (AGG) which, although dormant for the last two years,
has been rejuvenated
with the released of version 2.1. AGG is written in C++ and
uses templates extensively
like ATL does. AGG is lightweight, very fast, flexible, and
full of features.
It even comes with a partial implementation of SVG
viewer as an example. AGG supports Win32, X11, and SDL as
is. It doesn't
yet support features variable stroke effects like Creature House's
Expression
3 engine and Fractal Design's Painter support but then
it's just me being
unreasonable. :-)
I should note that subpixel graphics was first done 20 years
ago in Word
Handler to display 70 columns of hi-res text on Apple
II.Silicon
Valley Systems, the company that published Word Handler, was
based just 5 minutes
from where I live now and I enjoy fond memories of working there
every time I pass
by the old office on El Camino. I guess everybody remembers
their first job.
LCD screens were just starting to replace LED on calculators at the
time, so Steve
Gibson and Microsoft ClearType can claim to be the first to use
subpixel graphics
on LCD screen. Lenny Elekman, where are you now?
Essential in Libraries?
Essential in Libraries?
04/27/2004 10:48 PMSMS an
Essential Communication Tool
"The Mobile Data Association (MDA) reports that 2.1 billion text
messages were sent in March 2004 in the U.K which is a 25% rise on the
total from the same month last year.At present, on average, around 69
million text messages are sent each day in the UK.This article from
the BBC states.'It is evident that in the last five years texting has
grown from a popular craze among teenagers to an essential
communication tool.'
Text
messaging reaches new high" [Smart Mobs]
'UK libraries out of use by 2020'
'UK libraries out of use by 2020'
04/26/2004 09:46 PMThe public will stop using libraries if visitor numbers and book loans
continue to fall, according to a new report.
slack-get 0.3 (Libraries)
slack-get 0.3 (Libraries)
05/26/2004 10:49 PMA tool like 'apt-get' for Slackware.
Libraries 8, Amazon 0
Libraries 8, Amazon 0
12/09/2003 12:13 PMHave You
Ever Wondered....
"Have you ever wondered if the library were like Amazon.com?"
[The J-Walk
Blog]
"http://p2p.libraries.psu.edu/"
"http://p2p.libraries.psu.edu/"
11/18/2003 03:32 AMEngland Libraries May All Get Wi-Fi
England Libraries May All Get Wi-Fi
12/04/2003 01:07 PMThe majority of libraries in England already have broadband access but
now the government is working on adding Wi-Fi: Most of the libraries
in King County, outside of Seattle, have Wi-Fi. It's a great, low-cost
way for libraries to offer Internet access without having to provide
computers for everyone. My library always has a line of people waiting
to get on its computers so perhaps with Wi-Fi some people could come
in with their own computers to use the Internet. But I wonder how many
of the people I see waiting in line there actually have laptops that
they could bring with them instead....
YSL Coding Libraries
YSL Coding Libraries
12/11/2003 06:12 PMTransfer of CVS repository in progress
Merlin Libraries
Merlin Libraries
06/06/2004 05:02 AMMerlin Libraries v0.1.103 (unstable) Released
Echidna Libraries
Echidna Libraries
07/15/2004 07:16 AMAdded 8Bit Targa Support
Libraries and the Internet
Libraries and the Internet
12/19/2004 03:00 PM
Kudos to Google and its new university allies -- including my alma
mater, the University of Michigan, as well as Harvard, Stanford, and
Oxford -- for their exciting project to
open the stacks (Wall Street
Journal, via
Paul
Kedrosky). It's a great day for the dissemination of knowledge!
Bloggers from these institutions are relaying the emails received from
their administrators:
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