Microsoft, Mind Your Mess

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EU's mind 'made up' on Microsoft

EU's mind 'made up' on Microsoft 01/27/2004 03:30 AM
BBC Jan 27 2004 7:48AM GMT

EU's Mind 'made up' on Microsoft

EU's Mind 'made up' on Microsoft 01/27/2004 10:17 AM

Search Is Top of Mind for Microsoft
Research

Search Is Top of Mind for Microsoft
Research 09/17/2004 08:49 AM
Microsoft Research recently reorganized, and formed a number of new groups in both its Redmond and Beijing facilities. Both the U.S. and Asian research units have spawned new search-focused research units.

Mess with the best 1

Mess with the best 1 12/29/2004 08:39 PM
A theme featuring Tux and hacker nostalgia.

From mess to MES

From mess to MES 07/15/2004 09:56 PM
Sunday Times South Africa Jul 16 2004 2:33AM GMT

"Blueprint for a Mess"

"Blueprint for a Mess" 11/02/2003 03:13 PM

Munchies mess with ISS

Munchies mess with ISS 12/31/2004 06:35 AM
USA Today Dec 31 2004 11:10AM GMT

Pardon the mess

Pardon the mess 12/31/2003 02:47 AM
Stylesheet revision in progress. Apologies if things look wonky. Check back soon....

The Officer's Mess

The Officer's Mess 04/01/2005 01:14 AM
Last week I spent some time in New York, followed by a conference in Chicago and finally Charlotte, North Carolina to visit my parents and grandparents (we are not from North Carolina -- they moved there three years ago because...

MCI mess looms

MCI mess looms 06/30/2004 04:54 AM
USA Today Jun 30 2004 9:38AM GMT

The Patent Mess

The Patent Mess 05/03/2004 12:08 PM
MSNBC is running yet another article that looks at problems with the patent system, focusing on the problem we most discuss around here: small intellectual property houses that buy up perfectly obvious patents, or those with prior art, and then go around threatening small sites to get them to pay up rather than fight the ridiculous patent. In most cases, the patent is for taking some sort of obvious action and moving it onto the internet. Even a strong defender of patent rights admits in the article that the "pendulum may have swung too far." No one is saying their shouldn't be patents, but there are way too many cases where these sorts of patents are clearly being used to hold back innovation - which is against the very point of the patent system.

noodleboxxx / the mess below

noodleboxxx / the mess below 11/10/2003 11:26 PM
I'm tinkering with the templates on the site a little (I'm real-time templateblogging!!!!), so if things look a little noodles for awhile, that's why. Ok, I...

Message mess

Message mess 12/03/2003 03:47 PM
CNET Asia Dec 3 2003 3:14PM ET

Don't mess with the Bushes

Don't mess with the Bushes 09/14/2004 09:14 AM
In her new book, Kitty Kelley shows how the first family intimidates those who've tried to expose the clan's dark secrets of drugs, drinking, womanizing and nepotism. Now they're coming after her.

"Great mess, A+"

"Great mess, A+" 01/03/2005 03:18 AM
Messy desks were submitted for a contest at bash.org. Most of them are n't that messy, but a few are unforgettable. If you would like to cut to the chase: here is the winner and here is the Honorable Mention (NSFW). (Many of the comment threads are also NSFW)

A fine mess

A fine mess 01/07/2004 05:23 PM
James DeLong: "The [Verizon] decision also ensures that the Digital Millennium Copyright Act will be reopened in the next Congress, which will create a thorough mess."

A thorough mess perhaps, but a necessary one. The DMCA is so clearly out of step with reality that reopining it is inevitable. However, I won't dismiss the possiblity that the "reopening" process will lead to something worse.

Don't Mess With Librarians

Don't Mess With Librarians 09/15/2004 05:32 AM
The timid media won't do it, so 'radical' librarians are standing up against the government to protect free speech and fight censorship. Commentary by Adam L. Penenberg.

Hey Dogs: Don't Mess With Texas! (AP)

Hey Dogs: Don't Mess With Texas! (AP) 04/16/2004 11:31 AM
AP - Dog owners in the state capital are under federal orders to stay off the grass downtown.

Microsoft's patchwork mess

Microsoft's patchwork mess 07/03/2004 08:57 AM
ZDNet's David Berlind explains why a sometimes infuriatingly complicated patch process reveals both timing flaws and potential vulnerabilities in Microsoft's thinking.

It's nice, but it's gonna mess 'em up

It's nice, but it's gonna mess 'em up 11/01/2003 08:35 AM
Tampabay: From scared to sacred .. this type of stuff .. blah, blah, blah

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Sternform Magnetic Mess Kit

Sternform Magnetic Mess Kit 04/11/2005 08:18 AM

It might not be suitable for burning a can of franks and beans over an dangerously oversized open flame, but the Sternform mess kit is clearly a more modern solution than the wing nut-handled aluminum pots and pans of traditional Boy Scout issue. Sort of a thermal detonator for soup, the Sternform bowls have rubber tops and vacuum hollows, keeping the contents warm. Built-in magnet rims cause them to clip together, holding themselves secure in your pack or on the included strap.

Painfully, the Sternform bowls are just a concept design, so be prepared for dissapointment.

Project Page [SternformDE via CollisionDetection via SensoryImpact]

[H] to Infinium: don't mess with Texas

[H] to Infinium: don't mess with Texas 03/06/2004 01:54 AM
In other legal news (apart from the SCO development reported below), [H]ardOCP is suing Infinium Labs.

Mass Transit Mess

Mass Transit Mess 05/13/2004 03:33 PM
I've been without a car for a while now and right now I'm in no rush to get another one...

Cima's Breakup Mess

Cima's Breakup Mess 08/13/2004 10:40 AM
The pharmaceutical company seeks to recoup its fees plus damages from a former suitor.

It's amazing what you find in a mess

It's amazing what you find in a mess 03/14/2005 05:38 PM
Some of the things I had no idea were on my computer's desktop, discovered while cleaning it up: A recipe for Pickled Oysters with English Cucumber "Capellini" and DillA map of the Madaket (Nantucket) bus routeVarious torrents of things I never listened to, like Jon Stewart's Crossfire appearanceMore strange .pdf files that I must have inadvertantly downloaded than I care to admitAn Excel spreadsheet from 4/2003 comparing the costs of purcasing an espresso machine to going to the local coffee shop to making due with my French Press pot at homeMy brother's "updated" résumé from early 2004 From here on out, I resolve to be neater! Next job: cleaning up the 6,935 emails in my inbox (all either read or skimmed), oldest dating back to 9/13/01!

Security's disorderly mess

Security's disorderly mess 08/11/2004 06:13 AM
Jon Oltsik explains why a new computing security conundrum presents CIOs with a problem that's not given to an easy solution.

Mergers mess with Motorola

Mergers mess with Motorola 02/01/2005 09:49 PM
Chicago Tribune Jan 30 2005 12:42PM GMT

Solving the gay marriage mess

Solving the gay marriage mess 03/06/2004 01:59 AM
Massachusetts' old-style (= corrupt) House Speaker, Thomas Finneran, no longer backs a compromise amendment to the state constitution that would permit civil unions but ban same-sex marriages. Instead, he wants two amendments. The first would say: "It being the public policy of this Commonwealth to protect the unique relationship of marriage, only the union of one man and one woman shall be valid or recognized as a marriage in Massachusetts." According to the report in the Boston Globe, the second amendment "would include language saying that the Legislature 'shall establish civil unions,' but would call for the Legislature to define...

Another E-Voting Mess in the Making

Another E-Voting Mess in the Making 01/22/2004 11:44 AM
The Internet voting operation the Pentagon is planning for expatriates is not the same as electronic voting machines now under attack inside the U.S. It's much, much worse.

Just a whole mess of random stuff

Just a whole mess of random stuff 12/02/2003 01:19 AM
I learned this morning that it's not a good idea to be wearing a green face mudd mask when attempting...

The Comair Mess Revisited

The Comair Mess Revisited 12/28/2004 05:13 PM

Airlines' computer systems questioned: In the wake of the big Comair systems meltdown over the holdays, CNN has an article about why airline's systems are so rickety. It's notable for a quote from uber-security expert Bruce Schneier that tells the naked truth of it.

Bruce Schneier, a computer security expert in Mountain View, California, said the issue boils down to cost versus benefit.

Airlines could upgrade existing computers to handle more transactions, install sophisticated backup systems that come on when the primary system fails or buy high-performance software that is used by NASA, nuclear plants and medical facilities to keep critical systems running at all times, Schneier said.

"It's certainly feasible, but it's my guess it's not economic," Schneier said. "My guess is it is cheaper for the airline to absorb this loss, which doesn't happen often, than to fix the problem.

Isn't that the truth? Absorb the damage, move on, and wait for it to happen again. Nice. Who gets to miss Christmas next year?

eUniverse, a Universal Mess

eUniverse, a Universal Mess 01/28/2004 06:39 PM
Sometimes you just can't make this stuff up.

The Social Software Patent Mess

The Social Software Patent Mess 11/12/2003 01:34 PM
Not sure what it is with silly patent messes this evening, but they're popping up in every other story. The latest one details some of the pendi ng patent fights likely to happen in the tremendously overhyped social software world. There's been a lot of inbreeding within the social software world with a number of the early players all investing in each other. Reid Hoffman and Marc Pincus, for example, were both early investors in Friendster - and then went on to create their own social networking services that targeted different markets. However, now that the venture capitalists have swooped in, the fear of a patent battle is increasing. Jonathan Abrams of Friendster raised some eyebrows a few months back when reporters asked him about business models and he started ranting on and on about the patents they planned to get. So now, Hoffman and Pincus have teamed up (without Abrams) to buy the old patent that SixDegrees had many years ago. They're basically hoping to use it as a defensive tactic against any patents Friendster gets. I'm still wondering just what's so innovative about any of these services that deserves a patent, but that's a different debate. The article has plenty of details about what's happening, but all I could think while reading this was that this focus on patents, rather than actual innovation, business models or customers suggests some of these services are already on the downswing. The "space" itself hasn't even figured out a revenue model and new sites are showing up every day - and the focus is on who gets the patents? It has all the makings of a nice little infighting battle where all these companies drag each other down.

ClickTracks: Powerful Data Without the
Mess

ClickTracks: Powerful Data Without the
Mess 12/15/2003 08:04 PM
The software can import data reports from Google and Overture, and can also be configured to track the performance of other campaigns, like e-mail and banner ...

A Washington Bank, a Global Mess

A Washington Bank, a Global Mess 04/10/2004 07:06 PM
Investigators are scouring Riggs National Corporation accounts in a wide-ranging inquiry revolving around the netherworlds of terrorist financing, money laundering and Big Oil.

Titan Shrugs Off Merger Mess

Titan Shrugs Off Merger Mess 08/06/2004 09:48 AM
Failed merger notwithstanding, Titan looks more or less healthy.

PC is the root cause of fiscal mess:
Ponnaiyan

PC is the root cause of fiscal mess:
Ponnaiyan 04/24/2004 07:45 AM
News Today Apr 24 2004 11:53AM GMT

America's Health Care Mess

America's Health Care Mess 07/14/2004 03:30 PM
Another chapter in the health care meltdown: Sometime in the next few weeks, barring a surprising turn of events, the state of California will formally approve the merger of two health insurance giants. An Indiana company called Anthem will acquire WellPoint Health Networks, the Southern California outfit that owns Blue Cross of California, for about $16.4 billion. The deal has drawn harsh criticism for many reasons. Not least is the display of raw greed by the insider executives who stand to collect somewhere between $200 million and $600 million in payouts after the buyout is concluded. More...

Election mess won't slow down India

Election mess won't slow down India 05/18/2004 09:08 AM
ZDNet May 18 2004 12:05PM GMT
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