Commoditized software: fact of fiction?

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Commoditized software: fact or fiction?

Commoditized software: fact or fiction? 07/19/2004 11:24 AM
ZDNet Jul 19 2004 3:46PM GMT

When Is a Fact a Fiction?

When Is a Fact a Fiction? 08/27/2004 02:11 PM
Microsoft's "Get the Facts" campaign is getting the company in hot water again. This time it's the British Advertising Standards Authority questioning Redmond's claims of superiority over Linux. Microsoft is shrugging off the criticism as much ado about nothing.

SCO DoS attack: fact or fiction?

SCO DoS attack: fact or fiction? 12/14/2003 03:28 AM
Since SCO first reported the DDoS attack against, some serious doubts have arisen about the veracity of their claim. What's the true story?

SCO and Microsoft: Sorting the fact from
the fiction

SCO and Microsoft: Sorting the fact from
the fiction 01/04/2005 01:08 PM
ZDNet Jan 4 2005 5:12PM GMT

Cyber Blackmail Fact or Fiction

Cyber Blackmail Fact or Fiction 12/30/2003 04:59 AM
Imagine someone sending you a e-mail message threatening to Blackmail you by saying that they will either wipe your computer...

Fact, Fiction And Advertising In The
Numbers

Fact, Fiction And Advertising In The
Numbers 01/27/2004 05:18 PM
A long time ago technology marketers figured out that many people buying their products don't really understand them - but they do understand that "bigger number" usually should mean "better". Thus, bigger numbers were touted, even if they weren't realistic. That's why we've got 17 inch monitors with 15 inch "viewable area". That's why wireless carriers kept promoting their data services as being "up to" 144 kbps when you were likely to get 50 kbps on a good day. Now, the latest complaint is with the numbers used for 802.11g WiFi products. Of course, the 802.11g is supposed to be 54 Mbits/sec - but in the cold light of reality, no one is going to get that sort of speed. While the writer admits that everyone expects some loss due to "overhead", you might be surprised at how much. In testing 802.11g products, he couldn't get any more than 15 Mbits/sec which is less than a third the advertised speed. He called up a bunch of vendors, and they kind of shrug off the issue, either denying that it's misleading or giving a "yes, but..." type of answer. Of course, he doesn't even get to the biggest joke in all of this: most people buying 802.11g equipment are going home and hooking it up to their cable or DSL modems that throttle down any throughput to a tiny fraction of what the router can handle.

Computer virus, fact or fiction?

Computer virus, fact or fiction? 06/04/2004 10:25 AM
A hilarious novel about a computer genius forced to create a virus to make ends meet. Based on real events. [PRWEB Jun 2, 2004]

Female Webmasters - Fact or Fiction?

Female Webmasters - Fact or Fiction? 12/19/2004 03:07 PM
"Just curious to know if there is any female webmasters."

Military Draft - Fact or fiction?

Military Draft - Fact or fiction? 04/13/2004 02:02 PM
Men aged 18-25, have you got your lighters ready? It's going to be d raft time soon, according to the Nader campaign. The Selective Service denies it.

Abit & Asus CPU Temps: Fact or Fiction?

Abit & Asus CPU Temps: Fact or Fiction? 06/16/2004 08:33 AM

New and Noteworthy: Mac security: fact
and fiction; 'Mac or PC, no longer a
problem'; more

New and Noteworthy: Mac security: fact
and fiction; 'Mac or PC, no longer a
problem'; more 04/05/2005 05:22 PM
MacFixIt Apr 5 2005 9:44PM GMT

Microsoft Research Cambridge Offers Fact
Not Fiction at Science Open Day

Microsoft Research Cambridge Offers Fact
Not Fiction at Science Open Day 06/14/2004 02:57 PM
The machine learning and perception group presents two new projects today. i2i uses dual cameras and stereo imaging techniques to offer a number of enhanced video conferencing capabilities. Founded on new computer algorithms, invented by the i2i team, the technology provides a virtual personal camera operator that tracks the user, panning and zooming in real time to improve the quality of visual communication. In addition, the technology can dynamically replace the background of a scene to make a user appear to be in a different location. i2i also introduces the concept of 3D Emoticons that takes traditional emoticons found in e-mail and messenger products to the next level by allowing three-dimensional objects to be inserted into a scene, such as a light bulb of inspiration that floats above the user's head.

The Seattle Times: Local News: Fact is,
Wedding dress guy's eBay pitch has some
fiction

The Seattle Times: Local News: Fact is,
Wedding dress guy's eBay pitch has some
fiction 05/01/2004 03:41 AM
Weddingdress guy 's eBay pitch includes some fiction: .. Mr. Wedding Dress ain't quite who he says he is .. here as well .. a hoax

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Making Science Fact, Now Chronicling
Science Fiction

Making Science Fact, Now Chronicling
Science Fiction 06/14/2004 09:32 PM
Donna L. Shirley is director of the new Science Fiction Museum and Hall of Fame in Seattle, where science fiction is used to spur interest in science.

Fact Check

Fact Check 01/22/2004 02:12 AM
Fact Check - Holding Politicians Accountable
http://www.FactCheck.org/

A nonpartisan, nonprofit, "consumer advocate" for voters that aims to reduce the level of deception and confusion in U.S. politics. They monitor the factual accuracy of what is said by major U.S. political players in the form of TV ads, debates, speeches, interviews, and news releases. Their goal is to apply the best practices of both journalism and scholarship, and to increase public knowledge and understanding. The Annenberg Political Fact Check is a project of the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. The APPC was established by publisher and philanthropist Walter Annenberg in 1994 to create a community of scholars within the University of Pennsylvania that would address public policy issues at the local, state, and federal levels. The APPC accepts NO funding from business corporations, labor unions, political parties, lobbying organizations or individuals. It is funded primarily by an endowment from the Annenberg Foundation.

The New Yorker: Fact

The New Yorker: Fact 11/11/2003 04:42 AM
Wesley Clark's Celebrated—and Controversial—military Career (Long, But Gives Insight Into Why So Many Military People Don't Like Clark) .. Peter J. Boyer interviews asshat brasshat Wesley Clark .. New Yorker profile .. lunghissimo pezzo

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In fact I've been caricatured more than
once

In fact I've been caricatured more than
once 03/14/2005 05:09 PM

I even had a doll made of me.  

 

 

 

 

 

 

"The New Yorker: Fact"

"The New Yorker: Fact" 05/04/2004 09:00 PM

Claim vs. Fact

Claim vs. Fact 04/29/2004 02:42 PM
Claims vs. Facts Database
"Conservatives have spent the last 20 years distorting reality and getting away with it. That is about to change. The Center for American Progress has launched this new database project to chart the dishonesty and lies of conservatives â€“ and compare them with the truth. In this database, each conservative quote will be matched against well-documented facts. And we need your help."

Fact-Checking C|Net

Fact-Checking C|Net 01/16/2004 11:03 AM

"Fact Sheet"

"Fact Sheet" 04/11/2004 02:38 PM

Fact Sheet

Fact Sheet 04/11/2004 06:56 AM
link you to the Whitehouse's fact sheet about the memo .. White House

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Fact check, please!

Fact check, please! 09/25/2004 01:35 PM
Someone sent me a link to a grainy video that seems to show a US helicopter pilot blowing up a dozen people in Fallujah. I don't know if this is an unaltered video. I don't know if it in fact shows an incident recently in Fallujah. I don't know if the event it shows is as unjustifiable as it seems to be. Do you?...

fact check one two

fact check one two 07/13/2004 08:55 AM
R ead-a-long-a-Fahrenheit-9/11. Michael Moore posts six pages of quotes and links to back up his movie. And since he doesn't mind you downloading it, why not watch it on your computer and fac t-check his ass as you go?

A bit of fact-checking

A bit of fact-checking 09/01/2004 05:01 PM
analyzes

washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/articles/A50256-2004Aug31.html
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Blogging, ads, and fact-checking

Blogging, ads, and fact-checking 09/23/2004 10:31 AM
Pete Blackshaw of Intelliseek has a good article in MediaPost about the (mainly positive) influence of blogging on advertising, emphasizing the blogosphere's ability to expose errors, lies and exaggerations. So, as a lifetime repeat typo and thinko offender, it is with reluctance that I offer up the irony that in the course of recommending Dan Gillmor's We the Media, Pete misspells his name. Yo, Pete, I couldn't not mention that without betraying my blogospherical loyalties, could I?...

Claim vs. fact, the database

Claim vs. fact, the database 04/28/2004 06:57 PM

Ask Jeeves Personalizes After The Fact
As Well

Ask Jeeves Personalizes After The Fact
As Well 09/21/2004 12:29 PM
Ask Jeeves apparently planned out a big publicity push for the launch of their new "personalized" feature for their search, but they came a week too late. What's amusing is that at least two different sites in the past week and a half "accidentally" broke the embargo on the news about Ask Jeeves' new personalized features, so you could say this wasn't exactly an Apple-level surprise, but Ask Jeeves is starting to let users store and share their search results. The reason it's a week too late is that, as we mentioned, two search engines announc ed the same thing last week. Still, it's becoming clear that the search engines are trying to solve the biggest problem that everyone always points out in the search busines: how can search engines be sticky? Switching costs are fairly low, but they figure that won't be the case if you have all your bookmarks stored with the search engine. So, now the question is whether or not users really want to be tied to the search engine, who is likely to mine your saved searches for targeted marketing, or would prefer to use an independent bookmarking service like Furl or del.icio.us -- or any other random such system (or hell, just store them locally)? In the meantime, how long will it be until Google launches the same thing... along with 1 gig of storage (of course)?

Asses, Fact Checked

Asses, Fact Checked 12/19/2004 03:45 PM
I think the media inaccuracy witch hunt is reaching its zenith. (Or perhaps its nadir.) Brian Williams is being slammed for saying that there are no black members of the of the Senate, and that it's a bigger problem than there being no black television news anchors on the major...

Fact checking our own asses

Fact checking our own asses 09/20/2004 09:14 PM
How come Slashdot talks about Google launching a browser when the New York Post writes about it when the Post...

Pop-up advertising is NOT a fact of life

Pop-up advertising is NOT a fact of life 11/06/2003 08:32 PM
MSNBC: FTC disables pop-up ad firm "Pop-up advertising is a fact of life," said Howard Beales, Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Consumer Protection. Uhh, no it's not. Use Mozilla. I haven't seen a pop-up in years....

Fact Files Update

Fact Files Update 02/15/2004 01:07 PM
The international Fact Files section, gets an update this weekendwith cover scans of the four preview issues added to the UK/Eire cover scan. Keep an eye out for more additions as we introduce cover scan galleries for Germany, France, Mexico and Japan over the next few weeks.

MoveOn, moving in after the fact

MoveOn, moving in after the fact 04/12/2005 10:56 AM
After standing on the sidelines when it mattered, MoveOn makes a late play on the bankruptcy bill.

news that RIAA is not, in fact, above
the law

news that RIAA is not, in fact, above
the law 12/20/2003 05:02 AM
U.S. court hamstrings RIAA supoena process .. US Court Rules against RIAA .. put a stop to the insanity .. RIAA was dealt a blow .. here

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Anthrax Fact Finder

Anthrax Fact Finder 12/03/2003 06:07 PM
techtv Dec 3 2003 4:40PM ET

Fiction

Fiction 08/06/2004 02:49 PM
The Shore, a short-stor y by Richard Ford.

Intel Disagrees With Findings Of Fact

Intel Disagrees With Findings Of Fact 04/02/2005 04:12 PM
Technology News Daily Apr 2 2005 7:52PM GMT

Malicious attacks now a fact of life

Malicious attacks now a fact of life 07/13/2004 08:28 AM

Is Wi-Fi security paint a myth or fact?

Is Wi-Fi security paint a myth or fact? 03/25/2005 06:26 AM
ZDNet Mar 25 2005 11:07AM GMT
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