Cuil Proves the Bubble Is Back
Original post provide by Slashdot: ITMattSparkes writes “Cuil may only have launched this week, but it seems that they’re already enjoying late-90s boom-style comforts. “Lunch is ordered in every single day. Huge fridges burst with snacks and drinks. Bowls of strawberries and muffins lie around the rest area. The company pays for a personal trainer and gym membership for everyone. A doctor calls round each Friday, after the weekly barbeque, to see if everyone’s in good health. Employees drift in an out at times that suit themselves.” Seems like an awesome place to work, but how long will their $25 million VC funding last at this rate?”
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Ocolorize
Package: Ocolorize Summary: Format text with tags as colored HTML or BBCode Groups: HTML, Text processing Author: Abdulrahman Muhammad Description: This class can be used to format text with tags as colored HTML or BBcode tags. It can take a given text string with special tags and replace them with HTML or BBCode marks that make the text appear with different colors.
Luta Spam
It can take an e-mail address and replace some of its characters to make it difficult to recognize by robots by replacing @ and. characters by _at_ and _dot_. The class can also do the opposite, i.e. replace _at_ and _dot_ in an encoded e-mail address by @ and.
Microsoft's Open Source Guru Faces Tough Fight
On top of it, his employer has preheated the oven with years of hubris, sleights of hand and broken promises. Ramji's Sisyphean task was evident last week in Portland at the Open Source Conference (OSCon) and will likely be fuel for chatter at next week's LinuxWorld gathering in San Francisco."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
OpenDNS As Quick-Fix To DNS Patch Dilemma
Preston Gralla suggests a 30-second quick-fix, perhaps until everyone is patched up: Use OpenDNS, which has been patched, as your personal DNS. If you run a corporate network and need help getting OpenDNS set up, your best bet is to go to the OpenDNS FAQ page, he writes."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Dual Boot Not Trusted, Rejected By Vista SP1
If you are not running BitLocker then a workaround is available: Switch back to Microsoft's Vista-only boot mode, install the Service Pack, then reapply your dual boot loader. If you are running BitLocker, or if Microsoft resumes implementing Trusted Computing, then you are S.O.L."Read more of this story at Slashdot.
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