Bring it back! ZeroKnowledge’s Freedom Server Code Available [Slashdot]
Just what I need. When
Just what I need. When we bought our house in Amsterdam it had many modern features that I would never think of installing myself, but was always happy to have a fully automatic urinal, bulletproof glass windows, full climate control and fm transmitter for audio, just to name a few of the gadgets. We were also impressed with the Swedish toilets: You sit and the ‘odor-fan’ kicks in immediately. A button on the side ‘irrigates’ with warm water, followed by warm air to dry you off. Go ahead and laugh all you want, but now you too can own your own Curry Commode at a fraction of the price! This model straps-on to your existing seat for hours of hygienic fun. [Adam Curry: CurryDotCom]
Color me upgraded. Radio 8.05
Color me upgraded. Radio 8.05 is out with lots of great improvements! [John Robb’s Radio Weblog]
You go, Alan Cox. Alan
You go, Alan Cox. Alan Cox Interview [Slashdot]
This has been going for
This has been going for almost twice the length of my lifetime. Make it stop! Energy Dept. Recommends Yucca Mountain for Nuclear Waste Burial. The choice is the culmination of an $8 billion, 40-year search, but the project still faces many hurdles. [The New York Times: National]
Then make your games cheaper.
Then make your games cheaper. Piracy costs game industry $1.9 billion [Geeknews]
Go, go, PayPal, Go! PayPal:
Go, go, PayPal, Go! PayPal: IPO Omen or Anomaly?. Disproving the skeptics, online-payment firm PayPal pulls off an initial stock offering and actually does very, very well in first-day trading. Experts say it’s a tentative sign investors are warming up to Internet firms. By Joanna Glasner. [Wired News]