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Tuesday, April 09, 2002

Thanks to Ernie the Attorney for the link to this ABA article about blogging. Ernie says "Oh, God, run for cover everybody. The lawyers are coming, the lawyers are coming."

[Scripting News]
10:33:37 PM

It gets better (or worse) -- here's a court in West Virginia that has a Radio weblog. Man this is so coooool.

[Scripting News]
10:33:14 PM

ZDNet: Tech Update: Enterprise Applications / Open source: IBM's deadly weapon:"If you left the 1980s and traveled ahead 20 years into the early 21st century, you probably wouldn't recognize the new IBM. Once a purveyor of closed and proprietary solutions, the company has recast itself as flag bearer of all things open and interoperable. Seeing the company's peace, love and penguin ads for Linux are indeed worthy of an eye-rubbing double take. IBM officials speak fondly of an attitude adjustment that has changed Big Blue into a much more customer-focused company. They describe an altruistic metamorphosis that benefits end users who will settle for nothing less than interoperability and support of open standards. "
10:24:26 PM

Problems plague eBay a third day. The auction Web site experiences a third consecutive day of troubles, with some members having difficulty logging in to their personalized "My eBay pages." [CNET News.com]
10:19:53 PM

Linux Today - Tcl-URL! Weekly Tcl News and Links (Apr 9):"During a week in which the Expert Working Group taught Tcl to signal, "I am towing a submerged object" (at variable speed!), the QOTW was: "[I]f you need more than 128 different exit codes, you've probably got the wrong architecture of software." Donal Fellows"
10:15:04 PM

UPS to discontinue online delivery service | Computerworld News & Features Story - "United Parcel Service Inc. is discontinuing its electronic delivery service that enabled customers to send critical, time-sensitive documents via the Internet.
In an announcement on its Web site, the Atlanta-based package delivery company said that effective Sept. 1, customers will no longer be able to send e-packages or access information to track previously sent packages. "
5:45:42 AM