Old article
about privacy
problems with Google's desktop software - I started looking into
this because I read an article about the new version of KDE boasting
that Google's desktop software could now be integrated into KDE.
That's bad, not only because Google's desktop software is
proprietary, but also because it gives Google complete access to
your data and their privacy policy
is strongly
criticised by Privacy International.
Free as in Free Champagne! -
Erik Josefsson notes the 3rd anniversary of our massive software
patent victory in his usual style. Erik played the lead lobbying
role in that campaign and must have lots of great stories to tell,
so I always find his short, infrequent, casual blog entries
bemusing. (I'm giving this a low-key mention since I hope to blog
about it again later this week.)
Article
about chess boxing - 11 rounds alternating between chess and
boxing where a contestant wins by checkmate, knockout, or
points.