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title: links for 2007-10-22
date: 2007-10-22T23:23:11Z
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- [CNN.com – TechWeb: Embrace open source, retiring Microsoft exec urges – Feb. 20, 2003](http://www.cnn.com/2003/TECH/biztech/02/20/outgoing.exec/index.html)
    
    kind of weird this dropped in the same week Microsoft got two licenses approved by the OSI.
    
    (tags: [Microsoft](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Microsoft) [OSS](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/OSS))
- [Libraries Shun Deals to Place Books on Web – New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/22/technology/22library.html?hp)
    
    Could libraries go online without Google’s cash? It seems the answer may be yes.
    
    (tags: [library](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/library) [OSS](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/OSS) [ossbusiness](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/ossbusiness))
- [ITworld.com – SAP looks to Microsoft, Adobe for friendlier UI](http://www.itworld.com/App/670/071019sapui/)
    
    Sometimes I should be a tad more careful with my choice of words. Note to self- James Niccolai is an old school reporter and will use the juiciest quote. I stand by the sentiment, though.
    
    (tags: [SAP](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/SAP) [Adobe](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Adobe) [Microsoft](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Microsoft) [redmonkclients](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/redmonkclients))
- [Neatorama » Blog Archive » Club and Shield Bedside Table.](http://www.neatorama.com/2006/09/14/club-and-shield-bedside-table/)
    
    i am not a gun fan but the bedside table cum club and shield combo looks quite the thing. if they have a knife you need a shield. and the club- yes that’s for whacking them upside the head.
    
    (tags: <a>“security”</a> [via:pmuellr](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/via:pmuellr))
- [Dopplr – DogEar 犬の耳](http://jisi.dreamblog.jp/blog/1311.html)
    
    pointed at by dogear
    
    (tags: [dopplr](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/dopplr))
- [Climate – Drought – Global Warming – American West – Arizona – Utah – Colorado – New Mexico – Nevada – New York Times](http://www.nytimes.com/2007/10/21/magazine/21water-t.html?em&ex=1193198400&en=e32e766b398790c1&ei=5087%0A)
    
    water is running out. bummer.
    
    (tags: [water](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/water))
- [Microsoft’s death knell for Windows Mobile >> Mixed Signals >> Rupert Goodwins’s Blog at ZDNet UK Community](http://community.zdnet.co.uk/blog/0,1000000567,10006221o-2000331777b,00.htm)
    
    So are we really going to the death of both Java mobile edition and windows mobile? new microkernels making their way downstream.
    
    (tags: [Microsoft](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Microsoft) [Java](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/Java) [mobile](http://del.icio.us/JamesGovernor/mobile))