ESR: GPL Not Needed
ESR: “We Don’t Need the GPL Anymore” by Federico Biancuzzi — During a recent Brazilian conference on free and open source software, hacker, writer, and speaker Eric Raymond stated that open source would…
Here’s Some Zombie Bitches for You
Believe it or not, scientists at Pittsburgh‘s Safar Centre for Resuscitation Research has developed a resuscitation technique in which the subject’s veins are drained of blood and filled with an ice-cold salt solution.…
Real World Linux Implementations
One of the sticking point of Linux is that in the industry, it is yet to be fully seen as a mature platform, ready for real world implementations. The perception…
Bill Hilf: Head of Microsoft’s Linux Lab
First of all, yes, Microsoft does have its own Linux lab. A memorable line from the article would be: “I am a non-Microsoft guy working at Microsoft,” Hilf said. An interesting insight…
It’s Attitude, Not Aptitude That Really Matters
It has been said, by the Executive Director of the Malaysian Employers Federation, Tn Hj Shamsuddin Bardan (as an aside, strangely enough, the official MEF council page says that he is the Secretary); �Basically,…
Be Careful When Employing People
I know that most employers know this already; you must be very, very careful when employing people in Malaysia. There are lots of issues to note when employment is discussed.…
Adobe to Acquire Macromedia
As featured on OSNews and other news sources, Adobe is acquiring Macromedia for a whopping US$3.4 billion. This merger will undeniably form the largest multimedia software house, as far as the industry is concerned. Personally, I was never into…
The Nur Amalina Story
For over two days now, the main story in the national newspapers were about the amazing achievement of Nur Amalina Che Bakri, who got 17 As (SEVENTEEN Bloody As, can you bloody believe…