Zodiak or Mitnick?

Programming Language Inventor or Serial Killer?

Low tech never looked so good.

Ascii-movies

I hope I’m this much fun when I’m 80.

Disco Rocked by 80-Year-Old Party Girl

“BERLIN (Reuters) – Staff at a popular teenage disco were stunned to find an 80-year-old having a celebratory drink and strutting her stuff on the dance floor among thousands of young people, German police say.”

“‘The disco told police there was an old lady drinking cola and schnapps at the bar who seemed a bit confused,’ said a spokesman in the western town of Oberhausen. ‘She was apparently shaking her hips and rocking out a bit on the dance floor too.'”

“Officers visited the 7,000 capacity disco in the early hours and made sure she was okay.”

“‘She was dressed up smart, celebrating her birthday by herself and everyone thought she was very friendly,’ the spokesman said Wednesday. ‘There’s no upper age limit there. You don’t have to show identification when you’re 80.'”

The petroleum industry wouldn’t gouge the public! They’re so kind and trust-worthy. W isn’t in their back pocket either. ;-P

Energy Dept Asked to Probe Gasoline Price Rise
By Tom Doggett

“WASHINGTON (Reuters) – Democrats criticized record high U.S. gasoline prices on Friday and demanded that the Bush administration investigate if big oil companies were gouging consumers at the pump.”

I guess the US isn’t the only place Open Source software is fighting for its existence.

FFII: Software Patents in Europe

“For the last few years the European Patent Office (EPO) has, contrary to the letter and spirit of the existing law, granted more than 30000 patents on computer-implemented rules of organisation and calculation (programs for computers). Now Europe’s patent movement is pressing to consolidate this practise by writing a new law. Europe’s programmers and citizens are facing considerable risks. Here you find the basic documentation, starting from a short overview and the latest news. “