] WASHINGTON - The U.S. Federal Communications Commission
] (FCC) has proposed that wireless devices and wireless
] broadband providers be able to operate in unused bands of
] broadcast television spectrum.

On first glance, it sounds like the FCC is trying to do something
useful here... though given their track record of screwing
things up, I'm skeptical.

InfoWorld: FCC proposes that unused TV spectrum goes to wireless: May 14, 2004: By : NETWORKING : STANDARDS : WIRELESS

] The Washington think tank responsible for 'Linux aids
] terrorism' claims two years ago is at it again. The
] Alexis de Tocqueville Institution is now casting doubt on
] Linus Torvalds' authorship of Linux, and implying that
] it's a knock-off of Unix.

Can we say "libel?"

Alien puppet Linus swiped Linux from SCO, says balanced study

] After months of waffling, Microsoft clarified plans for
] future versions of Windows Server, pegging 2007 as the
] target for a server version of the company's
] next-generation operating system, known as Longhorn. A
] client version of Longhorn should come six to 12 months
] before Longhorn server, but company officials stopped
] short of saying the client would arrive in 2006.

This is waaaay late. About 10 years ago, they were way late on
Win95, then codenamed Chicago. The big difference is back then,
they weren't staring down the barrel of open-source software
gearing up to take the desktop.

M$ and OSS in conjunction have set the bar exceedingly high for
Longhorn. It must be better enough than older Windows to be worth
the upgrade (hardware as well as software!) and better enough
than GNOME/KDE to keep people from switching to OSS for good.

Microsoft Puts Date On Longhorn Server

]
] ANNAPOLIS, Md. -- After 17 years living on roots
] underground, billions of periodical cicadas from Brood X
] are preparing to emerge as adults in portions of the
] eastern United States from mid-May through June.

What Should You Expect When The Cicadas Arrive?

] In a post-flight statement from the company, the
] SpaceShipOne team reported that their space plane flew to
] 212,000 feet altitude, almost 41 miles. NASA awards
] astronaut status to anyone who flies above 50 miles in
] altitude.

Private Rocket SpaceShipOne Makes Third Rocket-Powered Flight

] It is not uncommon, in the context of academic debates
] over computer science and Web standards topics, to see
] the publication of one or more "considered harmful"
] essays. These essays have existed in some form for more
] than three decades now, and it has become obvious that
] their time has passed. Because "considered harmful"
] essays are, by their nature, so incendiary, they are
] counter-productive both in terms of encouraging open and
] intelligent debate, and in gathering support for the view
] they promote. In other words, "considered harmful" essays
] cause more harm than they do good.

'Considered Harmful' Essays Considered Harmful

] Sony and IBM today said they will ship workstations based
] on the pair's upcoming Cell parallel processing chip in
] December.

Sony, IBM to offer Cell workstations for Xmas

] WASHINGTON (Reuters) - An effort to scale back a
] controversial copyright law gained momentum Wednesday
] when a powerful committee chairman said consumers should
] be allowed to break the digital locks that prevent them
] from copying DVDs and other materials for personal use.

Lawmakers Support Scaling Back DMCA to Respect Fair Use

] The reason is increased competition for labor, thanks in
] large part to American companies' rush to outsource work
] offshore. In fact, the competition has become so fierce
] that typical Indian operations in business processing -
] including call centers and offices handling payroll,
] accounting and human-resources functions - can expect to
] lose 15 to 20 percent of their work forces each year,
] versus single-digit percentage losses in the late 1990's.

Economics carries the day...

As a Center for Outsourcing, India Could Be Losing Its Edge

] Royal Bank of Canada has notified SCO it has elected to
] convert 10,000 shares of SCO's Series A-1 Convertible
] Preferred Stock it currently holds into a total of
] 740,740 shares of SCO's common stock. Further, it has
] sold 20,000 shares of Series A-1 stock to BayStar so that
] "after completion of the conversion, Royal Bank of Canada
] will have no equity interest in SCO other than the shares
] of common stock it receives from the conversion."

RBC Cashes out of SCO