] Sprint Corp., which sells local telephone services in 18
] states, has started converting its local-phone network to
] a technology that increases capacity and allows the
] company to sell new services. Sprint will buy
] packet-switching equipment from Nortel Networks Corp. to
] upgrade the network. Under a $1.1 billion agreement with
] Nortel in 2001, Sprint planned to complete the conversion
] in eight years. Now the transition may take 13 years,
] said Michael Fuller, president of Sprint's local
] division. While traditional phone calls travel over
] dedicated circuits that remain open for the duration of a
] conversation, packet-based technology breaks voice and
] data traffic into digital pieces that are sent separately
] and reassembled upon arrival.

I wonder if this is VoIP or something else...

Sprint starts packet shift

] MUNICH (Reuters) - The city of Munich said on Wednesday
] that it would switch 14,000 computers from Microsoft's
] Windows operating system to rival Linux.

Reuters | Latest Financial News / Full News Coverage

] Sony on Wednesday introduced the PSX, a follow-up to the
] hugely popular PlayStation 2, and touted it as a device
] that creates a new entertainment category.
]
] In addition to the basic features of a game console, PSX
] will offer a DVD recorder, a 120GB hard drive, a TV
] tuner, an Ethernet port, a USB 2.0 port and a Memory
] Stick slot.

Not much info here (this *isn't* the PS3, btw) ... won't ship
in the US until the beginning of next year. This is Sony trying
to be smart and keep M$ out of the living room.

Sony brandishes PS2's successor | CNET News.com

] Novell Inc. today forcefully joined the tumult
] surrounding Unix and Linux by challenging The SCO Group
] Inc. to essentially put up or shut up over its
] allegations that some of SCO's Unix code has illegally
] made its way into Linux.
]
] In a letter on its Web site from Novell CEO and President
] Jack Messman, the Provo, Utah-based company lashed out by
] challenging SCO's assertion that it owns the copyrights
] and patents to Unix System V. Novell, which had earlier
] acquired the Unix systems business of AT&T Corp., broke
] up and sold its Unix properties in 1994 and 1995. One of
] those deals was with the former Santa Cruz Operation,
] which was bought by Caldera International Inc. and later
] became The SCO Group.

More SCO vs the world flak.

Novell calls on SCO to prove allegations about Linux - Computerworld

] BRAUNSCHWEIG, Germany — In these girth-conscious times,
] even weight itself has weight issues. The kilogram is
] getting lighter, scientists say, sowing potential
] confusion over a range of scientific endeavor.
]
] The kilogram is defined by a platinum-iridium cylinder,
] cast in England in 1889. No one knows why it is shedding
] weight, at least in comparison with other reference
] weights, but the change has spurred an international
] search for a more stable definition.

Scientists Struggling to Make the Kilogram Right Again

Their JavaScript doesn't work on mozilla or something.

'myths' about 'free music'

] s perhaps the clearest evidence yet of the computing
] power of sophisticated but inexpensive video-game
] consoles, the National Center for Supercomputing
] Applications at the University of Illinois at
] Urbana-Champaign has assembled a supercomputer from an
] army of Sony PlayStation 2's.
]
] The resulting system, with components purchased at retail
] prices, cost a little more than $50,000. The center's
] researchers believe the system may be capable of a half
] trillion operations a second, well within the definition
] of supercomputer, although it may not rank among the
] world's 500 fastest supercomputers.

HAH!

From PlayStation to Supercomputer for $50,000

] MIAMI - Although the merits of The SCO Group's legal claims against
] Linux are questionable, companies using Linux shouldn't take the
] matter lightly, according to Gartner.

Sheesh ... this is insane!

Gartner to users: Don't take SCO suit lightly

Looks like they're homing in on this foam falling off of the external tank as the most likely culprit. They're going to start shooting foam at carbon fiber panels next month.

New Scientist: Shuttle fixes planned

] A study suggests chemicals in tea can destroy bacteria
] and viruses that cause throat infections, dental caries
] and other dental conditions.

Tea is good for you.

BBC NEWS | Health | Tea 'may fight tooth decay'