Is Microsoft Ready to Assert IP Rights over the Internet?

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Has Microsoft been trying to retroactively claim IP (intellectual property) rights over many of the Internet’s basic protocols? Larry J. Blunk, senior engineer for networking research and development at Merit Network Inc., believes that might be the case. Here is a posting from slashdot: http://www.eweek.com/article2/0,1759,1714680,00.asp

The list of protocols listed as part of MS IP is quite a list indeed, dhcp, dns wow?..
Protocol License Agreement

Exploring the History of Technology

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So when did technology begin? The question is a more difficult to answer than you may think. We all assume that even the experts always had a vision in mind to incorporate technology into the everyday lives of ordinary individuals. Take a look at the following quotes from well-known, experienced experts (quoted in NSBA’s, Leadership and Technology, taken from Cerf, C. and Navasky, V. (1984). The Experts Speak: The Definitive Compendium of Authoritative Misinformation. New York: Panteon Books):

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“Computers in the future may weigh no more than one and a half tons.” * -Popular Mechanics, Forecasting the Relentless March of
Science, 1949

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“I think there is a world market for maybe
five computers.”
* -Thomas Watson, Chairman of IBM, 1943

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“I have traveled the length and breadth of
this country and talked with the best people, and I can assure you that data
processing is a fad that won’t last out the year.”
* -The Editor in Charge of Business Books for Prentice
Hall, 1957

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“But what . . . is it good for?”
* -Engineer at the Advanced Computing Systems Divisions of
IBM, commenting on the microchip, 1968

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“There is no reason anyone would want a
computer in their home.”
* -Ken Olson, President, Chairman, and Founder of Digital
Equipment Corporation, 1977

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“I watched his face (Samuel F.B. Morse)
closely to see if he was not deranged, and was assured by other Senators as
we left the room that they had no confidence in it either.”
* -Senator Oliver Smith of Indiana, 1842, after witnessing
a first demonstration of the telegraph

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“Well-informed people know it is impossible
to transmit their voices over wires, and even if it were possible, the thing
would not have practical value.”
* -Editorial in the Boston Post, 1865

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“Radio has no future.”
* -Lord Kelvin, Physicist and President of the Royal
Society, 1897

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“The radio craze will die out in time.”
* -Thomas Edison, 1922

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“There’s a lunatic in the lobby who says
he’s invented a device for transmitting pictures over the air. Be careful,
he may have a razor on him.”
* -Editor of the London Daily Express, commenting to a
staffer on someone who had asked to see a reporter and was waiting
downstairs

Mozilla Update :: Extensions — More Info: Bookmarks Synchronizer

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This to me is by far the best Firefox extension out there. For those who use multiple machines, you can keep your bookmarks synchronized across the network. I’ve been using if for a couple of days and all I can say is that its great not to have to manage multiple boodmarks. Mozilla Update :: Extensions — More Info: Bookmarks Synchronizer

Learning Stylesheets

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Ok, I have now delved into the world of stylesheets. I’ve taken the original css from rubric and hacked/chopped/merged parts of it with my new theme, pups. I am totally convinced that CSS is the way to go, seperating the design from the text and code on a webpage. Look for more tweaking and additions to this theme.

The Tuskegee Airmen

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BAZ With the turmoil of the days that we are all currently experiencing, I tend to draw my support, pride, and dignity of my country by some of my heros. This is just a reminder to myself of the justice, prosperity, hope, freedom and liberty that my country offers, even in the times of adversity. All the beliefs of a country where my heros were not allowed to participate in. To all the Americans of African descent who served this country and paved the way for Americans like me, I will personally always be in your debt. I understand your sacrifices and your dreams of a better day for all your children. And I am committed to ensuring that the dreams that you’ve had for us will not go unfullfilled. To me, you are real men, and real heroes.

Learn more about the Tuskegee Airmen at the U.S. Airforce’s official Tuskegee website.