Tivo has set off quite a debate on Slashdot with the news that it is suing EchoStar for patent infringement. The suit, filed in federal district court in Texas, alleges that EchoStar’s DVR infringes TiVo’s “Time Warp” patent, which includes the method used to allow viewers to record one program while watching another and the […]
Via Luke Huttermans blog: on keeping RSS subscriptions synchronized. A standard like this would not only allow you to for instance sync up different SharpReader instances on different PCs (say one at work and the other at home), but would also work across aggregators so you’d even be able to for instance sync up NetNewsWire
Bet you make more than these pro-athletes. Soccer America is listing the salaries of MLS players circulated by the player’s union. While similar figures have been available in other sports, this is the first time American soccer fans are seeing them. Previously, the players were organized in an association and were suing the league over
Whenever I’ve read about projects or people advocating the use of a Model-View-Controller framework for a php-driven web site, I’ve always gotten a hunch that its an overly-big hammer to use for your typical website. While the theory of its use may make sense for a desktop client application, I’m not convinced it fits for
I’m taking some time off from work to enjoy the holidays and hopefully work on some personal projects (both code and otherwise). Hope everyone has a happy holiday, whether you’re celebrating anything or just enjoying time off from work.
The women’s league is hoping to make a limited comeback next year The tentative plan is for the league to have a small presence next summer, before the Athens Olympics. The form would be in a handful of “festivals” featuring games between the original teams and other activities. The festivals would be self-funded, through tickets
Yes, leave it to me to post my gift giving advice to one week prior to Christmas but you still have the weekend to shop. If you’re looking for a good gift for that special geek in your life, I’d highly recommend picking up a Nintendo GameCube. The chief reason is the low price and
Harry Feucks, of php patterns fame has put together a really good guide to getting started with php. Instead of trying to do it all himself, he’s helpfully collected the most useful links available and gives advice on how to use them. In this chapter, you’ll find out where to get help-a defence against those
FIFA has agreed to broadcast the next World Cup in widescreen format. That is, the letterbox format used in movies. It sounds like a perfect ploy to get soccer fans around the world to upgrade their television sets. If its not broadcast in High-def though, I can’t imagine the extra image room adding much to
Apparently the Washington DC area felt an earthquake today. My friend Nyk thought I was making fun of his boots when I asked him if he had noticed it. Luckily I was alerted by my Eddie Pope and Bobby Convey bobbleheads. The movement was very subdued, not enough to move books or anything on my