The Seattle Times: Business bq. An example: When Vermeulen first joined Amazon, he, his wife and their two kids moved to Issaquah. But they decided they liked Corvallis better and returned to their previous home. So he took the train to get to work. Then he drove. Then he hired a sky taxi. “As I ...
My Opera Forums – Opera for Mac bq. Opera Software today released the beta 1 of version 7.50, redesigned from the bottom up for Windows, Mac, Linux, FreeBSD and Solaris. Today’s release marks the first time that upgrades for all desktop platforms have been released simultaneously, with Opera now bringing its Mac browser up to ...
Wired News: New Study Urges Patent Upgrade bq. As a solution, the council recommended in its report that the patent office and Congress take seven steps to improve the patent system. Those steps include, among other things, hiring new patent examiners, creating a more open system for challenging questionable patents, and rejecting more patents on ...
Open Clip Art Project | Creative Commons Kind of surprises me that we haven’t seen a big project like this in the past. It would be nice to have a large, open, royalty-free library though. Might be a good way for artists to try and get some exposure. It seems like this collection could grow ...
New cars are getting too expensive to fix | csmonitor.com bq. Costly air bags, expensive electronics, and lightweight body materials are driving up the cost of fixing new cars. Not only do many more parts have to be replaced rather than repaired, but fewer and fewer body shops can afford the special equipment and training ...
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