boilednut writes “Steve Jobs’s recent missive on the deficiencies of Adobe’s Flash is still reverberating around the Internet. In this editorial, John Sullivan of the Free Software Foundation responds, arguing that Apple is presenting users with a false choice between Adobe’s proprietary software and Apple’s walled garden.”

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ChelleChelle writes “By now, it has become evident that we are facing an energy problem — while our primary sources of energy are running out, the demand for energy is greatly increasing. In the face of this issue, energy-efficient computing has become a hot topic. For those looking for lessons, who better to ask then Steve Furber, the principal designer of the ARM (Acorn RISC Machine), a prime example of a chip that is simple, low power, and (more…)

Forget the ‘Most Interesting Man Alive’ from the Dos Equis Beer commercials, Steve Nash of the Phoenix Suns wants you to meet the ‘Most Ridiculous Man Alive’ from the Vitamin Water spots.

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Back in 1997, Larry Ellison was on a beach in Hawaii. After sipping his second Margarita that evening, he turned to his pal Steve Jobs, who was listening to Bob Dylan on his Sony Walkman. “Steve…Steve…STEVE! Hey, let’s buy Apple.”

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David Letterman he is not — only a few days after news broke of ESPN analyst Steve Phillips’ affair with a 22-year-old production assistant, he’s out of a job.

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