Now, this is a chapter from the middle of my book. I just want to know if it is boring. If you get bored while reading it , let me know. Currently, that is the most important criteria for me in this chapter,. So, if you do go through it, please be honest in your opinion. And any suggestions on how to talk about technical things without boring the reader is also more than welcome. Inspired by a Professor After badminton practice that morning, I got ready and came to class to attend the first peri...

Here's the FESCo meeting summary and logs for 2009-06-26. The log is also below. Minutes: http://www.scrye.com/~kevin/fedora/Fedora-Meeting/2009/Fedor a-Meeting.2009-06-26-17.02.html Log: http://www.scrye.com/~kevin/fedora/Fedora-Meeting/2009/Fedor a-Meeting.2009-06-26-17.02.log.html ---- 17:02:00 <jds2001> #startmeeting 17:02:15 <jds2001> #meetingtopic FESCo meeting - 6-26-09 17:02:20 <jds2001> #chair dgilmore jwb notting nirik sharkcz jds2001 j-rod skvidal Kevin_Kofler 17:02:...

http://www.bloomberg.com/apps/news?p...fTI&refer=home May 1 (Bloomberg) -- On a Thursday morning in March, the $32 million School of Management building at Simmons College in Boston is all but deserted. Three students lounge in armchairs facing floor-to-ceiling windows that look over the quad with its winding walkways and greening lawn; another makes photocopies. “This building is always empty,” says Raya Alazzouni, a sophomore from Saudi Arabia who’s studying graphic design and taking courses i...

On Mon, 22 Jun 2009 23:26:50 +0000, Roy Schestowitz <newsgroups@schestowitz.com -----BEGIN PGP SIGNED MESSAGE----- Hash: SHA1 Bilski, Software Patents and Business Method Patents ,----[ Quote ] | Since the Bilski patent application has never been published, it is hard to | determine from the claims if its commodity hedging scheme requires a computer | for any practical use. If the hedging scheme requires a computer for any | practical use of the invention, then denying the patent jus...