Slashdot | The CD Turns 25 Today

Congratulations to the CD! I can remember going to Fretter and Highland appliance looking at the various Discman portables, and finally getting a Sony D3 and three albums. One was a classical music album of organ music, and the other two were popular albums …

Slashdot | Investors Bailing On SCO Stock, SCOX Plummets

I'm thinking the death clock for SCO has finally clicked into the 11th hour. Its about time. We've had three years of waiting for this moment. Hurray!

Kids say e-mail is, like, soooo dead | CNET News.com

While this article makes it sound like the industry is falling over itself to understand why a generation eschews e-mail, I think it makes perfect sense. Recall the thrilling days of yesteryear when having ubiquitous terminal access to a VAX …

Prayer vigil tonight for men injured in fireworks explosion

Can someone explain to me why these guys are deserving of a prayer vigil? Maybe I'm a bit jaded in my later years, but generally a prayer vigil is held for:

1. Someone who was seriously injured or killed by circumstances outside …

Two news alerts came down from BBC News:

"G8 leaders have reached a compromise deal on tackling climate change, German
Chancellor Angela Merkel says."

and

"US socialite Paris Hilton is freed from prison to serve the rest of her 45-day
sentence with an electronic tag at home."

Coincidence? I think …