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December 19, 2003
RESTful Tuple Spaces
Once upon a time, I thought David Gelertner's ideas around Linda and tuple spaces were pretty cool. I never decided they weren't just lost track. I even had a Master's student working on a formalization once, but he didn't finish. Today I came across a thoughtful article by Vanessa Williams on a RESTful implementation of tuple spaces that I don't want to lose track of.
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Lydon Interviews Morris and Trippi on Politics and the Internet
Christopher Lydon has several interesting interviews on his site. If you're interested in the intersection of technology and politics, you should really listen to his interview with Dick Morris and his interview with Joe Trippi.
"I'm a Cortez guy," Joe TrippiÊroared at the end ofÊour conversation in the corner office of Howard Dean's headquarters in Burlington, Vt.Ê As in: Hernando Cortez, the Conquistador who faced the Aztec hordes five centuries ago withÊjust 400 Spanish troops at his side, and burned his own boats on the beach in caseÊhis compatriots thought of leaving prematurely.Ê Horses, gunpowder and steel made all the difference for Cortez.Ê The Trippi difference in the Democratic nomination fight has been the Internet.ÊFrom Christopher Lydon Interviews... :
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These interviews, along with Doug Kaye's IT Conversations are a great reason to own an iPod. At this point, its got to be a business expense.
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Court Rejects RIAA Subpoenas
A US Appeals court ruled (short CNN story) that the recording industry's methods for tracking down those accused of illegally downloading music are themselves not legal. A lower court had ruled in the RIAA's favor.
"In sum, we agree with Verizon that (the law) does not by its terms authorize the subpoenas issued here," Chief Judge Douglas Ginsburg wrote. You can read the the full pinion (PDF) if you're interested.