Aime Cesaire has passed away at the age of 94. A poet and writer from Martinique he challenged the establishment around him and is perhaps most known for his letters on anti-colonialism and black consciousness. LiP magazine has an interesting article called Poetry & The Political Imagination: Aime Cesaire, Negritude, and the Applications of Surrealism … Continue reading The Death of Cesaire→
Here is a good story for math gurus: Asustek Computer Inc. (Asus) predicts that the Eee PC it has started selling with Microsoft Windows XP Home edition on board will outsell the original Linux-based version by a ratio of 6 to 4 by the end of this year — a heady prediction considering the Windows … Continue reading Eee PC math challenge→
DoubleTwist announced today that, in divergence from Apple’s mostly proprietary model, you now can transfer files from iTunes to other media devices including Nokia, Microsoft and Sony: “When you receive an email, you can read it on your Blackberry, web mail, or Outlook. E-mail just works. With digital media such as video from a friend’s … Continue reading DoubleTwist Cracks iTunes DRM→
I wrote about this issue a while ago, and now the questions I pondered are being answered. The BBC reports: A mandatory certification programme is now being developed by the US Toy Industry Association and the CPSC as part of the House of Representatives bill on consumer safety. The plan provides for stricter procedures for … Continue reading US Toy and Food Safety Laws→