14 Feb 2005
Why M$ Is Doomed ...

"There are no significant bugs in our released software that any significant number of users want fixed... The reason we come up with new versions is not to fix bugs. It's absolutely not. It's the stupidest reason to buy a new version I ever heard... And so, in no sense, is stability a reason to move to a new version. It's never a reason."
-- Bill Gates

quotes in The Software Conspiracy

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A Princeton Philosopher's Unprintable Book Title

Bullshit!

A Princeton professor strikes a chord with a bluntly titled essay.

(link) [NYT > Home Page]

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Scientists Told to Alter Findings

The best line in this piece is the last:

What's next? Demanding that geologists revise their conclusions to support fundamentalist teachings that the earth is 6,000 years old?

And it's also exactly where we're heading ...

More than 200 scientists claim they were told to alter the results of their research to promote weaker environmental protection and to favor business...

(link) [morons.org headlines]

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