Internet

VeriSign: a Monopoly in the Making

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ICANN has approved a deal with VeriSign to continue manage the .COM registry. This is a very bad deal for everyone. Well, except VeriSign, of course. They wi…

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Internet

Please, put Digg out of its misery...

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I dig Digg. Great idea, nice enough implementation. But seriously what are Kevin and cohorts thinking? I understand they want to expand beyond tech news. Gre…

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Java

The Pulse

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Erik's Pulse has been published.

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Java

Web Start Launch Button

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The Swing Team has created a new Web Start launch button: I guess it's an improvement over the old one:

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Java

Erik's Pulse: 2006-02-28

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Erik's weekly column published in the Javalobby Newsletter.

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Personal

USPS Unstoppable Junk Mail

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We get most of our mail to a P.O. box, but there are a few things that we have no choice but to get at home. Our home mailbox is always stuffed with flyers,…

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