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Trading Places

Thanks to a lot of effort by Demian and not having to deal with a tempermental Matrix Linux control panel, the recent server move has gone without a hitch.

…oh yeah – that was the reason for the lack of updates… keeping a low profile until it was all sorted out.

Normal service will be resumed above =o)

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Another year and another predictable court case

Reading the Sendo case against Micro$oft has a certain amount of Deja-vu about it. Explained nicely by the folks at The Register, it’s almost like a re-run of every other court case against Micro$oft… ever.

Yeah, it’ll take forever in the US courts, and of course, Micro$oft will manage to make itself look blissfully innocent. It seems that as long as Micro$oft is taken to court in US territories under a judicial system their lawyers can run rings around, this kind of thing will continue well into the future.

Just like the Coca-Karma case, it sucks that the bigger corporation can get away with absolutely criminal behavior.

Welcome to Earth, circa 2003.

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Adtastic

The newly database driven, all singing, all dancing UK TV Ads site is now up and running, meaning you should wonder no more about that music in the toilet paper commercial. A quick search of the above and you’ll know the artist behind the charming Charmin tune. (wahey!)

Sadly they still don’t have any details on the girl from the 90’s period of the “Lynx through the ages” advert. Maybe one day… rrrarr!

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