Death and Taxes and a Pound of Coffee

I had some errands this morning, including buying a pound of coffee at Dunkin’ D. (Coffee is the fuel that drives my blogging efforts.)
The coffee cost $8.99, so I handed the cashier a Ten Spot, knowing I would receive exactly $1.01 in change.
Let me tell you why.
Over thirty years ago, while walking in New York’s [...]

links for 2007-09-05

Microsoft Open XML standards vote foments politics, dismay | Tech news blog – CNET News.com
“What we need are multiple competing products, not competing standards,”
(tags: open-source open-standards ooxml)

OpenSolaris will challenge Linux says Sun – Computerworld UK – The Voice of IT Management
It’s always fun to start the week with a laugh, especially in the form of [...]