"Still, in his talk Thursday, Torvalds didn't pull many punches.
"I never much liked Macs. All the interesting stuff is hidden away," he said, adding that he does like Apple hardware. Mac OS X is built on an open-source foundation--the Mach "microkernel" in combination with FreeBSD Unix--but Apple still keeps much secret about OS X's inner workings.
"They made the base of the house open-source, but all the rest of the stuff, the wiring, is their own stuff. I don't want that to happen with Linux," Torvalds said. Mac OS X "doesn't give me the warm-and-fuzzies. I actually dislike Mach a lot. I think they made a lot of bad design choices." "

I am starting to dislike Linus.

Torvalds: Next Linux due by June (and comments about OSX)

"Pyra sparked up its popular Blogger.com site again Friday after shutting it down earlier in the day in response to a hacker attack.
The hack compromised individual accounts, locking out site users from their blogs.
Pyra has taken the machine that was compromised offline and restored the Blogger site from its redundant servers, said Jason Shellen, the company's director of business development. Users whose accounts were compromised should be able to access them again, he said. "

Blog site back up after hack attack - Tech News - CNET.com

I am not the only one digitizing music. Without breaking any law, I could just as easily have gone on the Web to download the songs I had bought in the same digital format, thanks to the prior work of many other music lovers. So far music listeners around the world have digitized more than 850,000 albums and 10 million songs of all musical genres. Fans have already converted almost all music ever recorded.

Kevin Kelly has written an op-ed piece about the Eldred v. Ashcroft case in the New York Times. Can you guess which side of the debate he favors?

[ Interesting, but he missed all of the DJ oriented vinyl that has been released over the past 10 years. Admittedly it's a small slice, but almost assuredly the bulk of it is not digitized. Most of these tracks (even popular ones) have runs of less than 50,000 total. The average is probably clsoer to 2,000. There is a completely new body of underground music that is mostly untapped and unheard by the masses. --Rek ]

Making My Own Music

"Over the next year moviegoers at theaters nationwide will be getting a lot more than trailers before the featured attraction. They%u2019ll be watching behind-the-scenes clips and promotions for TV shows, music videos and, like it or not, more commercials."

Ugz...more spam. Just when you think you pay a premium to not have to deal with spam, you get more spam!

At a theater near you, more ads

"The two businesses are vastly different, but Sears' recent problems sure are reminiscent of the jam Lucent got itself into a few years back. "

Is Sears the next Lucent?

The Enterprise Volume Management System (EVMS) Project has the goal of providing unparalleled flexibility and extensibility in managing storage. It represents a new approach to logical volume management, as the architecture introduces a plug-in model that allows for easy expansion or customization of various levels of volume management.

Rattle:
This should make its way into the 2.6/3.0 kernel tree. Looks to be far more advanced them the currently LVM (Sistina) that ships with RedHat and other distros.

The comparison of EVMS and other VMs paper is sums up things nicely. And be sure to check out the screenshots.

Linux Enterprise Volume Management System (EVMS)

"The driver races to locate a kidnapped victim locked in the trunk of an abandoned car somewhere on the waters edge. Linked to her only by cell phone, the driver narrows in on her location in a desperate race against time and tide. Preeminent action director John Woo and star Clive Owen pair to create this fast-paced action thriller."

BMW Films: Hostage - Hostage - Z4 film

"In a bombshell with serious ramifications for U.S. foreign policy, President Bush today accused Iraqi strongman Saddam Hussein of hiding nuclear weapons in North Korea."

Bush accuses Iraq of Hiding Nukes in North Korea

"This sticker says 'Hacker' in Japanese. Each letter, each charector is individually dicut out of vinyl. This is one of our most popular stickers. "

There you go Geoff.

HackerStickers.com Hacker in Japanese -

The site features a collection of stickers ranging from the "Mac Pirate," an interesting play on the Mac OS "Smiley Face" logo doctored with an eye patch, to "Hackintosh," or the an OS X-inspired variation on the Jolly Roger. And if warchalking is your thing, check out the "Wardriver" sticker or the "Macstumbler" homage.
If you find yourself using leet speak when you're chatting with your online friends, you might want to think about adding a "31337" sticker, "0wn3d," or "Hax0r" to your collection. "

Dress up your Mac with Hackerstickers