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The Convergence Bill has finally been approved.

Cringely teaches you how to roll your own DSL.

A spoof on Windows: Windows RG

Financial cartoons.

Whispers in the corridors publishes rumours circulating in the IAS circles. An extremely well-informed site, I’m told.

Amazon’s honor system is a quick and easy way to sell content on the Internet. (They also have other ways of selling.) It’s available only for the US currently, though. Pity…

Yet another meta blog by wacky brit. The idea seems to be catching on fast.

“Dude, Where’s My Car” tops the list of movies pirated on the Internet in July. The pirating is usually through file sharing software. Unlike music companies, studios are moving with the wind, before it gets too late.

To those who’re curious about what’s happening in Russia, Pravda has been online in English for a while.

Pun of the day

I’m on vacation until 27 August. Don’t expect too many updates. In the meantime, enjoy a CNet ad I liked. (Note: I’m not getting any “ad revenues” for this. Nor do I enjoy vodka. I prefer milk shakes.) (I used to have an Absolut vodka ad here, but it doesn’t seem to work any more.)

A simple and detailed explanation for why evolution does not contradict the second law of thermodynamics.

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SOME people have updated their website, and done a jolly decent job of it too. ONE may appreciate that.

Chris Coutts has a chatter’s version of Romeo & Juliet. A hilarious but accurate 10-minute flash movie. (Coutts has also made other movies.)

Corante filters tech news.

I’d missed this earlier. Microsoft has released its Windows CE source code to the public!

DotComDoom.com – about the demise of dot-coms. News links.

If nothing else, the Moody downgrading and S & P downgrading mean a further slowdown in India, despite any rate cuts.

I had several minutes of fun using the Virtual Stapler.