IBM To Offer Single Sign On To Orange Customers using liberty

So,
this: article makes the broad statement: "The IBM software used complies with the Liberty 1.1 Web Services specifications", which are words i am gratefull for, but thought i would never hear, given IBM's work with the WS-* stack. Will wonders never cease!

Of course, i am pleased to see it, and perhaps belies earlier adoption and convergence than i first believed.

Only time will truely tell.

Matrix ping pong

So a co-worker pointed me to this page of videos, and i fully enjoyed the Matrix PingPong, which appears to be doen for an asian equivelent of the Gong Show. I have to say, it's one of the best spoofs on the matrix filmography i've seen.

PBL: Bits over Amps

CBS writes about PBL... or Broadband over Powerlines. So my gadget list is gunno have to grow.

man.... Steven Hawking may be wrong

New Scientist reports that Hawking will shortly present that he has resolved the paradox between Quantum physics and the Hawking Radiation.

National Barbie Day is comming soon

FreeCulture.org: an international student movement remindes my that this event celebrating the court ruling in favor of photographer Tom Forsythe, who's images Mattel claims were violations of it's IP... hehehe. Art wins again!

This is truely cool

The Next Big Thing: Do-It-Yourself: Show #445 (July 09, 2004): "build a rollercoaster in the backyard"... who'd a thunk. and they are right... it really takes guts to ride it yourself after you build it.

Now, since my 5 year old daughter (who is as big a coaster fan as i am), i'm compelled to make one myself.... or not.