Nov 17 2005

Apple Planning Intel iBook Debut for January?

[Slashdot](http://slashdot.org/:)

Apple is planning to release its first entry-level iBook laptops with Intel processors next January at Macworld Expo in San Francisco, highly reliable sources have confirmed to Think Secret…. Apple will almost certainly tap Intel’s forthcoming Yonah processor for the iBooks, a successor to the company’s Pentium M.

Wow! That’s coming a lot faster than I had expected.

Nov 9 2005

Darwin Was Right

[CNN.com](http://www.cnn.com/2005/EDUCATION/11/09/evolution.showdown.ap/index.html:)

Voters came down hard Tuesday on school board members who backed a statement on intelligent design being read in biology class, ousting eight Republicans and replacing them with Democrats who want the concept stripped from the science curriculum.

Survival of the fittest baby!

Oct 10 2005

RIAA Goes After Satellite Radio

[Slashdot](http://slashdot.org/:)

nicholasjay writes ‘The RIAA is at it again. Now they don’t like satellite radio. From the article ‘The record industry … believes the recording capability [of satellite radio receivers] is a clear copyright violation and could take revenue away from paid download music services.’ This comes on the heels of both Sirius and XM announcing mp3 enabled players and the ability to record music heard on the radio. Also from the article: ‘RIAA may seek $1 billion plus in music rights fees for a new contract covering 2007 to 2012 to replace the current $80 million pact that expires in 2006.

The RIAA really needs to back off and embrace new technology. They’re going to lose this war.