Microsoft at their game

Want a perfect example of how Microsoft makes business?
Read an open letter to Steve Ballmer, in recent post on a blog by François Bancilhon.
Two best describing quotes from the letter:
This:

Then, your people get in the game and the deal got more competitive. I would not say it got dirty, but someone could have said that.

and this:

Wow! I’m impressed, Steve! What have you done to these guys to make them change their mind like this? It’s quite clear to me, and it will be to everyone. How do you call what you just did Steve? There is various names for it, I’m sure you know them.

In every joke... No2

I've mentioned before, that often, jokes reflect our real life in great accuracy.
This one I've received over email, a few days ago.

A "Zaporojetz" has collided with "Volga" belonging to a General from the FSB.
In short, the driver of the "Zaporojetz" has turned out to be a smuggler, a terrorist, a spy....

Actually, one poor fellow was sentenced guilty for turning on some crazy hotshot path, who driving at speed just below 200Kph. Unfortunately for the poor guy, the "pilot" that had died at the crash site, was from the leading elite, dooming the unfortunate driver before the trial has even began.

The Russian way

While American legislators work to promote freedom of speech, Russian legislators do it in their special way:

"Russian parliament was introduced a bill proposing to register information on each unit transfers of video/audio compilation, software and database on any medium. In addition, manufacturers will be allowed to sell equipment designed for copying listed information (such as typewriters CD and DVD drives), only those with a license for it. Approval of the bill could result in serious problems for the equipment manufacturers as well as for ordinary users who have to register even video recording made by a mobile phone. "

In short, welcome Orwell's 1984.

In my opinion it could be one of the two, or both:
First option is ground checking, what if
Second is a public relations stunt. To make Putin and his heir to be seen as a better alternative. Putin will come as a knight in shiny armor and "save Russia" from evil plot.

Useful Eclipse key shortcuts

I've collected some useful Eclipse key shortcuts:

	Key combination	Effect
	Ctrl+Shift+C	Comment/Uncomment selection
	Ctrl+Shift+/	Comment selection
	Ctrl+D	Delete line
	Ctrl+Del	Delete next word
	Ctrl+Bksp	Delete previous word
	Ctrl+Shift+Del	Delete till EOL
	Alt+Shift+M	Extract method
	Ctrl+F	Find and replace
	Ctrl+K	Find next
	Ctrl+Shift+K	Find previous
	Ctrl+L	Go to line
	Ctrl+Shift+D	Go to matching bracket
	Ctrl+Shift+enter	Insert line above
	Ctrl+Enter	Insert line below
	Ctrl+Shift+F	Auto format selected code

Enjoy :)

Bloggers are included in the new federal journalist shield

Read this piece by Nate Anderson.
We will just have to ask our legally literate friends, what does this new bill actually mean.