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It's a really nice gesture. The idea is that unemployed / underemployed developers can pitch an idea to MS for an app that they will write for non-profits. Then MS will give them all the tools they need to do it, gratis. Hat Tip: Matt Hartley

As almost all newspapers are today, the Gazette Telegraph is crappy. Their slanted "reporting" and condescending editorials are just plain offensive; all while their subscription rates continuously increase. So, about two years ago I canceled our subscription and I haven't looked back. Today I got the following email from them... This is my reply... $6 for only the Sunday edition for three months? You people are pathetic. Your paper isn't worth even that anymore.I will however, offer to pay you $5 per month for all editions. That's seven days a week of newspaper service for $5 per month. Not a limited trial price, or introductory price, but $5 per month for all editions, for as long as I care to receive them.I still think that's to... [More]

I own a Kindle. When I first bought it I was lured with the promise of getting elctronic versions of my books at a substantial discount. It makes sense. The production of an electronic version of a book is completed in one step. That electronic book can then be copied an infinite number of times at a very very tiny cost; much less than one cent per copy. Conversely, paper books must be created in production runs that require people to set up the presses, run the presses, maintain the presses, continually feed raw material - ink and paper - into the presses, etc... Not to mention the cost of storage, transportation, handling. The cost of producing a paper book is orders of magnitude greater than producing a copy of an electronic book.&n... [More]