Daily Archives: May 9, 2005

Van Gundy has beem punished enough, says Stern

Posted on May 9, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The Rockets’s season may be over, but at least they don’t have to worry about their coach being on double secret probation any longer. A week after NBA commissioner David Stern hit Rockets coach Jeff Van Gundy with the largest … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Microsoft Car 1.0

Posted on May 9, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

What would you say to a car that doesn’t crash? Would you say the same thing if you heard it was powered by Microsoft? Microsoft Corp. mogul Bill Gates and the leader of Ford Motor Co. outlined a future Friday … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Technology, science, and math | 10 Comments

Enron Broadband: The technology fell short

Posted on May 9, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

The prosecution is still presenting its case in the Enron Broadband trial. Their last witness for the week was a techie who testified that EBS was going to have to rely on other companies’ networks to deliver what it was … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Fjetland’s challenge

Posted on May 9, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I had a chance to chat with Michael Fjetland (who’s started a blog about his potential primary challenge to Tom DeLay) on Friday. He’s an interesting guy, and I enjoyed the conversation. In talking about what Pete McCloskey has in … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Judis on DeLay

Posted on May 9, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

John Judis has a piece on Tom DeLay that’s worth reading. It’s probably the first piece in a national publication that analyzes DeLay’s current situation in a non-surface fashion. One correction that needs to be made: [W]hile many of the … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Election 2006 | 2 Comments

HB1167

Posted on May 9, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

I got an email tip over the weekend about HB1167, which is a bill about housing for low-income residents. It’s a massive 100+ page bill that’s scheduled for a second reading tomorrow, and I’ll quote from the bill analysis page … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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