Monday, September 15, 2008

15-Sep-2008 AM clippings

Enjoy:

Swype input on touch screens allows 50 words per minute text entry:
http://dvice.com/archives/2008/09/swype_to_make_t.php

Google to back O3b, a UK-based company that plans to offer broadband over satellite to developing nations. Maybe even New Zealand:
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/ee2f738c-7dd0-11dd-bdbd-000077b07658.html?nclick_check=1

IT freelancers in the UK now risk being taxed as employees following a recent high court ruling:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/10/freelancer_tax_ruling/

Recent failures at the London Stock Exchange still don;t have and official cause, but some suggest bad management:
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/09/13/furse_lse_comment/

And finally. A live webcam feed so that us mere mortals can keep an eye on the LHC tests. But don't believe everything on the interwebs:
http://www.cyriak.co.uk/lhc/lhc-webcams.html

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