As the Mozilla browser creeps slowly towards the usability homestretch, outside developers are starting to express interest in using some or all of the Mozilla framework in other Open Source projects. mozDEV.org, hosted by Collab.net, is a site where they can meet and work together.

According to the Onion, a parody news site, “The only ‘heat death’ Jesus ever mentioned is the one that sinners will suffer for all eternity in
the Lake of Fire,” said Indianola (MS) School Board president Bernice McCallum. “Now more than
ever, we need to hear what the Bible has to say about our public schools’ physical-science curricula.”

ZDnet.co.uk reports on Quantum’s SuperDLT and the company’s efforts to compete against IBM’s recently-announced Linear Tape Open (LTO) storage devices. Quote from the story: “The Web, and the related content explosion, is the most obvious example of
why we need more storage,” said Philippe Ory, DLT marketing manager for
Quantum Europe.

In an effort to keep Microsoft Exchange 2000 from totally eating the corporate groupware market, the new Domino ‘Bluejay’ release will work more closely than ever with Microsoft’s assorted office apps. No word on StarOffice compatibility is mentioned in this article at ZDnet.co.uk.

Government-owned Videsh Sanchar Nigam Ltd (VSNL} holds a monopoly on all voice long distance calls to and from India, but according to ComputerUser.com this situation will end in April, 2002. 85% of VSNL’s revenue now comes from international calling, but the company has now been granted license by the Indian government to go into the ISP business nationwide and hopes Internet revenue will replace its lost earnings from voice phone transmission.

In a story headlined Radio’s Race to Space, The Washington Post tells of two competing satellite radio boradcasters, XM Radio and Sirius, that business analysts say need about 4 million paid subscribers each to make money. Both companies are targeting car radio listeners, especially the large minority who are tired of the cookie-cutter over-the-air commercial radio formats that have become common as “chain” radio stations have replaced local ownership.

It sounded like a great idea: close off a street and have 200 technology companies fill the block with displays and glitz. The only probelm, says the Chicago Tribune, was that there was no Internet; event organizers and exhibitors say the DSL routers that were supposed to provide connectivity never worked, even though Chicago’s local telco, Ameritech, claims they had everything up and running less than an hour after the party began.

There has always been a market for professional hatchetmen. Now there is the Internet. Put the two together, and there is an obvious need for workers adept at the art of the flame, says an article in this week’s Village Voice.

As digital moviemaking tricks get better-faster-cheaper, stunt men and women are starting to worry about just how long they are going to be needed. Meanwhile, many are learning to work with new computerized animation technology in the spirit of, “If you can’t beat them, join them.” latimes.com article.

“While IBM and Dell race to come out with PCs for wireless networks, also known as wireless local area networks (WLANs),
the Philippine government has reversed its position on banning use of such technology in the country.” Story at ComputerUser.com.