Archaeologists have uncovered an ancient Roman bathhouse in Jerusalem’s Old City — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Novell has long since lost its position as a dominant vendor in the operating system market, but the vendor’s long, slow decline didn’t change the fact that Novell still has some valuable technologies.
The value still inherent in Novell was, to some extent, reaffirmed Monday by a definitive merger agreement in which Attachmate is expected to purchase Novell for $2.2 billion — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The role of the PBX is changing in importance, but it’s still too early to issue a death certificate, according to Infonetics.
PBXs took a big hit when the economy faltered two years ago — sales dropped 25% in 2009 — and they have been struggling to rebound, says Matthias Machowinski, an analyst with Infonetics, but they are far from out, as Microsoft suggested last week with its announcement of its latest unified communications platform Lync 2010, a renaming of its Office Communications Server line — via redwolf.newsvine.com
A four-year-old boy from Essex using a metal detector with his father unearthed a gold pendant believed to date from the 16th Century — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The United States has launched a vast reconnaissance satellite reputed to be the largest eavesdropping device ever sent into space — via redwolf.newsvine.com
The bike is owned by Pat McGowan of Northern NJ. I was going to try and build a bike myself,
he says. I started getting parts together and went to Dodge of Bling’s Cycles to order a frame and other stuff of his I liked. But after talking with him, I decided I would be better off letting him build it
— via Bike EXIF
The Vacheron Constantin Overseas Dual Time Automatic Steel and Titanium is a rare breed of sport watches with bold and energetic appearance that can be worn both with jeans and polo and with more formal dress — via World Watch Review
This apartment house Triangolo, located in Nitra, Slovakia, was created as a dialog between natural predispositions, town and the construction site locality — via ArchDaily
Knitter Tara Wheeler has whipped up these wonderful TARDIS socks:
“I knitted up a pair of these a few years ago and they’ve gotten lots of complements.
I’ve finally written up my pattern, which pre-supposes you know how to knit socks.”
— via Boing Boing
It all starts with the logo. The little Swiss flag made into a strong looking shield. It is a slight modification of the logo of the actual Swiss Military. A not so subtle reminder of the value of the Swiss watch industry, and the strength of the brand — via A Blog to Read
A spider that was feared extinct in the UK has been photographed for the first time after a new colony of the species was found — via redwolf.newsvine.com
When the day finally came for a young John Lydon’s parents to take him home after a year spent lying in a large hospital ward, he had no idea who they were — via redwolf.newsvine.com
SBS has become one of the biggest media brands yet to switch off autorefresh in order to qualify for an online audit from the Audit Bureaux of Australia.
And SBS is to be the first to have its online video audited too — via redwolf.newsvine.com
An Australian-owned security firm operating in Afghanistan has been accused by a US Senate committee of theft and corruption — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Located in Racine, Wisconsin, the SC Johnson and Son Administration Building is one of Frank Lloyd Wright’s most important statements about the nature of office buildings. HF Johnson Jr commissioned Wright to design a worldwide headquarters administration building for the family company and in 1936 Wright’s drawings were approved and the building officially opened in April of 1939 — via ArchDaily
The Northern Territory Department of Health has warned the Church of Scientology not to give people medical advice on how to detox from drugs and alcohol — via redwolf.newsvine.com
PBL Media is expected to bolster its digital media credentials ahead of a $5-billion-plus float next year.
This, by securing a joint venture with popular US video streaming group Hulu and the return of former Microsoft executive Daniel Petre to the board — via redwolf.newsvine.com
Social housing settlement Poljane is located near a busy crossroads on the outskirts of Maribor. It consists of four buildings (2 slabs + 2 towers), a total of 130 social apartments. Project – limited with the existing rigid urban plan of the area, which had to be followed to a dot – replaces the missing exterior public spaces with collective areas inside the buildings — via ArchDaily
When BitTorrent trackers get emails from content producers it’s usually an indication that relationships are about to break down in a big way. But when lifestyle and clothing company Voleurz saw their videos being made available on the ExtremeBits BitTorrent tracker they didn’t send the usual cease and desist. Instead, they asked the site to spread more of their videos while using their torrent stats in sponsorship proposals — via redwolf.newsvine.com
— via Lio
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