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Data Services and Entity Framework beta bits available
via Pablo Castro's blog by pabloc on May 12, 2008
The news are out. The ADO.NET Data Services Framework (Astoria) and the ADO.NET Entity Framework will be shipping as part of .NET 3.5 SP1, and the Beta 1 release is now available. All the official blogs discussed the details already, including the Astoria team blog, ADO.NET team blog, Scott's, and many others out there.Folks out there trying Astoria and the EFx have been working on bits...
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Obama Overtakes Clinton in Superdelegate Race
via FOX Embeds by Bonney Kapp on May 12, 2008
... have with the Democratic Party, it’s no surprise Senator Clinton maintained her superdelegate lead for so long,” Plouffe wrote. “But right now it’s clear that the Democratic Party is uniting around Barack’s candidacy.”Read the email here:“Big news today: for the first time since this campaign began, Barack Obama has taken the lead among superdelegates.We’ve won more elected d...
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My Cat
via Dilbert.com Blog by (author unknown) on May 12, 2008
I have an office cat, Sarah. She's a scrawny little tuxedo cat, about 18-years old. Sarah hates it when I try to work. I mean she really, really hates it. As soon as I enter the office she starts screaming at me. It's not a polite meow. It's more like a baby banshee being attacked by a porcupine. The noise penetrates my entire body. I'm almost certain it causes internal...
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Oldest running code?
via The Thinker by (author unknown) on May 12, 2008
Slashdot poses an interesting question asking what is the oldest code still running today. Of the 600+ comments so far I have cherry picked a few that I thought were good choices.· The software on the Voyager and Pioneer SpaceCraft 1977· Digital watches· Heavy machinery used from the late 50’s· Babbage Difference Engine...
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Change Command Prompt's Default Font for Easier Reading
via Lifehacker: Windows by Kevin Purdy on May 12, 2008
The default prompt in Windows' Command Prompt isn't the easiest to read, but Microsoft has a font, Consolas, that works much better in a terminal, as attested to by ourcommenters. The Digital Inspiration blog runs down how to set Consolas as the default font in your command prompt. Vista users can perform a registry hack to enable their pre-installed Consolas, but XP users without Office...
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Well done the Today programme!
via John Redwood by John Redwood on May 12, 2008
As I am never shy to criticise the BBC, I should be fair. Today, they invited Brian Wilson and me to debate the issue of devolution and the PM’s wish to have a debate to “save the Union”. It was a balanced and sensible piece, which I hope the audience found worthwhile.It enabled me to explain that I opposed Labour’s devolution scheme in the late 1990s because it was lop-sided and unfair.I...
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Upcoming Clinton Victories Ring Hollow Against Delegate Math
via America's Election HQ by FOXNews.com on May 12, 2008
Hillary Clinton is campaigning in West Virginia Monday, a day ahead of what is supposed to be a blow-out victory for her in the Mountain State, but one that will be mostly hollow.Even if Clinton wins 100 percent of the vote and the accompanying 275 delegates available — including...
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Obama’s “General” Strategy
via FOX Embeds by Bonney Kapp on May 12, 2008
The Obama campaign today announced Barack Obama would head to Michigan tomorrow - a move that only a frontrunner could make on the night of the West Virginia primary. While Hillary Clinton will likely celebrate her victory in the Mountaineer State, Barack Obama is traveling to Missouri and Michigan, states that held their primaries on February 5th and January 15th respectively.Of course Obama won...
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Comic for May 12, 2008
via Dilbert Daily Strip by (author unknown) on May 12, 2008
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Frank Field on Brown's rage
via CentreRight by Tim Montgomerie on May 12, 2008
Listen to Frank Field note the PM's "indescribable" rage.
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