The Register: Open Source Prepares to Kiss EU Patent Ass Goodbye [Linux Today]

Dissapearing the opposition.

UK ID cards - the incredible shrinking consultation. Disappearing the opposition - every Home Secretary's dream... [The Register]

[Curiouser and curiouser!]

Issues for global IT outsourcing. InfoWorld discusses issues surrounding global IT outsourcing.

It’s tempting to believe global outsourcing is as simple as “specs in, widgets out,” jokes Brian Behlendorf , co-founder of Brisbane, Calif.-based CollabNet -- an ASP that supports distributed software development -- and co-founder of the Apache Software Foundation. Behlendorf points out, however, that in reality things never work that way. “Those specs and widgets are embedded in a complex and subtle framework of collaboration.”

They also go on to discuss some lessons IT managers can learn from open-source development projects. [The Job Blog]

Spammers Sue Anti-Spam Groups. SuperBanana writes "The Register reports in a story today that spammers have banded together under the name EmarketersAmerica.org to sue various anti-spam ... [Slashdot]

Can Net Whiz Kid Conquer Space?. After selling PayPal to eBay for $1.5 billion, some entrepreneurs might retire to a tropical island. Not Elon Musk, who is determined to revolutionize the satellite-launching business with his new company, SpaceX. By Suneel Ratan. [Wired News]

Energy From Vibrations. JN writes "Now here's a nifty invention. What started off as a Small Business Innovation Research grant from the Navy to a MIT professor has turned out to ... [Slashdot]

Cool!  This should help recapture some of the energy that is converted into another type during a process/reaction.

"Super-DMCA" Bills In Tennessee and Arkansas. David Turner writes "Tomorrow, Tennessee's Senate Judiciary Committee is holding a hearing on two nearly identical DMCA-like bills. These bills threaten ... [Slashdot]

Cisco Embedding Surveillance in Routers. Cnet's Declan McCullagh interviews Cisco's Fred Baker about the company's plans to embed surveillance into routers. Baker says the "customers"... [Dan Gillmor's eJournal]

Goodbye privacy.  I see you slowly slipping away. :-(.

Conquest FS: "The Disk Is Dead". andfarm writes "A few days ago, I sat in at a presentation of a what seems to be a new file system concept: Conquest. Apparently they've developed a FS that ... [Slashdot]

Wired News: A Chilly Response to 'Patriot II' [Daypop Top 40]