Amazon FPS, Amazon Flexible Payment Service - I didn't know about this one yet. A payment service as a web service for integration into your own systems. And it explicitly supports micro-payments through the aggregation of sub-cent payments. Sounds quite interesting. Specifically, the possibility of using Amazon account balances as an alternative to credit cards or bank accounts opens up completely new possibilities - and Amazon accounts are quite widespread. Does this whole thing already work internationally? It should actually.
Archive 3. August 2007
Multiverse - now available in version 1.0. Currently clients only for Windows, the server however in Java, and thus multi-platform. Competitor to Unity and TGE - although Multiverse definitely focuses on MMOG. Maybe interesting for tinkering projects.
Under house arrest - how the blogosphere is silenced with cease and desist letters and court proceedings. Sure, you can sometimes win in the next instance - but it costs to get there first. And in many cases, the legal protection insurance has a clause in the contract that excludes the matter at hand. How convenient.
US-Election computers cannot guarantee trustworthy elections - this will certainly be completely ignored. Because, it's only about elections.
Virtualization Rootkit Blue Pill available - here comes the fun.
Zypries intensifies criticism of online raids - hmm. Are there elections coming up somewhere? Or is the ongoing discussion just an expression of the summer doldrums?