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The API economy, the killing joke, and the prisoner's dilemma

2014-08-20 21:23:29| InfoWorld: Top News

There's this part in the seminal Alan Moore/Brian Bolland Batman story "The Killing Joke" where the Joker, his plan thwarted, shares a joke with the caped crusader: Two convicts are escaping from prison and make a rooftop escape. They reach a ledge between buildings.

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Swiss sanctions dilemma over Russia

2014-08-19 15:40:23| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

EU sanctions prompt Russia to turn to Swiss cheese makers

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Oracle E-Business Suite upgrade points to its Fusion dilemma

2014-08-13 21:41:58| InfoWorld: Top News

Oracle has pushed out a major update to its E-Business Suite of applications, in a move that underscores the company's challenge of meeting customer needs while also persuading them to adopt its next-generation Fusion cloud software. E-Business 12.2.4 is now generally available and includes a wide array of enhancements to its many functional modules, tie-ins to some Oracle cloud applications and an overhauled user interface, according to Wednesday's announcement.

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FOSS' Documentation Dilemma

2014-08-12 01:33:13| TechNewsWorld

Hang around for any length of time in the seedy bars and watering holes of the Linux blogosphere, and you'll soon realize that certain topics tend to recur with surprising frequency. The most obvious example, of course, is the Year of Linux on the Desktop -- a topic scientists have determined will surely outlive us all. The latest example to rear its head? FOSS documentation.

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