So what do you do when your wife’s computer says this? Windows XP could not start because the following file is missing or corrupt: \WINDOWS\SYSTEM32\CONFIG\SYSTEM Why, this of course: How to recover from a corrupted registry that prevents Windows XP … Continued
Monthly Archives: March 2005
Computer Science Professors' Brief in Grokster
Amici write to call to the Court’s attention several computer science issues raised by Petitioners and amici who filed concurrent with Petitioners, and to correct certain of their technical assertions. First, the United States’ description of the Internet’s design is … Continued
Culture as a Map
It is significant that “culture” is sometimes described as a map; it is the analogy which occurs to an outsider who has to find his way around in a foreign landscape and who compensates for his lack of practical mastery, … Continued
U.S. bans juvenile executions
It’s nice to join the international community on occasion: Supreme Court Abolishes Juvenile Death Penalty Some interesting snippets from the ruling include: Neither retribution nor deterrence provides adequate justification for imposing the death penalty on juvenile offenders, Justice Anthony Kennedy … Continued