So, my wife and I bought a Harley in April. We don't get to ride it enough, but can you ever? Anyway, I'm just curious, do you own a motorcycle? If so, why? If not, why not? I'll post more soon about why I bought one and why I think everyone should.

Rusty at K5 pioneers the non-profit model for collaborative Websites. Not a bad way to make a salary to do something you love to do. [John Robb's Radio Weblog] [dws.]

I have to agree on this one. A great look at why Apple is still Apple. – andy

Columnist says Macs aren't for everyone. MacCentral notes a column by Wall Street Journal writer Walt Mossberg today – Mossberg: Macs don't make sense for everyone.

Unlike what I read in John Dvorak's rant from PC Magazine yesterday, this column actually makes sense. Macs are not for everyone. Apple serves a niche market, and this doesn't have to be a bad thing. For Apple's part, its job is to make it clear to the creative folks who are willing to use an alternative computer platform that the Mac and OS X can powerful tools. I don't want Macs to take over the computing world. Balance is the key, and with competition we may even see more innovation in the future. The danger occurs when one company or platform controls an overwhelming majority of the computer desktops. In other words, Bill Gates' dream of Windows on every desktop would be a bad thing, just as it would if there was a PowerBook in every backpack… [Mac Net Journal] [dws.]

Under the analysis, Anderson found that his ideal “open-source” programs were as secure as the “closed-source” programs.

Study: Open, closed source equally secure. A Cambridge computer scientist argues, in the ideal case, that proprietary-source programs should be as secure as those developed openly. [CNET News.com]

You can ready the full advisory here. – andy

Apache exploit circulating to attack security hole. Users urged to patch systems immediately [InfoWorld: Top News]

An interesting read on where we've been and where we're headed. – andy

History Lost: What We Haven't Learned in 100 Years. Modern popular culture is crawling with history –from movies, like Forrest Gump to best-selling books, such as David McCullough's John Adams. Despite our fascination with history, however, a careful look shows that we haven't learned from it in the last century. Bob Batchelor, author of The 1900s (Greenwood Press, 2002) examines the lessons we haven't learned from history over the last century, particuarly concerning race and the ever-growing gap between the “haves” and “have-nots.” [kuro5hin.org]

I think it would be cool if I could rent a car for a few hours, rather than an entire day – just for fun. On the other hand, in Austin, I'd have to drive to the eMotion rental location!

Subscription cars?. I came across this site while reading Clark Howard's show notes. It seems eMotion Mobility is planning on a fairly large rollout of electric cars in Atlanta, California and the rest of the United States. [kuro5hin.org]