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links for 2006-11-26

November 27th, 2006 by timelady

• How to structure large CSS files - Friendly Bit
  This is a useful view of managing large css files
  (tags: css webdesign tips structure webdev optimization guide tutorial design article)
• Ubuntu Tutorials : Breezy - Dapper - Edgy
  How to do almost anything on Ubuntu - or o it claims. Some interesting stuff:)
  (tags: documentation ubuntu tutorial linux software howto manual os tutorials)
• Kevin Chai: How to Remove Sticker Residue the Easy Way - Just erase it off!
  Must try this:)
  (tags: howto lifehacks stickers tutorials glue diy tips)
• Microsoft sued by Chilean Indians over Windows translation - Nov. 23, 2006
  Mapuche Indians in Chile are trying to take Microsoft to court in a legal battle that raises the question of whether anyone can ever “own” the language they speak.

  (tags: linguistics chile copyright interesting microsoft)
• Weird Facts - 50 Uses for Vinegar
  This envrionmentally friendly solution is very sound and a lot of these tips I can vouch for:)
  (tags: vinegar tips household cleaning lifehacks howto life food facts fun diy environment)
• True Hacker!: 200 Linux Commands for Newbbies
  About 200 Linux commands for serious newbies
  (tags: linux commands reference guide tips cli computing howto)
• Linux.com | Mark Shuttleworth issues divisive invitation to openSUSE developers
  Tensions are already high over Novell’s patent agreement with Microsoft, but Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth’s invitation to openSUSE developers “concerned about the long term consequences” has kicked the tension up a notch.
  (tags: ubuntu opensuse suse novell developers tension)
• The Most Famous Photographs
  Some amazing shots here. I think the Afghan girl remains the most impacting photo for me, or the guy in front of the tank in Tianemenn Square.
  (tags: art collection photography history photos images gallery reference culture cool)
• Google warns Aust copyright laws could cripple Internet. 07/11/2006. ABC News Online
  Yup. These laws are just so good - for the US Govt. Not us. In Australia.
  (tags: australia copyright google law search news)
• PM - Copyright law changes faces criticism
  Criticism isnt strong enough a word.
  (tags: copyright laws australia)
• Dispatches from the Culture Wars: Hillel Caves to Muslim Sensitivity
  An Egyptian-born woman named Nonie Darwish was scheduled to speak at Brown University last week, at the invitation of Jewish group Hillel, about the appalling treatment of women in Islamic societies. Sadly, that event was cancelled because of pressure by
  (tags: muslim women rights abuse america)
• Pure Pedantry : Poem of the Week: Walt Whitman’s A Woman Waits for Me
  This is delicious and seductive and sensual, and makes me reassess Walt Whitman. I love Marlowe and Donne in their seductive moods, had never expected this of old Walt!
  (tags: poetry sensual seductive sexuality)
• sc_upload_file_soct200507_01_300dpi_1271355.jpg (JPEG Image, 2126×1535 pixels) - Scaled (37%)
  The ultimate monitor!
  (tags: hardware monitor)
• World of Warcraft on OpenSuse Linux 10.1 ~ or maybe something uplifting…
  Nice info, I am tempted to get WoW and try it. Tempted.
  (tags: games linux tech ubuntu wine wow worldofwarcraft)
• McDonald’s puts patent on sandwiches | Metro.co.uk
  Patent Madness : McDonald’s wants to own the rights to how a sandwich is made.
  (tags: copyright food mcdonalds news patent sandwich)
• Jubling
  Every programmer should learn C during their programming career. Its benefits are to numerous to ignore. Not only will it open many more job opportunities, but it will teach you more about computers as a whole.
  (tags: c coding code developer learn programming)
• silentcoder.co.za
  UWC Head of Computer Science declares: “we will completely rid ourselves of Novell”
  (tags: novell microsoft deal opensource)

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