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links for 2007-01-30

January 31st, 2007 by timelady

• Ubuntu Tutorials (Dapper - Edgy - Feisty): Cleaning up a Ubuntu GNU/Linux system
  apt-get autoremove means you don’t need the deborphan part, but still, there is lots of very good stuff on this page for cleaning up your system:)
  (tags: howto linux ubuntu)
• Buying OEM versions of Windows Vista: the facts
  Finally, a decent comprehensible explanation of what the difference between OEM and retail is:)
  (tags: microsoft news software windows xp vista oem)
• Lynucs.org : Homepage - The Free Desktop Screenshot Archive - Linux Screenshots and other Free Software
  “You can find on this site the most complete database of Free Desktop Screenshots, including Linux and most of the Free and Open Source applications.” Nice:)
  (tags: linux desktop screenshots screenshot themes software fun graphics archive art digital geek opensource foss)
• YouTube - Beryl’s new 3D animations!
  I know there are MANY beryl freaks out there:)
  (tags: 3d beryl compiz cool desktop ubuntu video)
• linux kernel monkey log
  “Yes, that’s right, the Linux kernel community is offering all companies free Linux driver development. No longer do you have to suffer through all of the different examples in the Linux Device Driver Kit, or pick through the thousands of example drivers”
  (tags: linux programming drivers driver community business opensource blog gpl hardware articles)

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In the beginning…

January 31st, 2007 by timelady

…all was darkness.

One of my most beloved, all time favourite, short stories ever, by one of the best authors of the last century.

The Last Question

I readthis one whenI was, oh, about 10, and it resonated so strongly with me….

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There’s so much pollution in the air now…

January 31st, 2007 by timelady

…that if it weren’t for our lungs there’d be no place to put it all.

Freedom Fuels: FREE, Downloadable Alternative Fuels Documentary

Answer all your questions on whats out there. Share and enjoy!

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If you throw someone a life preserver…

January 30th, 2007 by timelady

…and they turn around and swim away from it; what can you do but let them drown themselves.

This is exactly how I see the Microsoft-Novell deal. The Open Source community is the life preserver that Novell swam away from.

And this is a very funny, very informative, (did I mention funny?) visual timeline of the Microsoft-Novell controversy.

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links for 2007-01-29

January 30th, 2007 by timelady

• 20 Things You Didn’t Know About… Obesity - - science news articles online technology magazine articles 20 Things You Didn’t Know About… Obesity
  wow. no 1 alone scares the crap out of me.
  (tags: diet health obesity america usa)
• Do we need an Ubuntu installer for Windows? | Free Software Magazine
  “If you haven’t heard yet, there’s a new Ubuntu-oriented project that’s been making waves: install.exe. In short, it’s a way to install Ubuntu onto the same file system as MS Windows without repartitioning your drive.”
  (tags: ubuntu windows)
• Announcing “Debian-Installer Loader”
  This is the announcement of “Debian-Installer Loader”, a win32 loader for Debian Installer, inspired by Ubuntu loader.
  (tags: debian linux windows ubuntu)
• It’s Knuttz - Safety above everything else
  ye gods and little fishes, how NOT to use ladders…..
  (tags: digg funny photography humor gallery safety)
• PDF to become an open, ISO standard
  Adobe Systems Inc. on Jan. 29 announced that it has released the full PDF (Portable Document Format) 1.7 specification to AIIM, the Association for Information and Image Management. AIIM, in turn, will start working on making PDF an ISO standard.
  (tags: adobe pdf software news standard)
• Advanced Bash-Scripting Guide
  “This tutorial assumes no previous knowledge of scripting or programming, but progresses rapidly toward an intermediate/advanced level of instruction . . . all the while sneaking in little snippets of UNIX® wisdom and lore.”
  (tags: abs script advanced code cli command blog book awk bash linux shell scripting programming reference tutorial)

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links for 2007-01-28

January 29th, 2007 by timelady

• Linux 101
  Or Linux for beginners.
  (tags: diy guide linux programming reference setup tools tutorial tutorials)
• TechEBlog » 5 Gadgets You Shouldn’t Buy
  Oh, I don’t know…..
  (tags: gadgets odd weird quirky)

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links for 2007-01-27

January 28th, 2007 by timelady

• Search Gmail geek-style » Our Picks - News, articles and reviews
  cool! tips for shortcuts such as we cli addicts like
  (tags: gmail google hacks howto search)
• SourceForge.net: Files
  Live Linux versions preconfigured and ready to Boot from a USB flash pen drive.
  (tags: distribution download linux usb thumbdrive ubuntu boot portable live free flash)

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links for 2007-01-26

January 27th, 2007 by timelady

• Telegraph | News | Mobile phone use ‘linked to tumour’
  Long-term users of mobile phones are significantly more likely to develop a certain type of brain tumour on the side of the head where they hold their handsets, according to new research.
  (tags: mobile phone cellphone cancer tumor research health brain business communication headlines)
• Tutorials Round-Up: Ajax, CSS, PHP and More | Smashing Magazine
  “over 200 Ajax, CSS, Flash, JavaScript, PHP, MySQL, RSS, XML as well as ASP, C++, Perl, Python and Java tutorials.”
  (tags: tutorials programming ajax css php javascript tutorial design webdesign coding code cool c article archive)

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links for 2007-01-25

January 26th, 2007 by timelady

• OSWeekly.com - Linux and The Desperate Need for Tax Apps
  And equivalent/ports of acocunting apps like MYOB and Quicken, stat. there is NO professional level equivalent in Linux, sadly. Yet.
  (tags: linux accounting tax software opensource)
• Microsoft in hot water over Wikipedia edits - CNN.com
  “Microsoft Corp. has landed in the Wikipedia doghouse after it offered to pay a blogger to change technical articles on the community-produced Web encyclopedia site.” Tsk, tsk. Microsoft bypassing ethics? Whoda thukit?
  (tags: blogging ethics microsoft wikipedia wiki news opensource scandal information media)
• Open Source Weblog: The innovation opportunity of open source
  TCO is important, but does it distract from another at least equally important metric? What about the total innovation opportunity (TIO)?
  (tags: development news oss innovation opensource business tco tio)
• Linux Shell Scripting Tutorial - A Beginner’s handbook
  Incredibly useful:)
  (tags: linux shell scripting tutorial programming bash howto unix beginner commandline computer administration articles awk book)
• Russia: Siberia’s Once-Frozen Tundra Is Melting - RADIO FREE EUROPE / RADIO LIBERTY
  “The landscape of Siberia is transforming. New lakes are forming in the north, while existing lakes are getting larger. Some buildings and houses built upon the permafrost are sinking and starting to crack.” And the politicians are FINALLY acknowledging c
  (tags: climatechange environment greenhouse ecology)
• Kitchen Tips
  man these are great. i have been wondering how to deal with some kitchen issues, these answer the questions nicely:)
  (tags: tips cooking kitchen home lifehacks howto reference food life household handy)
• Why Do Racists have Low IQs?
  “Studies going back over 50 years have repeatedly arrived at the same conclusion — racists have lower IQs than non-racists”. Yup. Colour me shocked.
  (tags: racists iq intelligence)
• frozen wave picture
  this is SO amazing….
  (tags: wave image picture frozen ice photo photography cool)
• Six Degrees - Home
  Kevin Bacon was initially appalled by the ’six degrees of seperation from kevin bacon’ game (oh come on. wikipedia/google it people! where HAVE you been?). but then, thinking abut how it actually indicates our interconnectedness, he has used it to create
  (tags: charity sixdegrees kevinbacon fundraising community donation social nonprofit internet humanity entertainment celebrity brilliant)
• Computer Languages History
  A really cool chart showing the evolution of computer languages:)
  (tags: programming history languages computer language reference computing software computers code chart article c)
• Set Up Postfix For Relaying Emails Through Another Mailserver | HowtoForge - Linux Howtos and Tutorials
  “This short guide shows how you can set up Postfix to relay emails through another mailserver. This can be useful if you run a Postfix mailserver in your local network and have a dynamic IP address because most dynamic IP addresses are blacklisted today.”
  (tags: postfix relay linux email sysadmin mail server tips)
• Linux.com | Vim tips: Using tabs
  “With Vim 7.0, users now have the option of using tabs within Vim. With Vim’s tab features you can consolidate all your sessions into one window and move between files more easily.”

  (tags: vim tabs files editor editing)
• Photos: Best photos of Saturn–and the winners are | CNET News.com
  NASA announced the winners of its contest to choose the best photograph taken by the Cassini spacecraft as it nears its second anniversary at the planet Saturn.
  (tags: cool photos images astronomy saturn space pictures photography nasa)
• Photo-reports: Shaving a cat
  because of heat, many owners shave their cats. but its sooooo funny to look at the piccies:)
  (tags: cats funny humor photos)

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First you are young; then you are middle-aged; then you are old…

January 25th, 2007 by timelady

…then you are wonderful.

I have been reading the blog of one of the most amazing men I have ever encountered. He is a nonagerian (in his 90s for you confused types), and is facing the big journey at the end - his own mortality now is a reality he must face. Journey with him, and share the incredible honour and privilege of knowing him in the small way that we can. If I had access to a genie, one of the wishes I have is to meet this man.

Don To Earth: It Bothers Me That I Have To Go

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