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Eric Raymond claims Unity and Gnome3 are 'Vile'

2011-10-16T11:20:00.001-05:00

New blog post: You know, maybe Linux people should just give up on "user friendliness" after all, because the crap we're emitting these days by trying for it is truly vile.Armed and Dangerous » Blog Archive » Ubuntu and GNOME jump the sharkUbuntu and GNOME jump the shark. I upgraded to Ubuntu 11.04 and a week or so back in order to get a more recent version of SCons. 11.04 dropped me into the new “Unity” GNOME interface. There may be pe...

Eric Raymond posted this on Google+ pointing to post on his Blog.

This was my comment to him:

Vile? Seriously? I would submit that the use of such rhetoric demeans the true meaning of that word and all that it should represent.

The computer revolution has presented us all with the unique opportunity to compete with our ideas. You don't like the default window manager choice made in Ubuntu? Cannonical will succeed or fail based on the ideas they express in this new Unity interface. That is the beauty of this 'Idea Economy'. It is, we keep saying about choice. You of all people should realize that (Ubuntu == Linux) = False. Use another distro. Or change the window manager, download XUBUNTU or LUBUNTU. Stop kvetching and find one of the plethora of choices and then write a post extolling it's virtues. Even better, don't like the direction of Unity and/or Gnome, start a new project and show us your better idea. Fork the damn code of Gnome 2.x and pursue a different path. That is, after all, the point of the OS in FOSS, yes? I bet you have enough followers that you wouldn't have to actually do much coding and, who knows, you may invent the newest better mouse-trap and the world will beat a path to your collective door.

Finally, and I think most importantly, while I agree with you on how wrong it is to find a blob of binary configuration data I find your discussion of the topic condescending. While I used to program for a living, back when GUI interfaces existed on mafchines @ XeroX Parc, your, making it simple enough for you non-programmer types (i.e. we're just to simple-minded to understand) insulting. Even the average Linux 'power-user', who has never written a line of code has more than likely run a terminal session and edited a .cfg, etc. file. The implication that they are incapable of understanding this without having 'children's corner' is NOT the way to persuade people to you cause.

The way to do that is to Show them Something Better.

Shows I Miss:Quotes from Babylon5

2011-10-13T21:07:00.002-05:00

My friend +Knight Wise asked for favorite Sci Fi Quotes and two shows came to the top of my queue: FireFly/Serenity and Babylon5. Baby5 was my fav in the target-rich SciFi on TV landscape of the '90s. I knew the quote I wanted, but re-discovered the treasure-trove of great lines from a great show. The crew of Serenity have expressed how much they loved that show and miss it. I have not heard any interviews of the B5 folks, but, as an actor, I would kill to have dialogue like this...

(The quote I went searching for is the last in the list...)

Kosh Naranek: A stroke of the brush does not guarantee art from the bristles.

Lorien: We've lived too long, seen too much. To live on, as we have, is to leave behind joy, love, and companionship because we know it to be transitory; of the moment. We know it will turn to ash. Only those whose lives are brief can believe that love, is eternal.
[pause]
Lorien: You should embrace that remarkable illusion. It may be the greatest gift your race has ever received.

Citizen G'Kar: We all believe in something... greater than ourselves, even if it's just the blind forces of chance.

[a telepathic implant prevents Garibaldi from shooting Bester]
Michael Garibaldi: What have you done to me?
PsiCop Alfred Bester: I've hit you with an Asimov.

Citizen G'Kar: The universe is run by the complex interweaving of three elements. Energy, matter, and enlightened self-interest.

Lorien: The universe began with a word. But which came first: the word or the thought behind the word? You can't create language without thought, and you can't conceive a thought without language, so which created the other, and thus created the universe?

Citizen G'Kar: Our thoughts form the universe. They are always important.

Kosh Naranek: Ah, you seek meaning?
Talia: Yes.
Kosh Naranek: Then listen to the music, not the song.

Delenn: The third principle of sentient life is the capacity for self-sacrifice, the conscious ability to override evolution and self-preservation for a cause, a friend, a loved one.

Captain John Sheridan: From the stars we came. From the stars we return. From now, till the end of time. We therefore commit these bodies to the deep.

Ambassador Londo Mollari: But this - this, this, this is like being nibbled to death by... what are those Earth creatures called? Feathers, long bill, webbed feet... go 'quack'...
Ambassador Vir Cotto: Cats.
Ambassador Londo Mollari: Cats. Being nibbled to death by cats.

Delenn: We are star stuff. We are the universe made manifest trying to figure itself out.

G'Kar: It is said that the future is always born in pain. The history of war is the history of pain. If we are wise, what is born of that pain matures into the promise of a better world, because we learn that we can no longer afford the mistakes of the past.

Captain John Sheridan: If more of our so-called leaders would walk the same streets as the people who voted them in, live in the same buildings, eat the same food instead of hiding behind glass and steel and bodyguards, maybe we'd get better leadership and a little more concern for the future.

Lennier: [Lennier and Vir do not make eye contact during this conversation] Sometimes I get so close and yet it feels like I'm shut out of the important things.
Ambassador Vir Cotto: It's a useless feeling. The Ambassador is definitely going through some changes. He even looks different.
Lennier: Indeed. And now with the military starting to stampede over everyone and everything...
Ambassador Vir Cotto: People coming and going and secret meetings...
Lennier: You never know what it's all about until later when it's too late.
Ambassador Vir Cotto: And they never listen to us.
Ambassador Vir Cotto, Lennier: Makes me nervous.
Ambassador Vir Cotto: [they finally look at each other] Same time tomorrow?
Lennier: Sure.

G'Kar: No dictator, no invader, can hold an imprisoned population by force of arms forever. There is no greater power in the universe than the need for freedom. Against that power, governments and tyrants and armies cannot stand. The Centauri learned this lesson once. We will teach it to them again. Though it take a thousand years, we will be free.

Citizen G'Kar: If I take a lamp and shine it toward the wall, a bright spot will appear on the wall. The lamp is our search for truth... for understanding. Too often, we assume that the light on the wall is God, but the light is not the goal of the search, it is the result of the search. The more intense the search, the brighter the light on the wall. The brighter the light on the wall, the greater the sense of revelation upon seeing it. Similarly, someone who does not search - who does not bring a lantern - sees nothing. What we perceive as God is the by-product of our search for God. It may simply be an appreciation of the light... pure and unblemished... not understanding that it comes from us. Sometimes we stand in front of the light and assume that we are the center of the universe - God looks astonishingly like we do - or we turn to look at our shadow and assume that all is darkness. If we allow ourselves to get in the way, we defeat the purpose, which is to use the light of our search to illuminate the wall in all its beauty and in all its flaws; and in so doing, better understand the world around us.

Why we are sending Aircraft Carriers to Japan

2011-03-12T19:42:00.001-06:00

There was a conference in France where a number of international engineers were taking part, including French and American. During a break, one of the French engineers came back into the room saying “Have you heard the latest dumb stunt Bush has done? He has sent an aircraft carrier to Indonesia to help the tsunami victims. What does he intended to do, bomb them?” A Boeing engineer stood up and replied quietly: “Our carriers have three hospitals on board that can treat several hundred people; they are nuclear powered and can supply emergency electrical power to shore facilities; they have three cafeterias with the capacity to feed 3,000 people three meals a day, they can produce several thousand gallons of fresh water from sea water each day, and they carry half a dozen helicopters for use in transporting victims and injured to and from their flight deck. We have eleven such ships; how many does France have?”

via http://blog.dankim.com/2009/11/11/veteran/

User_HOWTOS - VirtualBox http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/User_HOWTOS

2011-02-07T15:41:00.001-06:00

http://www.virtualbox.org/wiki/User_HOWTOS

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LiLi for Windows: the easiest way to try Linux

2011-02-04T10:51:00.001-06:00

http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2011/02/lili-for-windows-the-easiest-way-to-try-li...

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podgrabber - Project Hosting on Google Code

2011-02-03T15:26:00.001-06:00

http://code.google.com/p/podgrabber/

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AVR 8-bit microcontroller - Mouser – Single-board computing solution comes with a 100

2011-02-02T16:17:00.001-06:00

http://www.electropages.com/2011/02/mouser-single-board-computing-solution-co...

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ViewSonic's gTablet hacked to run Notion Ink Eden firmware | Electronista

2011-02-02T12:49:00.001-06:00

http://www.electronista.com/articles/11/02/02/notion.ink.apps.ported.over.to....

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Kit Review - MDC Bare-bones Board Kit (Arduino-compatible) - Birds on the Wire

2011-01-30T11:58:00.001-06:00

http://blog.littlebirdelectronics.com/kit-review-mdc-bare-bones-board-kit-ard...

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Arduino for TextMate | This is a plugin for TextMate which enables you to code and deploy to an Arduino. http://sourceforge.net/projects/arduinotm/

2011-01-30T11:44:00.001-06:00

http://sourceforge.net/projects/arduinotm/

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List of open source hardware projects - Interest | Facebook

2011-01-29T20:11:00.001-06:00

http://www.facebook.com/pages/List-of-open-source-hardware-projects/129768620...

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FZR's Very Dull PogoPlug Running Debian Linux Script Page. - http://fzr.squeenus.com/debian/

2011-01-27T13:45:00.001-06:00

http://fzr.squeenus.com/debian/

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Install Debian on Seagate DockStar. - http://www.binarysearchtree.com/techTalk/DebianDock.html

2011-01-27T13:32:00.001-06:00

http://www.binarysearchtree.com/techTalk/DebianDock.html

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txt2re: headache relief for programmers :: regular expression generator - http://txt2re.com

2011-01-27T11:59:00.001-06:00

http://txt2re.com/

txt2re let's you input a string and and then use a simple wizard that generates a regex program in Perl PHP, Python, Java, Javascript, ColdFusion, C, C++, Ruby, VB, VBScript, J#.net, C#.net, C++.net or VB.net.

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GNUGuitarINUX - http://gnuguitarinux.sourceforge.net

2011-01-27T11:43:00.001-06:00

http://gnuguitarinux.sourceforge.net/ Solfege v3.16.4-2

Screenshots

The full desktop and wbar on the left

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FreeFileSync | Download FreeFileSync software for free at SourceForge.net http://sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/

2011-01-22T19:40:00.001-06:00

http://sourceforge.net/projects/freefilesync/

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Synkron - Folder synchronisation http://synkron.sourceforge.net/

2011-01-22T19:03:00.001-06:00

http://synkron.sourceforge.net/

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50 Open Source Replacements for Storage Software — Datamation.com

2011-01-19T19:30:00.001-06:00

http://itmanagement.earthweb.com/osrc/article.php/3920996/50-Open-Source-Repl...

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Top 40 Arduino Projects of the Web | Hack N Mod http://hacknmod.com/hack/top-40-arduino-projects-of-the-web/

2011-01-17T15:43:00.001-06:00

http://hacknmod.com/hack/top-40-arduino-projects-of-the-web/

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Arduino Programming Notebook by Brian Evans in Engineering http://tinyurl.com/4drtm9o

2011-01-17T15:06:00.001-06:00

http://www.lulu.com/product/file-download/arduino-programming-notebook/352402.../related_items/left/1

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Power your Arduino/AVR with a Hand-Cranked Battery

2011-01-17T14:53:00.001-06:00

http://www.instructables.com/id/Power-your-ArduinoAVR-with-a-Hand-Cranked-Bat...

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Controlling Canon Powershot cameras with Arduino « Circuits@Home http://bit.ly/hCXh8L

2011-01-17T14:48:00.001-06:00

http://www.circuitsathome.com/mcu/controlling-canon-powershot-cameras-to-arduino

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Transform Windows XP into Linux Ubuntu - Downloads - TechMynd

2011-01-16T13:23:00.001-06:00

http://www.techmynd.com/transform-windows-xp-into-linux-ubuntu/-1784

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Guitar Instrument Adapter Cables - PocketAmp iPhone Guitar Amp and Effects for iOS iPhone, iPod touch, and iPad

2011-01-14T16:04:00.001-06:00

http://www.pocketlabworks.com/pocketAmp_cable.html

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Please Vote for Brittany aka Save the Father of the Bride (Me) Some Bucks! ;-)

2011-01-14T11:08:00.000-06:00

Please Vote for Brittany aka Save the Father of the Bride (Me) Some Bucks! ;-)

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(of mine and of Megan). You're getting this message because you
haven't RSVPed for the event "Vote for Brittany." Basically, I'm in a
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If you haven't already, please like ShutterBooth KC
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As I've said before, it takes only seconds but would help me a lot!
The second place contestant is gaining on me more and more but my
numbers have stalled a little, so every little vote counts!

Also make sure that you like my video (#2) not #12. Some people have
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Is the Apple iPad really "magical"? http://www.bricklin.com/magical.htm

2011-01-13T14:41:00.001-06:00

http://www.bricklin.com/magical.htm

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Linux Mint Debian Edition 10: Rolling Release Nirvana | Linux Magazine

2011-01-13T12:52:00.001-06:00

http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7942?hq_e=el&hq_m=1155749&hq_l=4&hq_v=7829b70e21

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Linux Home Automation

2011-01-12T19:25:00.001-06:00

http://www.linuxha.com/

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ZAGG | ZAGGmate | iPad Case | Premium Aluminum iPad Cover with Keyboard http://www.zagg.com/accessories/zaggmate.php

2011-01-11T13:16:00.001-06:00

http://www.zagg.com/accessories/zaggmate.php

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How To: Convert an iBook AV Cable to an iPod AV Cable

2011-01-10T16:28:00.001-06:00

http://www.tuaw.com/2005/11/01/how-to-convert-an-ibook-av-cable-to-an-ipod-av...

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DIY $10 iPhone 4 & 3G/3Gs Tripod Adapter/Case | Life is a Prayer.com

2011-01-10T16:22:00.001-06:00

http://www.lifeisaprayer.com/photography/2010/diy-10-iphone-4-3g3gs-tripod

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Instapaper - Chrome Web Store - https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/lpjpjcgbkjefppoahpegfajifjdmcblb#

2011-01-10T13:51:00.001-06:00

https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/lpjpjcgbkjefppoahpegfajifjdmcblb#

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LXF66.tut gimp.pdf - LXF Wiki

2011-01-09T13:07:00.001-06:00

http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/wiki/index.php/LXF66.tut_gimp.pdf#

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The Gimp Hotkeys PDF Book (The Gimp Cheat Sheet) - http://gimpforums.com/thread-the-gimp-hotkeys-pdf-book-the-gimp-cheat-sheet

2011-01-09T12:49:00.001-06:00

http://gimpforums.com/thread-the-gimp-hotkeys-pdf-book-the-gimp-cheat-sheet

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ART Tube MP Studio V3 Mic Preamp at zZounds - Tube Pre-Amp w) REAL VU Meter?!?!? Me Want!! ;-)

2011-01-03T20:12:00.001-06:00

http://www.zzounds.com/item--ARTV3

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cioppino - Google Search

2011-01-03T19:54:00.001-06:00

http://www.google.com/search?aq=f

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Volume Unit Meters / Sound Level Monitors electronic circuits

2011-01-01T19:20:00.001-06:00

http://www.discovercircuits.com/V/vu-meter.htm

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Fix your Arduino Uno for Linux « Strangeparty

2010-12-15T20:57:00.001-06:00

http://www.strangeparty.com/2010/12/13/fix-your-arduino-uno-for-linux/

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MP3 Deal: Daft Punk’s ‘Tron: Legacy’ Soundtrack

2010-12-07T10:55:00.001-06:00

http://geeksofdoom.com/2010/12/07/mp3-deal-daft-punks-tron-legacy-soundtrack/

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Screaming Circuits: Ten Electronics Things to be Thankful for in 2010

2010-11-27T23:18:00.001-06:00

http://blog.screamingcircuits.com/2010/11/ten-electronics-thinks-to-be-thankf...

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15 Advanced DropBox Hacks

2010-11-23T20:01:00.001-06:00

http://storecrowd.com/blog/dropbox-hacks/

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The MakerBot Botcave, An Open Source Hardware Retail Store

2010-11-22T15:19:00.001-06:00

http://laughingsquid.com/the-makerbot-botcave-an-open-source-hardware-retail-...

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Use Code GET3MP3S and Get $3 in MP3 Downloads

2010-11-22T13:03:00.001-06:00

http://www.amazon.com/gp/feature.html?ie=UTF8&docId=1000634471

Many albums are $3.99, with this credit you get a whole CD for the
price of a song!!!

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No More Attachment Clutter – Upload By Email is Live Today

2010-11-22T12:04:00.001-06:00

https://www.sugarsync.com/blog/2010/02/23/no-more-attachment-clutter-upload-b...

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SugarSync: Essential iPad Business App | A Digital Nomad

2010-11-22T10:56:00.001-06:00

http://markeclinger.com/blog/apple/ipad-apple/sugarsync-essential-ipad-busine...

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How to Save Articles to Springpad directly from Google Reader « Springpad Blog

2010-11-22T10:52:00.001-06:00

http://blog.springpadit.com/2010/03/how-to-save-articles-to-springpad-directl...

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http://www.jellycast.com/

2010-11-14T16:37:00.001-06:00

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The Gentle Seduction - Mark Stiegler - If you haven't already, Read This! http://www.skyhunter.com/marcs/GentleSeduction.html

2010-11-10T19:42:00.001-06:00

http://www.skyhunter.com/marcs/GentleSeduction.html

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The Linux Alternative To Microsoft Windows MultiPoint Server 2010 Goes Into Beta | Advertiser Talk

2010-11-08T11:01:00.001-06:00

http://www.advertisertalk.com/the-linux-alternative-to-microsoft-windows-mult...

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Pinguy OS http://pinguy-os.sourceforge.net/

2010-11-05T09:47:00.001-05:00

http://pinguy-os.sourceforge.net/

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How to Run Multiple Dropbox Accounts in Mac and Linux - Make Tech Easier

2010-11-05T09:34:00.001-05:00

http://maketecheasier.com/run-multiple-dropbox-accounts-in-mac-and-linux/2010...

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Technology News: Reviews: 3 Media Conversion Apps That Will Make You a True Believer

2010-11-04T10:24:00.001-05:00

http://www.technewsworld.com/story/71157.html?wlc=1288884114

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Electronics-Lab.com Blog » Blog Archive » PIC Microcontrollers – Free eBook

2010-11-03T15:41:00.001-05:00

http://www.electronics-lab.com/blog/?p=6594

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Shogo Linux Tablet, a Potential iPad Killer | TechSource

2010-11-02T12:58:00.001-05:00

http://www.junauza.com/2010/05/shogo-linux-tablet-potential-ipad.html

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Prototype $200 Tablet Runs Android, Chromium OS, Linux - PCWorld

2010-11-02T12:56:00.001-05:00

http://www.pcworld.com/article/191249/prototype_200_tablet_runs_android_chrom...

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iPad Killer Z500 Tablet from Nokia Hinted in Ovi Store - Softpedia

2010-11-02T12:55:00.001-05:00

http://news.softpedia.com/news/iPad-and-Galaxy-Tab-Killer-Z500-Tablet-from-No...

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Installing Ubuntu 10.04 Netbook (lucid) on the Archos 9

2010-11-02T12:00:00.001-05:00

http://starlitpages.com/?p=488

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Installing Ubuntu on the Archos 9 Tablet | OSS Ramblings

2010-11-02T11:57:00.001-05:00

http://www.ossramblings.com/installing-ubuntu-archos-9-tablet

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IEEE Spectrum: Robots Podcast: How to Build Your Own UAV for 300 USD

2010-10-30T15:04:00.001-05:00

http://spectrum.ieee.org/automaton/robotics/diy/robots-podcast-diy-drones

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Shacknet: Arduino Hackers | Shacknet: Sheffield Arduino Hackers Network

2010-10-29T15:48:00.001-05:00

http://shacknet.thegisthub.net/2010/10/28/shacknet-arduino-hackers/

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Prometheus Award - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus_Award

2010-10-27T14:20:00.001-05:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prometheus_Award

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Vernor Vinge - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernor_Vinge

2010-10-27T14:16:00.001-05:00

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vernor_Vinge

Novels
Grimm's World (1969), revised as Tatja Grimm's World (1987)
The Witling (1976)
The Peace War (1984) — Hugo Award nominee, 1985[1]
Marooned in Realtime (1986) — Prometheus Award winner, Hugo Award
nominee, 1987[2]
(The Peace War and Marooned in Realtime were collected as Across
Realtime in 2000.)
Rainbows End ISBN 0-312-85684-9 (2006) — Hugo and Locus SF Awards
winner, 2007;[7] Campbell Award nominee, 2007[7]
[edit]Zones of Thought series
A Fire Upon the Deep (1992) — Nebula Award nominee, 1992;[11] Hugo
Award winner, 1993;[3] Campbell and Locus SF Awards nominee, 1993[3]
A Deepness in the Sky (1999) — Nebula Award nominee, 1999;[12]
Hugo,[4] Campbell,[4] and Prometheus Awards winner, 2000; Clarke and
Locus SF Awards nominee, 2000[4]
[edit]Collections
True Names ... and Other Dangers ISBN 0-671-65363-6
"Bookworm, Run!"
"True Names" (1981, winner 2007 Prometheus Hall of Fame Award)
"The Peddler's Apprentice" (with Joan D. Vinge)
"The Ungoverned" (occurs in the same milieu as The Peace War and
Marooned in Realtime)
"Long Shot"
Threats... and Other Promises ISBN 0-671-69790-0 (These two volumes
collect Vinge's short fiction through the early 1990s.)
"Apartness"
"Conquest by Default" (occurs in the same milieu as "Apartness")
"The Whirligig of Time"
"Gemstone"
"Just Peace" (with William Rupp)
"Original Sin"
"The Blabber" (occurs in the same milieu as A Fire Upon the Deep)
Across Realtime ISBN 0-671-72098-8
The Peace War
The Ungoverned
Marooned in Realtime
True Names and the Opening of the Cyberspace Frontier ISBN
0-312-86207-5 (contains "True Names" plus essays by others)
The Collected Stories of Vernor Vinge ISBN 0-312-87373-5 (hardcover)
or ISBN 0-312-87584-3 (paperback) (This volume collects Vinge's short
fiction through 2001, including Vinge's comments from the earlier two
volumes.)
"Bookworm, Run!"
"The Accomplice"
"The Peddler's Apprentice" (with Joan D. Vinge)
"The Ungoverned"
"Long Shot"
"Apartness"
"Conquest by Default"
"The Whirligig of Time"
"Bomb Scare"
"The Science Fair"
"Gemstone"
"Just Peace" (with William Rupp)
"Original Sin"
"The Blabber"
"Win A Nobel Prize!" (originally published in Nature, Vol 407 No 6805 "Futures")
"The Barbarian Princess" (this is also the first section of "Tatja
Grimm's World")
"Fast Times at Fairmont High" (occurs in the same milieu as Rainbows
End) (winner 2002 Hugo Award for Best Novella)
[edit]Uncollected short fiction
"Grimm's Story" (Orbit (anthology series) 4, 1968)
"A Dry Martini" (The 60th World Science Fiction Convention ConJosé
Restaurant Guide, page 60)
"The Cookie Monster" (Analog Science Fiction, October 2003) (winner
2004 Hugo Award for Best Novella)
"Synthetic Serendipity", IEEE Spectrum Online, 30 June 2004[13]

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Ebooks | BooksOnBoard | Online eBook Store, Downloadable Audio Books, Digital eBooks | Ebooks | BooksOnBoard

2010-10-26T13:33:00.001-05:00

http://www.booksonboard.com/index.html?ebooks=ebooks

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Migrating from Kindle to iPad: An Illustrated DRM Primer — Netninja.com

2010-10-26T13:15:00.001-05:00

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Neverwinter Nights: Neverwinter Nights For Linux

2010-10-25T15:41:00.001-05:00

http://nwn.bioware.com/downloads/linuxclient.html

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Rick's Resources for Using, Administrating, and Programming Linux

2010-10-23T21:09:00.001-05:00

http://www.spinics.net/linux/

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Compass Mobile Stand - Compass Mobile Stand - Twelve South

2010-10-22T16:14:00.001-05:00

http://twelvesouth.com/products/compass/

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Zmanda: The Leader in Open Source Backup & Cloud Backup

2010-10-20T12:32:00.001-05:00

http://www.zmanda.com/index.html

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iLive - Digital Mixing Console System for Live Sound

2010-10-20T11:17:00.001-05:00

http://www.ilive-digital.com/

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Screenshots | Linux MintPPC

2010-10-20T10:49:00.001-05:00

http://www.mintppc.org/content/screenshots

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Linux on your Apple Mac | iLinux • View topic - Linux Mint for PPC installed on G4 iMac

2010-10-20T09:45:00.001-05:00

As the last big cat from Apple will soon leave the building, here is
what to run on your PPC hardware...

http://mac.linux.be/phpBB3/viewtopic.php?f=16&t=117

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Qipit

2010-10-14T16:23:00.001-05:00

http://www.qipit.com/

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Catch.com

2010-10-13T14:26:00.001-05:00

https://catch.com/

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Debian Linux remove unwanted packages and files to reclaim disk space

2010-10-11T01:37:00.001-05:00

Debian Linux remove unwanted packages and files to reclaim disk space --

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eBookMall Plain Text eBookstore - Plain Text eBooks

2010-10-06T21:37:00.001-05:00

http://www.ebookmall.com/plain-text/

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HTML Code Tutorial - Free Reference Guide for Help with HTML Tags Including Form, Frames, Tables, and more!

2010-10-06T21:03:00.003-05:00

http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/

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HTML Code Tutorial - Free Reference Guide for Help with HTML Tags Including Form, Frames, Tables, and more!

2010-10-06T21:03:00.001-05:00

http://www.htmlcodetutorial.com/

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Check out PlainText - Dropbox text editing

2010-09-29T11:35:00.001-05:00

Check out this application on the App Store:

PlainText - Dropbox text editing

Hog Bay Software

Category: Productivity

Updated: Sep 28, 2010

82 Ratings

iTunes for Mac and Windows

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Amazon.com: Wenger 16999 Swiss Army Knife - Guinness World Record Holder For the Most Multifunctional Penknife in the World.: Gateway

2010-09-28T19:48:00.001-05:00

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4 Ways to Create Bootable Live USB Drives (For Windows, Linux and Mac OS X) ~ Web Upd8

2010-09-26T11:50:00.001-05:00

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VortexBox 1.5: Turn an Old PC into a Jukebox | Linux Magazine

2010-09-24T18:41:00.001-05:00

http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7868?hq_e=el&hq_m=1080049&hq_l=4&hq_v=7829b70e21

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NFS N-Pad: slimmer than the iPad, runns any OS possible

2010-09-23T11:28:00.001-05:00

http://www.alltouchtablet.com/touchscreen-tablet-news/nfs-n-pad-slimmer-than-...

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History lesson: 35 years of open source software | Geek.com

2010-09-23T10:47:00.001-05:00

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4 Resources for Getting Started With Android | WordPress and Facebook Consultant | (Anti) Social Development

2010-09-23T10:32:00.001-05:00

http://www.kimwoodbridge.com/4-resources-for-getting-started-with-android/

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The Complete Android Guide - Complete Guides

2010-09-23T10:30:00.001-05:00

http://www.completeguides.net/01_The_Complete_Android_Guide

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AppShopper.com » Blog Archive » Apple Releases iWork App Updates Adding iDisk Integration, More

2010-09-22T22:51:00.001-05:00

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5 Awesome New Rails 3 Features | Nettuts+

2010-09-21T21:13:00.001-05:00

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Arduino by DonnO

2010-09-21T20:49:00.001-05:00

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SlopPy: An error-tolerant Python interpreter that facilitates sloppy programming

2010-09-21T20:46:00.001-05:00

http://www.stanford.edu/~pgbovine/SlopPy.html

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Make: Online : Booting the Hawkboard through Mac OS X

2010-09-21T20:03:00.001-05:00

http://blog.makezine.com/archive/2010/09/booting_the_hawkboard_on_mac_os_x.html

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Paddy For Lightroom Adjusts Images Via Hotkeys, Midi Controllers and External Keyboards | DIYPhotography.net

2010-09-21T19:29:00.001-05:00

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Open Hardware: What's It All About? | Linux.com

2010-09-21T19:26:00.001-05:00

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littleBits: a littleBit of geeky fun

2010-09-21T19:19:00.001-05:00

http://littlebits.cc/websiteV1/

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Create Digital Music » Summit Touts Open Source Hardware, Q+A with Co-Creators; Music Hardware?

2010-09-21T19:17:00.001-05:00

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AppShopper.com » Blog Archive » BGStar Blood Glucose Monitoring Accessory and App Coming Soon to iPhone

2010-09-21T15:53:00.001-05:00

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Playing with the Arduino-compatible Beagle Board Trainer | MT-Soft

2010-09-21T15:51:00.001-05:00

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Shell In A Box Gives Your Browser Terminal Status | Linux Magazine

2010-09-21T11:44:00.001-05:00

http://www.linux-mag.com/id/7864?hq_e=el&hq_m=1077479&hq_l=6&hq_v=7829b70e21

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Quality Hill Playhouse | Musicals and cabaret revues in Kansas City's most intimate theatre

2010-09-19T21:07:00.001-05:00

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Today, I once again had the immense pleasure of attending a Matinée performance at this wonderful little theater.

The best rhythm section in the Central Time Zone.
Hand-Picked Casts that are both Musicians and Actors.
Artisans in Song, taking the Songs and creating them anew.

The Melodies. The Harmonies (Oh! Those Harmonies!)
Any Singer will tell you it is not just the song, it's the Arrangement.

And the Lyrics. This Season is ALL about the Lyrics and the Lyricists.
The intricate stories in 32 bars. The Tune and the Telling that is
the American Treasure Trove of Popular Music of the 20th Century.

J. Kent Barnhart has been Crafting shows in and for this venue for the last
15 years. He is, most lamentably, one of a kind. He is not just a Producer/
Arranger/Musical Director/Accompanist.

He does more than just pick the songs, cast and assign the tunes, create
those outstanding arrangements.
(Did I mention those Heavenly Harmonies?? ;->)

He researches each song, finds the historical reference, the story behind the
song that makes the story told by the song all the more meaningful.

He Curates each offering, as carefully, throughly and thoughtfully as any
Artistic offering available.

And we here in KC benefit profoundly from the experience.

And THAT, my friends, is what makes it ART.

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Jane Froman - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

2010-09-19T20:40:00.001-05:00

Jane Froman (November 10, 1907 – April 22, 1980) was an American singer and actress. During her thirty-year career, Froman performed on stage, radio and television despite chronic injuries that she sustained from a 1943 plane crash. The 1952 film, With a Song in My Heart, is based on her life.

In 1934, at age 27, she became the top-polled "girl singer." The famous composer and producer, Billy Rose, when asked to name the top ten female singers, is reported to have replied, "Jane Froman and nine others."

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Geek Spot 101

2010-09-19T11:19:00.001-05:00

http://geekspot-101.blogspot.com/

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