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? Responding to the Bling Riots
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? Responding to the Bling Riots

First, let me say I think the inexplicable thuggery that’s going on in London (and elsewhere) is indefensible and the people doing it without respect for people...

OSCON Round-Up
From Wild WebMink

OSCON Round-Up

My time in the US was all-consuming, as you may have noticed by the absence of posts for the last week. I’m ending the hiatus with a long review of OSCON – you’ll...

? Kiva Free Trial
From Wild WebMink

? Kiva Free Trial

Kiva is a project that allows you to make tiny loans, together with many other people, that accumulate to make a larger loan that will prove huge for an otherwise...

? Contribute To The LibreOffice Conference
From Wild WebMink

? Contribute To The LibreOffice Conference

I am on the Programme Committee for the upcoming LibreOffice Conference in Paris, and as a consequence I get to see the stream of paper submissions. There have...

? The Open Cloud Initiative
From Wild WebMink

? The Open Cloud Initiative

Yesterday saw the launch of the Open Cloud Initiative here at OSCON in Portland. It has the potential to steer the evolution of cloud computing just as the Open...

links for 2011-07-26
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links for 2011-07-26

Scoop: Oracle scrubs site of embarrassing Java blog The Internet never forgets. (tags: Oracle Java Google Android) VLC and unwelcome redistributors A more detailed...

links for 2011-07-25
From Wild WebMink

links for 2011-07-25

'B' Ark Which one is your ark? (tags: Books Hitchhikers Quotations)

? Heading West To SFO
From Wild WebMink

? Heading West To SFO

Heading West To SFO, a set on Flickr. A delightfully clear afternoon flying across Nevada to San Francisco allowed me to take some splendid photographs. Check out...

? Pie Charts In The Plains
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? Pie Charts In The Plains

    Pie Charts In The Plains, a set on Flickr. Flying from Chicago to San Francisco today I was struck by the fact that there were bar charts, pie charts and many...

links for 2011-07-21
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links for 2011-07-21

Google

links for 2011-07-19
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links for 2011-07-19

FLOSS: Accept no substitutes | ITworld These sorts of scams were a serious problem that we spent a great deal of thought addressing in connection with OpenOffice...

? Drinks With ForgeRock at OSCON
From Wild WebMink

? Drinks With ForgeRock at OSCON

Will you be in Portland (the one in Oregon in the USA) next week?

links for 2011-07-15
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links for 2011-07-15

Why PROTECT IP Will Fail: Cultural Acceptance, Not Fear Of Punishment, Makes People Abide By Laws | Techdirt The key lesson from prohibition, ignored by policy...

? Out Of Tune With Community
From Wild WebMink

? Out Of Tune With Community

The first release of the contributor agreements created by Project Harmony were published last Monday. I participated in the Project, but I don’t endorse it. Find...

Garden Monster
From Wild WebMink

Garden Monster

Garden Monster, originally uploaded by webmink. Spotted this vapourer moth caterpillar eating the leaves on one of my blueberry bushes. Glad it’s only 3cm long

? Dis Harmony
From Wild WebMink

? Dis Harmony

Project Harmony Considered Harmful Bradley Kuhn of the Software Conservancy is clearly opposed both to Project Harmony’s work products and sponsors. In short, Project...

links for 2011-07-11
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links for 2011-07-11

The Dropbox Blog – Changes to our policies (updated) Dropbox got lots of bad publicity when they first changed their terms of service and included a broad "all...

links for 2011-07-10
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links for 2011-07-10

Shouldn't Free Mean The Same Thing Whether Followed By 'Culture' Or 'Software'? | Techdirt An excellent point being made here; if it is morally wrong to prevent...

? Two Favourites in the UK
From Wild WebMink

? Two Favourites in the UK

If you are a UK resident located in the UK (yes, Amazon really has bolted its service down that tightly here), there are free tracks by two of my absolute favourite...

? Voicemail Cracking
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? Voicemail Cracking

I’m getting tired of all the news reports that are incorrectly accusing the News of the World of
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