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In the mid-ninties, I went from a single, heartsick, nervous and twitchy young geek who ran about 30 minutes a day (and that weighted in at about 70 kilos) to a much happier and well-loved geek who spent a lot more time snuggling on the couch.
I also went from cooking to live to cooking for [...]
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EuroOSCON 2006: Funny Closing Keynote Quip
Mark Shuttleworth of Canonical and Ubuntu has just taken the stage at EuroOSCON for the closing keynote. To my surprise, most attendees appear to have stuck it out to the last hour of the conference. Maybe I shouldn't be surprised - EuroOSCON was phenomenally good this year, the content was stellar, the attendees were engaged [...]
Travelocity Overrun by Gremlins
http://travelocity.ca has always been a bit of a warty, grumpy service. If you visit it using platforms other than the Windows + IE, it grumbles, threatening to lose your reservation, displaying ugly gaffs in its styling or, in rare instances, randomly serving up sessions other than your own.
For the most part, the travelocity.ca's flaws [...]
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European Commission softening stance on software patents?
Techworld.com reports:
The European Commission this week appeared to take a step back from its earlier position on the patentability of software, stating that computer programs are not patentable, and that patents on them may be struck down by the courts.
For the full story, see:
http://www.techworld.com/applications/news/index.cfm?newsid=6081
Tags: OSI, Patent, PEAR, Uncategorized
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PHP Vikinger Invitations Emailed
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eZ components 1.0.1 released
Derick Rethans writes:
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The train bumpily rounds a corner on the tracks between Aachen and Cologne. A gap opens in the grey skies overhead and golden sunlight pours down. The low leaden skies turn to grey pearl as they are lit from above and below. Against this softly glowing sky a giant cooling tower pumps stark white [...]
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