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PlayOnLinux is a script written in bash, that uses Wine ( http://www.winehq.org/ ). Wine’s aim is to install and run under a Linux distribution software that is designed for Microsoft Windows.
March 2008Monthly Archives
links for 2008-03-15
links for 2008-03-11
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You might have noticed that the suspend and hibernation function in ubuntu/kubuntu won’t work. While there’s no official fix, you might find this work around helpful.
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Software developer Unison has launched what it claims is the world’s first fully-unified communications suite based on Linux.The suite combines IP telephony, e-mail and instant messaging with diary, address book and presence capabilities.
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According to users’ comments, many Digg enthusiasts are considering deleting their Digg accounts for good if Digg sells out to Microsoft as feared.
Now, with penguins, (cuddly such), “contented” means it has either just gotten laid, or it’s stuffed on herring…
…Take it from me, I’m an expert on penguins, those are really the only two options.
Linus Torvalds, discussing the use of a penguin mascot for Linux in May, 1996.
Given my cheerful penguin obsession, I squealed like a little girl to find this wiki on The History of Tux the Linux Penguin.
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links for 2008-03-10
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ONE year after the birth of Windows Vista, why do so many Windows XP users still decline to “upgrade”? [One] theory, however, is that Vista’s reputation precedes it.
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One man’s selfless quest to produce the most comprehensive and exhaustive Futurama timeline.
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Scientists studying the harvest of photos from the MESSENGER spacecraft’s Jan. 14th flyby of Mercury have found several craters with strange dark halos and one crater with a spectacularly shiny bottom. Wicked:)
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NASA released this week five years of data collected by the Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) that refines our understanding of the universe and its development. It is a treasure trove of information, including at least three major findings.
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You don’t always see this in the official changelogs but the KDE 4 development is progressing in an extraordinary speed. After a deep look at rev 777000 we are presenting you a new visual review of changes made to KDE 4 during the last couple of weeks.
“You aren’t going to like it,”…
…Deep Thought warned. “Forty-two,” it said, with infinite majesty and calm.
It has been 30 years since Hitchhikerś Guide to The Galaxy debuted on BBC Radio. But what on earth is 42?
Bah. Thatś the easy bit. It is the answer.
The question is the tough one!
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links for 2008-03-07
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The Wilkinson Microwave Anisotropy Probe (WMAP) has confirmed the theory that the universe is filled with a fluid of cold neutrinos that remain almost entirely aloof from ordinary matter.
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A soldier claimed Wednesday that his promotion was blocked because he had claimed in a lawsuit that the Army was violating his right to be an atheist.
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What a picture!!!!
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A farking men.
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At the northwestern edge of the constellation Vela (the Sails) the 16 degree wide, 30 frame mosaic is centered on the glowing filaments of the Vela Supernova Remnant, the expanding debris cloud from the death explosion of a massive star.
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In a moment of serious killjoy-osity we’ve trawled through the world of urban myths to find the scientifically most inaccurate… well, the ones which are just quite daft.
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The KDE Community today announced the immediate availability of KDE 4.0.2, the second bugfix and maintenance release for the latest generation of the most advanced and powerful free desktop.
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an assistant professor of biological sciences at Purdue, led a research team that was able to capture a three-dimensional image of a virus at a resolution of 4.5 angstroms by using the emerging technique of single-particle electron cryomicroscopy
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the question now is: did Microsoft just trump Google Docs? Or does Google Docs still rule online office suites? much needed detailed review:)
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Google has rolled out a new Contacts API which will allow developers to access your Google contacts without you needing to grant full access to your account. NOT good.
links for 2008-03-05
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a model of Open Source school computing is emerging which could save the UK taxpayer billions of pounds and provide enormous opportunities for the home-grown technology sector based around Open Source software.
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There are a few things you’ll need to do if you want to get the most out of your Linux desktop. But don’t worry, none of this is too complicated. In fact, it’s much easier than trying to do the same on Windows or a Mac.
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The open-source WebKit HTML rendering engine is rapidly gaining ground on the Linux platform where it is increasingly being adopted by conventional desktop applications for content display.
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Linux software on Macintosh desktops with Linux renderfarms creates Paramount movie.
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I have to agree, things are getting silly, as more and more distros appear.
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How to make it all work. Hopefully;) Will be updating my blog with my experiences.
links for 2008-03-04
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The One Laptop Per Child Project (OLPC) is toying with a novel source of power for its low-cost XO laptops: cows.
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Here in no particular order, is our list of the top five Microsoft e-mails of all time — the messages the executives never meant for us to read.
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is a balloon tank.
History is…
…philosophy teaching by examples.
I love history – a serious addict of it. So I was stoked to find that the BBC has released an interactive Timeline of British History . Fantastic for people like me, with interest in the subject, all the way through to scholars, no matter how potentially reluctant:)
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There’s no place like…
…home.
The lovely (sort of;) ) Phil over at Bad Astronomer posts on the amazing shot of Earth and Moon, from Mars.
From his post:
“Yeah, that’s us. That’s home. We were 192 million kilometers (115 million miles) from Mars when HiRISE turned around and took this picture.”
Wow. Just – wow.
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