in the proprietary world software is seen as a capital good.
its like a truck. you invest in making the truck and you expect others to pay you for using the truck. this truck as we noted in january 2007 contains a data center .
as slashdot noted over the weekend some open source executives still believe this myth. but the nature of the code disproves the myth.
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todays globocastings Post Source: jansegers.posterous.com Posted: Nov 21 2008 20:43:47
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cryostasis writes i am a graduate student getting my degree in biomedical sciences. because my work often requires me to maintain a local sterile environment under a biological hood i find that im unable to physically touch my computer which sits beside me in order to open my notes protocols etc. while im working. as a result ive begun to search for a voi...... [Show More]
the finds of today Post Source: jansegers.posterous.com Posted: Nov 10 2008 19:25:17
this is my weekly roundup for the week of november 3rd to november 9th 2008 where i look back at the posts i made over the past week as well as useful and interesting articles on other websites and blogs that i might have read.
articles posted on my blog
monday
weekly roundup november 3rd 2008
tuesday
php fatal libpng error zlib error
wednesday
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links for 20081106 Post Source: chuckthegeek.com Posted: Nov 07 2008 04:09:53
slashdot useful stupid unix tricks
tags unix
httpwww .ddponline .org
tags emergency
chuck sharp for chuck the geek.com 2008.
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kakapo writes a couple of years ago we dumped our cable tv and dont have much luck getting oldfashioned broadcast where we live. thats fine we can download or netflix almost anything we want to see and it is great not to pay the comcast tax each month. problem is now i want to watch the election live complete with talking heads pundits glitzy graphics and all t...... [Show More]
encrypt the whole disk or just the parts rfo request for opinions on pgp whole disk encryption
interestingly it is hard to find any negative articles on pgp probably because most of them are written by it pros who are only focused...... [Show More]
muchos amigos que lastimosamente aan usan windows me han preguntado sobre qua antivirus recomiendo. obviamente les digo que utilicen linux en especial ubuntu
pero bueno para los que aan son esclavos de microsoft despuas de una breve y concisa investigacian aqua les tengo los mejores antivirus gratuitos recomendados por expertos sin un orden especafi...... [Show More]
teddaw152 writes ive been tasked with ordering an oscilloscope and a logic analyzer for use in a university physics lab and have found several models that will likely suit our technical needs from the major manufacturers agilent tektronix and lecroy. however i personally have only used legacy hp scopes and thus ive no idea what modern features are must haves and...... [Show More]
el inevitable alargamiento de la noche del invierno ya esta aqua la praxima madrugada del sabado al domingo 26 de octubre hay que atrasar una hora el reloj. a las 300 de la madrugada del domingo seran de nuevo las 200 por lo que aaadiremos una hora fantasma y ese daa tendra 25 horas 90.000 segundos exactamente. estaremos en el ahorario de inviernoa.
es el tradicional ca...... [Show More]
it is well known that mac laptops running os x have great battery life. but this article makes that benefit explicit and identifies the reason as the operating system
the unexpected battery life in os x vs. windows vista
the quick summary of the article is this if you run os x on a laptop you get about twice the battery life compared to vista. identical laptop. identical tasks. the only ...... [Show More]
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...aaos de experiencia laboral como programador. acamo se consiguen esos primeros dos aaos de experiencia aqua clase de empresas contratan programadores sin experiencia previa
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desde el altimo semestre de la universidad estuve trabajando como agente de soporte tacnico de primera lanea. al principio era una forma de ganar dinero extra lueg... [Show More]
net. net. Post Source: www.hoogervorst.ca Posted: Oct 07 2008 23:26:45
i read that the mono developers officially released mono 2.0 which promises compatibility with microsoft .net 2.0. the official announcement can be found at the monoproject releasenotes if youre impatient. the slashdot discussion is right here .
there was a long thread discussion so you will on the postgres mailinglist about debian postgres and backports 4...... [Show More]
middleclouding Post Source: ivanmontoro.es Posted: Oct 07 2008 13:05:20
como comenta sergio en su blog ayer tuvimos una interesante conversacian sobre camo aprovechar las nuevas oportunidades del cloud computing en hipergate . la idea surge a raaz de una discusian en slashdot crear tu propia infraestructura bajo tu control y con unos costes fijos y metrizables y mandar el exceso de carga a un proveedor externo.
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artgeeq writes a recent local election in washington dc resulted in 1500 extra votes for a candidate. the board of elections is now claiming that static electricity caused the malfunction. is this even remotely possible if so couldnt an election be invalidated pretty easily
read more of this story at slashdot.
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tamaao ideal para swap Post Source: varrojo.linuxuruguay.org Posted: Oct 02 2008 13:12:33
slashdot tiene un articulo interesante hoy donde invita a los lectores a compartir sugerencias con respecto a qua tamaao de partician es mejor utilizar como partician de swap en linux.
tradicionalmente la regla era que la partician de swap deberaa ser del doble de tamaao que la cantidad de memoria ram disponible sin embargo con la cantidad de memoria disponible hoy en daa duele sac...... [Show More]
came across this article on . slashdot the stigma of a tech support background and it got me thinking about the persons problem and some advice ive given a some recent grads that i have worked with.aa as i see it the biggest problem a hiring manage has with someone straight out of college or changing careers into programming is they arent quite sure...... [Show More]
tips for new coders Post Source: labs.bigspaceship.com Posted: Sep 26 2008 16:51:26
the comments in this discussion are priceless. theyre language or platform specific at all for you folks out there looking for how to learn quickly get better as a coder and thrive at a new environment this thread is a must read.
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the pigeon is back Post Source: adammonsen.com Posted: Sep 22 2008 04:01:05
keeping me up late keeping me from working on my upcoming vim and selenium talks. this time with fastbooting desktops
found on this slashdot thread
asus motherboards now ship with an embedded mini linux distribution to give you web browsing and skype in seconds
a pretty coollooking bootable os and desktop written entirely in assembly...... [Show More]
fast booting texteditor operating system slashdot 5 hours ago quite frequently ill need to boot my laptop and edit a few lines of text or jot down an idea or two. xp loads in roughly 4 minutes to usable ...... [Show More]
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