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    Clinton: All you need is ubuntu

    All you need is ubuntu Bill Clinton, Labour conference You and me, me and you, lots and lots, for us to do By Sean Coughlan BBC News Magazine Bill Clinton told the Labour conference to get into ubuntu. Eh? Ubuntu. That was what Bill Clinton told the Labour party conference it needed...
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    Dear Marty and friends

    We get a couple of new spam threads everyday. You boys close them up and so when I look for new posts, I see two or three closed threads in the list. Threads that shouldn't be on the list, that shouldn't exist. When a spammer registers on the forum to spam, he knows he has a short window of...
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    KDE on NBC (wtf)

    Someone spotted Mandrive running a KDE desktop on a new NBC show :eek: Since when isn't Mac the it's-so-cool-we-must-show-it OS choice for tv? http://www.eikehein.com/kde/heroes/
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    Linus on GPLv3

    Why Torvalds is sitting out the GPLv3 process Tuesday September 26, 2006 (08:01 AM GMT) By: Bruce Byfield Why isn't Linus Torvalds involved with the drafting of the third version of the GNU General Public License (GPL)? Torvalds has frequently criticized the process and the drafts of the...
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    Windows Vista for download

    http://download.windowsvista.com/preview/rc1/en/download.htm That's a new one.. :undecide:
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    DRM hell is not made up!

    http://www.theinquirer.net/default.aspx?article=34523 Learn to love Windows Media Player, it sure as hell loves you! Here's my favorite passage from the text. But it gets worse. If you rip your own CDs, WiMP11 will take your rights away too. If the 'Copy protect music' option is turned on...
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    blue screen of death now on the mac!

    When the operating system completely crashes, it gives you a kernel panic, also known as the "blue screen of death" on Windows. It turns out that some Mac people were dissatisfied with the aesthetic qualities of the kernel panic screen on the Mac and decided to fix the problem...
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    FI predictions for the upcoming season

    This season’s news today! Ten things you’ll read about this season… In an effort to keep you up to date with the Italian game, Football Italia brings you a brief rundown of the big stories likely to hit the newsstands this season Ronaldo linked with Inter return Because nothing beats...
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    Interview with Mark, Nawaf's hero

    Tv-interview with Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu Linux: http://www.channel4.com/more4/news/news-opinion-feature.jsp?id=350
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    make sure to format your c:!

    With the recent uptake of Ubuntu among juventuzers, I'm concerned that we can no longer do a format c: on our computers anymore :( But to every problem there is a solution, I give you the format command, now on linux! :superhapp...
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    Let'st listen to Sir Tim

    A new recent podcast with Tim Berners-Lee, inventor of the World Wide Web (or the World Wide Wait, as the modem users are still calling it :wink: ). http://www-128.ibm.com/developerworks/podcast/dwi/cm-int082206.html?ca=dgr-lnxw03tblpodcast And a shot of the first ever web server, serving up...
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    Beloved AOL

    By a show of hands, who loves AOL? All the more reason now, they just released 2gb of search records from 65k of their own users for everyone to enjoy. Download it here: http://www.gregsadetsky.com/aol-data/ Here's one story...
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    Kapo ditched again?

    Well, as you know he was on loan at Monaco last year, and today I saw him on the transfer list on goal.com, anyone know if it's true? 27/07/2006 R. Van Nistelrooy Manchester United Real Madrid Confirmed Full Ownership 27/07/2006 M. Haro Almeria Levante Confirmed Free Transfer...
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    Mourinho interview

    'I'm proud to be part of history. But I want more - for me and Chelsea' In an exclusive extract from the new edition of Chelsea FC: The Official Biography 'The Special One' reflects on the triumphs of last season Thursday July 27, 2006 The Guardian "The game against West Ham [in April]...
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    The Majed Killer :D

    Read it and weep, buddy :D Why I ditched my Mac for Linux Filed under: Me Talking — Bryan O'Bryan @ 11:53 pm Based on the title of this treatise of mine you are, likely, safe in your assumption that I am about to tell you all, using the bestest words my mind can muster, why I stopped...
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    2.5Gb/s Internet For French Homes

    "Presence-pc at reports that France Telecom just announced they are offering 2.5 Gb/s internet connection to select cities in the Paris region. For... $85(70 Euros) a month you also get free phone and TV. From the article (in French): "The historical operator opted for a GPON (Gigabit Passive...
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    Ubuntu now supports Protestantism AND Catholicism!!!

    Enter Ubuntu Christian Edition: http://www.christianubuntu.com/ Q: Is Ubuntu Christian Edition designed for Protestants or Catholics? A: Both! Ubuntu Christian Edition will always try to cater to the needs of all Christian denominations. :superhapp So what is it that makes Christian...
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    juventuz emoticon set for your msn!!!

    So basically the smilies we have, the good old ones, not Marty's wacky newcomers, were originally taken from Xtratime.org. Since they are stupendously superior to all smilie sets that come with chat clients, you can now use them in your chat client. Follow this link to find out how...
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    The 100 science fiction books you just have to read

    1. Childhood's End Written by Arthur C. Clarke 2. Foundation Written by Isaac Asimov 3. Dune Written by Frank Herbert 4. Man in the High Castle Written by Philip K. Dick 5. Starship Troopers Written by Robert A. Heinlein 6. Valis Written by Philip K. Dick 7...
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    Flamebait: the most unsettling fact about Calciopoli so far

    Disclaimer: If you have high blood pressure or a history of heart disease, do not read this thread until you consult with your physician and read the instructions on the box. The opinions expressed in the soon-to-be-written post (and subsequents posts) are not those of unbiased people and you...