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Sun gets it
January 29, 2008
I believe prefacing the term “Linux” with the term “GNU” serves the useful purpose of highlighting that GNU/Linux is a compound of many elements and has what...
James Blunt was taught not to steal sweets as a child, but he thinks it's OK to steal your freedom with DRM.
January 28, 2008
Ugh. Qtrax files contain Digital [Restrictions] Management software, allowing the company to see how many times a song has been downloaded and played....
How to block all Facebook application and message spam.
January 25, 2008
http://www.facebook.com/privacy.php?view=platform&tab=myapps – remove everything apart from… Photos, Events, Posted Items, Notes and Groups....
My first article on BadVista
January 17, 2008
Windows’ Genuine Disadvantage If you can, please help Digg this!
120 members, 17 days: Support user freedom and the FSF
January 14, 2008
In 2008, the Free Software Foundation will be fighting DRM, abolishing software patents, and defending user freedom. Benjamin Mako Hill presents the case for...
School fingerprints lunch pupils
January 8, 2008
School fingerprints lunch pupils Catering staff at an Essex school are taking the fingerprints of pupils at lunchtime to ensure they get the meals their...
WTFlickrFan
January 4, 2008
Can somebody please enlighten me to this FlickrFan thing that Winer and Scoble are all over? Tell me it’s more than just some proprietary screensaver that...
What really happens when Seaworld is closed
January 3, 2008
DO NOT WANT
Freedom links for 2008-01-03
January 3, 2008
Happy new year to you all! Kicking off 2008 with a couple of links. I’m going to try and increase the number of links here, each day, so I can eventually...
Publishing will set us free!
December 21, 2007
I have long longed for my dream publishing tool for the web. With the release of Movable Type under the GPL, I took another chance to evaluate it – I have a...
Google Highly Open Participation Contest (just call me GHOP)
December 8, 2007
Following on from the success of the Google Summer of Code program, Google is pleased to announce this new effort to get young people involved in free...
Free Software Foundation – Fall 2007 Bulletin
December 7, 2007
The latest issue of the FSF bulletin is available now, for your viewing, downloading and printing pleasure. Articles in this issue include:- Clearing...
Rob Myers joins the free desktop revolution
December 6, 2007
Rob‘s finally got himself a completely free desktop going on. His Lenovo N200 runs a free GNU/Linux operating system, and he’s replacing the proprietary...
Anarchy^WStartup Essentials in the UK
December 6, 2007
“…Solaris and a whole bunch of development tools are now in the wild as well, albeit only free in the sense of a child wearing reins near an interesting...
Join us now and share the software…
December 6, 2007
So, we’re having a fundraising drive at the FSF right now. Some of my good friends have joined, so if you’d like to support them, go to their blogs and sign...
Software patents at the High Court
November 27, 2007
Software patents at the High Court
Thinkpad X60s Multimedia Keys with Amarok
November 27, 2007
Download the GNOME script for Amarok In Amarok – Tools > Script Manager > Install the Script then Run it In GNOME – System > Preferences > Keyboard Shortcuts...
Join the Free Software Foundation today!
November 27, 2007
If you haven’t already, now is a great opportunity to join the Free Software Foundation as an associate member – $60 for students/$120 for non-students. Do...
Links for 2007-11-27
November 27, 2007
The Novell FUD never existed Help! Seeking OOXML comments for event
Your rights under this Agreement will automatically terminate without notice from Amazon if you fail to comply with any term of this Agreement.
November 20, 2007
Your rights under this Agreement will automatically terminate without notice from Amazon if you fail to comply with any term of this Agreement. In case of...
Asylum Stories
November 19, 2007
Asylum Stories » About AsylumStories.co.uk is a collection of real stories from asylum seekers in Britain today. This blog simply wants to tell their stories.
Quiet around here..
November 10, 2007
Sorry, it’s been a while since I posted last. So, what’s new? I’ve left myExperiment – I wish them all the best for the future. In leaving myExperiment, I’ve...
Heterochromia
October 26, 2007
Amazing the things you find on Wikipedia. Heterochromia (also known as a heterochromia iridis or heterochromia iridium) is an eye condition in which one iris...
Lost technology – Veronica, the Gopher Search Engine
October 22, 2007
Just found this – a Gopher search engine. The Gopher protocol itself contains a built in search mechanism. Here’s how it works:- gopher://hal3000.cx:2347/7...
Stylishly stylish.
October 22, 2007
So, I’ve started using Stylish, a plugin for Firefox that lets you redefine the style of websites. I started playing around with it and then began looking...
The spectre of free information – Interview with Eben Moglen
October 17, 2007
Interview with Eben Moglen, Professor of Law and Legal History, Columbia University Law School. Via Rob
Radiohead – In Rainbows – Live
October 17, 2007
Thanks Mark
Cruciforum, then.
October 17, 2007
Cruciforum – a really (really) simple forum, written in PHP. The goals are pretty explicit:- A Cruciforum forum is lightweight, doesn’t require a database,...
Two Weeks With Django
October 16, 2007
But the final straw was with “static� media which is what the Django folks call CSS, images, javascript, etc. The Django documentation makes no bones...
The GNU Hurd
October 15, 2007
Great article talking about HURD and its relationship to both GNU and Linux
bsdtalk132 – Richard Stallman
October 15, 2007
Interview with Richard Stallman Ogg Vorbis download. http://cisx1.uma.maine.edu/~wbackman/bsdtalk/bsdtalk132.ogg
Freedom Tour: Day Five – October 10th, 2007
October 14, 2007
OpenWetWare! OpenWetWare is an effort to promote the sharing of information, know-how, and wisdom among researchers and groups who are working in biology &...
Freedom Tour: Day Four – October 9th, 2007
October 14, 2007
Columbus Day! For those of you who don’t know (ie. Me) Columbus Day is a holiday celebrating the anniversary of the October 12, 1492 arrival of Christopher...
Freedom Tour: Day Three – October 8th, 2007
October 7, 2007
Boston! Okay, so after suffering the nightmare of having a plane take off on time, get above San Francisco and then have to land again because ‘there is a...
Freedom Tour: Day Two – October 7th, 2007
October 6, 2007
Google! Okay, so today I got up pretty early, after Robin called to let me know someone was trying to steal the Defective by Design hazmat suits from our...
XSS (Cross Site Scripting) Cheat Sheet
October 6, 2007
XSS (Cross Site Scripting) Cheat Sheet
Freedom Tour: Day One
October 6, 2007
So, I left Manchester for my first destination, Chicago about an hour and a half later than scheduled, which didn’t make for much fun. That, coupled with a...
PriceGoblin – initial thoughts
September 26, 2007
PriceGoblin is a price comparison website. Their slogan ‘Got Needs? Get Goblin’!’ is pretty neat – though, it wasn’t immediately clear what my needs were....
Derek Sivers – 7 reasons I switched back to PHP after 2 years on Rails
September 23, 2007
7 reasons I switched back to PHP after 2 years on Rails Derek from CDBaby on why he went back to PHP. Surprisingly high number of Rails fanbois on this one.
CPC/IP – A TCP/IP stack for Amstrad CPCs
September 22, 2007
CPC/IP – A TCP/IP stack for Amstrad CPCs
Che Manchester – avoid at all costs
September 22, 2007
If you’re thinking of going to Che Manchester, a tapas bar, don’t. Why? Because they have a fascist door policy, that’ll refuse to let you in if you’re...
drinking mountain dew (not jew…
September 18, 2007
drinking mountain dew (not jew, as I seem to pronounce it) and off to find people and lunch.
BBC further corrupted by Microsoft?
September 17, 2007
Next generation BBC iPlayer gets MS man on board | The Register The BBC has hired another Microsoft executive in a shakeup of its digital media technology...
Published a new post: BBC furt…
September 17, 2007
Published a new post: BBC further corrupted by Microsoft? ( http://tinyurl.com/youu9x )
Dear Free Software Community,
September 12, 2007
Please stop telling people to use Skype. Thanks. matt PS. In case you hadn’t noticed Skype is not free software.
ATI public specs for graphics cards
September 12, 2007
daniel stone: random ramblings from some random dude Matthew Tippett just threw a CD full of AMD/ATI specs to Dave Airlie, approved for public release with...
Published a new post: Dear Fre…
September 12, 2007
Published a new post: Dear Free Software Community, ( http://tinyurl.com/24x7gy )
Published a new post: ATI publ…
September 12, 2007
Published a new post: ATI public specs for graphics cards ( http://tinyurl.com/ywxl8x )
Free as in Freedom: The Free Software Foundation
September 12, 2007
Free as in Freedom: The Free Software Foundation at Ryan Is Hungry Two things here:- A video of John Sullivan, Campaigns Manager for the FSF A great debate...
Published a new post: Free as …
September 12, 2007
Published a new post: Free as in Freedom: The Free Software Foundation ( http://tinyurl.com/2dlrjc )
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