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Stallman on Microsoft and Proprietary Software

The BBC ran an article yesterday written by free software pioneer Richard Stallman about some of the ethical issues surrounding proprietary software.

“Microsoft, Apple, Adobe, and the rest, offer you software that gives them power over you. A change in executives or companies is not important. What we need to change is this system. “

Tabletop Computer in New Bond Film

For a split second, you can catch a glimpse of Bond and M working at a very cool tabletop display in the Quantum of Solace trailer.

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Sound of Strads Attributed to Wood Density

More information about the unique properties of Stradivari’s fiddles. The latest research supports the mini Ice-Age theory.

ICANN to Allow Vanity Top Level Domains

I’m over domain names.

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Johnston High Repurposed

Details about the Ex-Johnston High repurposing plan.

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Download Day

Help Firefox set the Guinness World Record for most software downloaded in 24 hours by downloading Firefox 3 on June 17th.

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Johnston HS Closes

Say goodbye to the Pride of the East Side.

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Laguna Gloria

Laguna Gloria is a 1916 Italianate villa and the adjacent property that once belonged to Clara Driscoll. The villa was the home of the Austin Museum of Art until 1996 when the museum moved to 8th and Congress.

More photos here.

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Skyfarm

LA Times article about Ilse Ackerman and Meeno Peluce who turned their once-dead yard in Lincoln Heights into Skyfarm - an oasis for their family, their 15 animals and 60,000 bees. There’s a photo gallery to accompany the article.

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Mars Phoenix on Twitter

Check out Mars Phoenix’s Twitter stream.