Archive for the ‘FOSS’ Category

M.I.T. Expands Free Online Courses, Offering Certificates – NYTimes.com

Monday, December 19th, 2011

M.I.T. Expands Free Online Courses, Offering Certificates – NYTimes.com.

Marcin Jakubowski: Open-Sourced Blueprints For Civilization

Monday, December 19th, 2011

Marcin Jakubowski: Open-Sourced Blueprints For Civilization.

YouTube’s real pirates: multinational companies that claim ownership over public domain videos – Boing Boing

Monday, December 12th, 2011

 

 

 

YouTube’s real pirates: multinational companies that claim ownership over public domain videos – Boing Boing.

The dronecam revolution will be webcast: Interview with Tim Pool of “The Other 99″ – Boing Boing

Thursday, November 24th, 2011

The dronecam revolution will be webcast: Interview with Tim Pool of “The Other 99″ – Boing Boing.

librarian.net » Blog Archive » Reimagining the public library – a makerspace option

Sunday, November 13th, 2011

 

 

librarian.net » Blog Archive » Reimagining the public library – a makerspace option.

In praise of “crap” technology – Boing Boing

Wednesday, November 2nd, 2011

 

 

In praise of “crap” technology – Boing Boing.

20 OpenOffice Calc Spreadsheet Tips and Tricks | by the incomparable Ramesh Natarajan

Monday, October 31st, 2011

 

 

20 OpenOffice Calc Spreadsheet Tips and Tricks.

Comic about the complexity and decline of copyright – Boing Boing

Thursday, October 13th, 2011

 

 

Comic about the complexity and decline of copyright – Boing Boing.

The Wu master — The Guardian

Saturday, March 19th, 2011

 

 

The internet is under threat. At risk is what’s known as “net neutrality”, or the principle of free access for each user to every online site, regardless of content.

The Wu master | Technology | The Guardian.

War on the PC and the network: copyright was just the start – Cory Doctorow

Saturday, March 19th, 2011

The growing realm of 3D printing will generate all sorts of new problems in search of solutions.

via Cory Doctorow’s craphound.com >> Blog Archive » War on the PC and the network: copyright was just the start.

Linux Performance Monitoring and Tuning Introduction

Wednesday, March 9th, 2011

An excellent overview by the incomparable Ramesh Natarajanon on how to approach performance monitoring and tuning in Linux.

via Linux Performance Monitoring and Tuning Introduction.

Open Mesh Project – Don’t let governments shut down the Internet

Monday, February 28th, 2011

Open Mesh Project – Don’t let governments shut down the Internet. Okay, this is ONE I don’t owe to Cory. (Thanks Yosef!)