Floods Can’t Dampen Linux.conf.au Mood
“Nothing can dampen the spirit surrounding this year’s Linux.conf.au in Brisbane, not even a flood crisis, as it officially kicked off in the state’s soggy capital today.”

Manassas woman’s poems made into recording
Croft has a severe physical disability, but she doesn’t let that define who she is. She is a woman with big dreams: a romantic, a prolific poet … and now a songwriter.

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We need to have our own ‘virtual city’
Dear TR, Thanks for all the informative articles. The purpose of this message is to make a suggestion. I will make it simple. 1. The problem with singapore is really the Apathetic mindset. 2. We cannot depend on this population to suddenly change their mindset. From past elections we know that its practically impossible for them to change by the [...]

The Internet Facts of Life as Explained by a 12-Year-Old [Humor]
# humor “Mom, I know you have a lot of questions, and I want us to be open with each other. So, I think it’s time you learned where blogs and tweets come from .” More »

The Malays Divided?
We now see Malays bent on intimidating not the other races but other Malays. We see Malays assembled within meters of each other hurling insults and threats of bodily harm at each other in the name of Politics. We see anger and hate in their eyes as the faced other Malays – each so sure that their cause is the right cause. By steadyaku47 The Malays are divided. All that unite them, religion …

Tunisia crisis erupts again
• PM Mohamed Ghannouchi tries to form unity government • Militia loyal to ousted president Ben Ali carry on the fight • ‘Jasmine revolution’ sends shockwaves across Arab world 11.24am: The Guardian’s Angelique Chrisafis has witnessed police beating protesters. In an email she adds: Riot police are intent on stopping any street demonstrations in Avenue Bourguiba, the main ave in Tunisia and site …

“O”: Who wrote this book?
Early reviews are tepid, but that hasn’t kept politicos from puzzling over the identity of the anonymous author of “O.”

Netflix drops DVD Queue from mobile devices, iPhone users revolt
In a rare PR blunder, Netflix today announced on its blog that it’s removing the ââ¬ÅAdd to DVD Queueââ¬? feature from streaming devices.

Corporate press to be replaced by corporate blogging?
The 20th century tradition that local plants or industries should print regular corporate publications is still alive in Ukraine.