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History Social

Robert Fisk: Saddam takes his secrets to the grave

An intriguing account by Robert Fisk. “How the West armed Saddam, fed him intelligence on his ‘enemies’, equipped him for atrocities – and then made sure he wouldn’t squeal.”

Saddam takes his secrets to the grave

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Productivity Technology

GNU Solaris on VMWare

The GNU Solaris project looks very promising, even at current Alpha 6 level. It combines a robust Kernel with GNU software. Thanks to VMWare image at VMTN. GNU is now UNIX!

GNU Solaris on VMWare Screenshot

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Productivity Technology

Web Caches, Mirrors and Archives

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Science

Solar system is neither Earth-centered nor Sun-centered

The Solar system is neither Earth-centered nor Sun-centered because it is both Earth-centered and Sun-centered and more, i.e. a matter of perspective. A six part article at Caltech site that aims for a simple explanation of ‘relativity’.

The Disputed Center of the Universe

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Social

Sex crimes by UN peacekeepers worldwide

An opinion in a Korean newspaper on sexual misconduct by U.N. peacekeepers, with supporting reference info. Caution: distressing.

Sex crimes by UN peacekeepers worldwide

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Business Technology

Butler Group viewpoint – the year ahead 2007

Analysts at Butler Group give their viewpoint of what lies ahead in 2007 for Enterprise IT. “Will organisations look to Remote Management delivered from offshore locations? Will Radio Frequency ID tags (RFID) start to be used at the product or item level rather than on pallets and containers.”

Butler Group viewpoint – the year ahead 2007

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Innovation Nature Science

Termites: Green fuel factory?

Nobel laureate Steven Chu has suggested that understanding the digestive system of termites can solve world’s energy problems. The termites turn cellulose into ethanol, releasing no more carbon than it took to produce. No more global warming due to carbon emissions.

Termite guts can save the planet

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Business Innovation Technology

Ad-free free television…the future is bright

You decide what you want to watch, when you want to watch, ad-free, free, and lots of content (almost all channels in the world) – hasn’t happened yet, but Venice Project looks like a perfect kick-start. Via ars. Concept: IPTV.

Inside The Venice Project & Exclusive Screen Shots

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Productivity Technology

C’mon just play this video file!

DivX, XviD, MPEG, WMV, ASF, Quicktime, Ogg, Matroska, Real, H.263 and the list goes on. What’s your favorite way to play all these files without installing multiple players? Mine:

  1. VLC media player recommended by Lifehacker too!
  2. K-Lite Codec Pack or XP Codec Pack with media player
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Innovation Productivity Technology

How to prune web like a monkey

  1. Search for x on the web – Google (and others)
  2. What is x summarised and where does it fit in the big picture? – Social collaboration: Wikipedia (and other wikis)
  3. What are cool things x; in category y and/or time z? – Social collaboration: Reddit, Digg, Blogs via Technorati or WordPress top list; or RSS aggregation: Client-side (Sharpreader..) or Server-side (Reader, Bloglines..)
  • (1) is moving closer to (2) and (3) with searchmash.
  • (2) is moving closer to (1) with Wikiasari.
  • (3) seems independent at the moment – any opportunities to move closer to (1) or (2)?