How Linux can eventually take over the operating system market.

Why is it, though, that Linux hasn't yet taken over the mainstream market? There are quite a few completely free downloadable distro's, so why aren't more people giving it a shot? In my view, several things need to be improved before Linux can take over the market.

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Are smarter people better at ignoring things?

An interesting scientifically test shows that smarter people actually remember less details. They tend to focus on what's essential. Interesting

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Amazing article on how Steve jobs does business

The now biggest shareholder at Disney, Steve Jobs, is described by Business Week as redefining the job of being a CEO. -a must read

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Google's Rumored 'Big Daddy' Overhaul Makes Waves

There are some new signs of Google Inc.'s rumored "Big Daddy" infrastructure overhaul, search engine industry sources say.

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25 Words That Hurt Your Resume

Instead of... "Experience working in fast-paced environment"

Try... "Registered 120+ third-shift emergency patients per night"

Instead of... "Excellent written communication skills"

Try... "Wrote jargon-free User Guide for 11,000 users"

more.....

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The Top 10 Most Wanted Games 2006

What have we got to look forward to in terms of gaming pleasures? By the end of the year, Playstation 3 and Nintendo Revolution should both be on general sale, and we already have the Xbox 360 as well as the trusty PC. We've scoured the globe for the finest titles that the world of videogame entertainment can offer you.

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Bin Laden making Amazon.com tons of cash

Bin Laden suggested Americans read a certain book. The result: it's flying off the "shelves" at Amazon.com.

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Why parents must mind MySpace

NBC's "Dateline" investigates the perils of social networking websites, and what they find is shocking. When â??Datelineâ?? surfed MySpace, it found scenes of binge drinking, apparent drug use, teens posing in underwear, and other members simulating sex, and in some cases even having it.

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Google Explains China Decision

Google finally explains and officially comments on its controversial decision to filter search results in China. Good read.

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Beer Pouring Robot

Asahi is giving away beer pouring robots. Oh to live in such a innovative country.

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Free stock photos gallery (redesigned)

A free stock photo gallery with lot's of great pictures you can use for your personal work. You can coose from Amimals, Constructions, 3D renders, Nature, Textures & Backgrounds, web templates and more. Great resource!

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The 100 Best Companies to Work For

Want a better company to work for here is a good list of the top 100 that you will actually like to work at.

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Digg Acquisition Rumors

"..just to set things straight - we are not in talks with Yahoo. We are focused on creating new features and expanding digg into new areas beyond tech. The recent reports about digg and Yahoo! are just rumors, nothing more."

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del.icio.us + flickr + google maps + blogs + wiki + ....

GROU.PS is a web 2.0 application that brings all these services together. Check it out, worth digging...

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Sites Google Agreed to Censor

This site shows screenshots with differences in search results between Google.com and Google.cn. Results about human rights are omitted, as well as information about Tibet and many news sources.

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del.icio.us + flickr + google maps + blogs + wiki + ....

GROU.PS is a web 2.0 application that brings all these services together. Check it out, worth digging...

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Digg Acquisition Rumors

"..just to set things straight - we are not in talks with Yahoo. We are focused on creating new features and expanding digg into new areas beyond tech. The recent reports about digg and Yahoo! are just rumors, nothing more."

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Sites Google Agreed to Censor

This site shows screenshots with differences in search results between Google.com and Google.cn. Results about human rights are omitted, as well as information about Tibet and many news sources.

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Google Tunes could be imminent

Analyst claims so: "We believe that Google is in the midst of creating its own iTunes competitor, which we've dubbed 'Google Tunes. We think this is a logical step, now that the nascent Google Video product has been introduced."

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Google Tunes could be imminent

Analyst claims so: "We believe that Google is in the midst of creating its own iTunes competitor, which we've dubbed 'Google Tunes. We think this is a logical step, now that the nascent Google Video product has been introduced."

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V7ndotcom elursrebmem

SEO's (Search Engine
Optimizers) are having a contest to see who will rank #1 in Google for
the nonsense phrase 'V7ndotcom elursrebmem' on May 15th, 2006 with a
first prize of $7,000 and a 30 GByte iPod. With that much money at
stake, SEO's world-wide are using all of their bags of tricks and
strategies (including some nefarious black hat techniques) to
'convince' Google that their web site should rank #1. But one underdog
web site is giving these seasoned professionals one heck of a run for
the money and trying to win that prize money for a good cause. More....

Hacking Human Eyes

A study was done where people put on glasses which inverted the image. They saw everything upside-down, but after wearing them constantly for a few days, their brains were retrained to flip the image right-side-up again. When they took the glasses off, the image was upside-down again!

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Why Bill Gates is better than Steve Jobs

Wired magazine details the argument many have made

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Honda Civic Commercial

If there's an award for best use of a choir in a car commercial, this ad from Honda UK has got it locked up.

One Vision - European Photography Competition

One Vision - European Photography Competition: "Concerned about HIV and AIDS? You can help fight against the stigma and discrimination often associated with the disease by participating in One Vision. Show the world how 'life begins today' for those with HIV and AIDS."

WirelessCommunities

WirelessCommunities - Personal Telco Wiki: "WirelessCommunities are popping up all over the world, here we maintain a list of all of the communities we've managed to find all over the world. If you know of another one please add it to the list. "

NASA seeks revolutionary space ideas

NASA's Institute for Advanced Concepts has once again made its annual request for revolutionary space ideas. The institute picks about a dozen projects a year. Most are long-term and come to fruition within 10 to 40 years. Past proposals include robots able to explore planets and a giant pinehole camera in space. The Guardian (London)

Piper Sees Google at $600

"Piper Jaffray jacked up its price target on the stock Tuesday to $600 from $445, saying the search engine is its top large-cap pick in the new year."
The Street.com

SmartQuote

"Failures are expected by losers, ignored by winners."

--Joe Gibbs,
football coach, NASCAR team owner

Techies explore aviation ventures

Many technology entrepreneurs are launching space and aviation ventures. Startup companies are exploring advances in aircraft design as well as pricing and scheduling. "I'm not sure there's a Moore's Law for aviation," says Federal Aviation Administration Chief Counsel Andrew Steinberg, referring to the tech industry dictum that chip processing power doubles every 18 months. "[But] the one thing that tells me something big is happening is the presence of entrepreneurs." BusinessWeek

Home Office to probe sex-for-visas claim

Home Office to probe sex-for-visas claim: "Anthony Pamnani, a former administration worker at Lunar House, which deals with 300,000 visa and asylum applications a year, told The Sun newspaper that attractive female applicants were routinely given preferential treatment and that his colleagues could not be bothered to carry out security checks.
'One girl came in and told us an admin officer had visited her flat and they slept together. She got indefinite leave to stay,' he told the newspaper."