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Links time again!1. Strong Earthquake jolts Tibet, killing 30 http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081006/…ina_earthquake2. Lawmaker’s home bombed in Pakistan; 15 dead http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081006/…as/as_pakistan3. Don’t Buy Antivirus Software, Vendor Says http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…l?tk=nl_bdxnws4. Militants Send Terror Messages in India by ‘wardriving’ http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…l?tk=nl_bdxnws5. EBay Buys Payment Firm for Almost $1B, Lays off Over 1,000 http://www.pcworld.com/article/15190…l?tk=nl_dnxnws6. The one thing I hate about Linux http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/10…e-about-linux/

For Developers (I think): 7. Mono 2.0 on Linux released http://stuff.techwhack.com/5296-mono-2.0-linux8. Mono 2.0…why not Microsoft? http://blogs.zdnet.com/carroll/?p=18819. Linux ready to replace Windows? Not yet… http://blogs.zdnet.com/Bott/?p=55710. Is .NET on Linux Finally Ready? http://www.internetnews.com/dev-news…ally+Ready.htm

Continued: 11. 3 Linux Apps That Make Me Hate Windows http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/08…-hate-windows/12. Day One On Linux: What Would You Miss? http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/09…ould-you-miss/13. Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex beta available: Don’t install it on your laptop yet http://www.downloadsquad.com/2008/10…tall-it-on-yo/14. Police fire tear gas against crowd http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20081007/…litical_unrest15. What’s So Evil About Mono? http://blog.linuxtoday.com/blog/2008…so-evil-a.html

Here are articles… … from The Register 16. Judge traps RealDVD in legal limbo http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10…ourt_decision/17. Acer: We’re comin’ at ya, Dell http://www.channelregister.co.uk/200…ld_domination/18. In-body electric eel tech to make ‘leccy from body fat http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10…tech_proposal/19. How Wikipedia Works http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10…ipedia_200810/20. Yahoo! engineer arrested in Indian terror swoop http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/07/yahoo_india/

…from The Inquirer: 21. UK to run out of electricity this winter http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir…tricity-winter22. Assault on batteries could fatten Ipod http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir…es-fatten-ipod23. Pub quiz cheat service reaches a milestone http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir…each-milestone24. Parental controls for cars are a-coming http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir…-controls-cars25. Mozilla’s Geode will keep tabs on you http://www.theinquirer.net/gb/inquir…launches-geode

Continuing… 26. Bad marketing undermines Linux netbooks http://www.tectonic.co.za/?p=329727. Untangle Joins The Linux Foundation http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/s…n,569272.shtml28. PC-BSD 7 is a mixed bag http://www.linux.com/feature/14922429. Fish snapped snacking at 4,200 fathoms http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10/07/hadal_fish/30. Biggest Enemy Of Linux Netbooks Isn’t Windows - It’s Expectations http://www.informationweek.com/blog/…t_enemy_o.html31. Vista R.I.P. http://www.pcworld.com/article/15193…l?tk=nl_dnxnws32. Google Chrome = Dead, Google Search = Hot http://www.pcworld.com/article/15193…l?tk=nl_dnxnws33. AMD Break-up: Two Voices From Europe http://www.pcworld.com/article/15196…l?tk=nl_dnxnws34. Microsoft, NYU Aim to Woo Preteens to Math, Science http://www.pcworld.com/article/15196…l?tk=nl_dnxnws35. Apple Doesn’t Need Jobs, Analyst Says http://www.pcworld.com/article/15191…l?tk=nl_dnxnws36. Porn Filters on In-flight Wi-Fi May Be Just the Start http://www.pcworld.com/article/15194…l?tk=nl_dnxnws37. Browser metrics: IE slide continues, Firefox slips http://www.computerworld.com/action/…src=hm_ts_head38. Is Chrome the first epic fail at Google? http://blogs.computerworld.com/chrome_fail39. Stupid Chrome bug: Why I’m switching back to Firefox http://blogs.computerworld.com/stupid_chrome_bug40. Linux distros lead jumps from Sun http://www.theregister.co.uk/2008/10…rge_quits_sun/41. Become a multimedia pro with the Vector Linux Multimedia Bonus Disc http://www.linux.com/feature/14940542. The Brazilian GNU/Linux Insigne Momentum 5.0 Operating System Strengthens Brazilian Digital Inclusion Program http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/brazilian-gnulinux-insigne-momentum-50/story.aspx?guid={AF024824-3410-40BD-B894-CC228890E40B}&dist=hppr 43. How To Find Linux Geeks http://www.therecruiterslounge.com/2…x-geeks-draft/44. Canonical Confirms MSI’s Linux Return Rate Statement http://osnews.com/story/20362/Canoni…Rate_Statement45. What’s Coming in Ubuntu 8.10? http://osnews.com/story/20250/What_s…n_Ubuntu_8_10_46. What’s coming in Ubuntu 8.10? http://polishlinux.org/linux/ubuntu/…in-ubuntu-810/

For Newbies: 47. What is Linux? http://www.linux.com/whatislinux/11970048. Enjoying games with GNU/Linux http://www.linux.com/whatislinux/12385349. A quick intro to Linux for Windows users http://www.linux.com/whatislinux/124162

UI Managers: 50. XPde: http://www.xpde.com/index.php51. Enlightenment: http://www.enlightenment.org/52. IceWM: http://www.icewm.org/53. BlackBox: http://blackboxwm.sourceforge.net/BlackboxWiki54. Window Maker: http://www.windowmaker.info/55. FluxBox: http://fluxbox.org/

Games: 56. The Open Racing Car Simulator: http://torcs.sourceforge.net/57. KSpaceduel http://games.kde.org/game.php?game=kspaceduel58. Flight Gear: http://www.flightgear.org/

Continuing further…

59. How to Prevent a Data Disaster http://www.pcworld.com/article/14636…l?tk=nl_ptxrvw60. Microsoft Gives Apache Cash to Promote Open Source http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…l?tk=nl_bnxnws61. Software Piracy Hurts the Open-Source Community Too http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…l?tk=nl_bnxnws62. Microsoft Plays up Hyper-V Versus VMware http://www.pcworld.com/article/15081…l?tk=nl_dnxnws63. Sony Recalls 73,000 Vaio Laptops Due to Burn Hazard http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…l?tk=nl_bnxnws64. Google Amends Chrome License Agreement After Objections http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…l?tk=nl_bnxnws65. Researcher: Chrome’s Isolated Tabs Make It Memory ‘Pig’ http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…l?tk=nl_bnxnws66. Microsoft’s IE Market Share Drops Again http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…l?tk=nl_bnxnws67. Developers: Firefox 3.1 Update Should Be “Easy” http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…d_be_easy.html68. Apple iPhone 3G Dies Hard http://www.pcworld.com/article/14831…dies_hard.html69. Spam King Faces Sentencing http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…entencing.html70. Sun Lays Off 1000 Employees http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…employees.html

New: 71. IPhone Owner Survey Shows High Satisfaction http://www.pcworld.com/article/15170…l?tk=nl_inxnws

Further in… 72. Drop That DVD-Copying Software Now! http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…l?tk=nl_bdxnws73. Anatomy of a SQL Injection Attack http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…l?tk=nl_bdxnws74. Mozilla Adds Geographic Tagging to Firefox http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…l?tk=nl_bdxnws75. Netbooks Will Boost Adoption of Linux, Says Novell CTO http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…l?tk=nl_bdxnws76. Palin Hacking Charge Flawed, Lawyers Say http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…l?tk=nl_bdxnws77. Researchers Reveal ‘Clickjacking’ Attack Info http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…l?tk=nl_bdxnws78. Mozilla Readies Firefox 3.1 Features http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…l?tk=nl_bdxnws79. Micron to Cut Staff by 15 Percent http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…l?tk=nl_bdxnws80. Put an End to Cell Phone Spam http://www.pcworld.com/article/15151…l?tk=nl_spxhow81. Is It a Virus? http://www.pcworld.com/article/15185…l?tk=nl_spxcol82. Researcher Finds Evidence of Massive Site Compromise http://www.pcworld.com/article/15183…l?tk=nl_spxnws83. Apple Faces Fight to Free iTunes From DRM http://blogs.pcworld.com/staffblog/a…l?tk=nl_iwxblg84. Lessons Learned: IT’s Biggest Project Failures http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…l?tk=nl_bdxnws85. Microsoft to Improve Vista’s Problematic UAC in Windows 7 http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…l?tk=nl_bdxnws86. Forget the damn Linux netbooks. Can Windows replace Windows? http://blogs.zdnet.com/perlow/?p=927987. Windows XP takes on Linux in the netbook market http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology.http://thegenuisishere.multiply.com/linux.windows88. Are netbooks a threat to Macs? http://www.guardian.co.uk/technology.http://thegenuisishere.multiply.com/apple.windows89. Slavish reporters join Microsoft in cloud cuckoo land http://www.guardian.co.uk/media/2008…rosoft.ballmer90. 1990-1995: Microsoft’s Yellow Road to Cairo http://www.roughlydrafted.com/RD/Q4….473899D7D.html91. Windows $NEXT_VERSION will floor all comers http://notnews.today.com/2008/09/16/…or-all-comers/92. Microsoft Bob http://toastytech.com/guis/bob.html93. Hands on: How to get more from Linux http://www.vnunet.com/personal-compu…extras-409718394. Unraveling the Red Box Myth http://www.roughlydrafted.com/0506.redbox1.html95. Linux For The Masses: Are We There Yet? http://www.linuxhaxor.net/2008/10/08…-we-there-yet/96. Unraveling the Utopian System that Runs All Software Imaginable Myth http://www.roughlydrafted.com/0506.utopian1.html97. Unraveling The Copy/Paste Development Myth http://www.roughlydrafted.com/0506.copypaste.html98. The Microsoft Invincibility Myth http://www.roughlydrafted.com/RD/Hom…40AC8A317.html99. Market Share Myth: Nailed! http://www.roughlydrafted.com/RD/Hom…90BCFD5CC.html100. The Apple Market Share Myth http://www.roughlydrafted.com/RD/Hom…13215F98E.html101. New Media and Free Market Choice http://www.roughlydrafted.com/RD/Hom…90B8F165E.html102. The Online Music and Movie Rental Myth http://www.roughlydrafted.com/RD/Hom…AC702CF19.html103. The Microsoft iPod-Killer Myth http://www.roughlydrafted.com/RD/Hom…800E6D44D.html104. Opera Promises Faster Surfing With New Browser http://www.pcworld.com/article/15213…l?tk=nl_dnxnws15. Apple Releases Another Mega-Patch for Mac OS X http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…l?tk=nl_bdxnws106. Microsoft Readies Flood of Patches http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…l?tk=nl_bdxnws107. When in Doubt, Consider the Customer http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…l?tk=nl_bdxnws108. Mafiaboy Grows Up; a Hacker Seeks Redemption http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…l?tk=nl_bdxnws109. Microsoft Sues DHL After Train Dumps 21,600 Xboxes http://www.pcworld.com/article/15217…l?tk=nl_dnxnws110. Obama Beats McCain as Spam Target http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…l?tk=nl_bdxnws111. Linux at 17 - what Windows promised to be8212; http://www.sdapple.com/linux-at-17-w…ised-to-be8212112. Linux 2.6.27 Released http://www.heise.de/english/newsticker/news/117184113. CyberLink’s media playback software goes Linux http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-…rss&subj=Crave114. Linux Shortcuts and Commands: http://www.unixguide.net/linux/linuxshortcuts.shtml115. Netbook returns blamed on Linux ‘teething problems’ http://news.zdnet.co.uk/software/0,1…9500489,00.htm116. The 10 Best Linux Distributions http://www.daniweb.com/blogs/entry3322.html117. The joy of X - master the Linux GUI http://www.itwire.com/content/view/21102/1141/118. Surviving the recession with Free Linux distributions (Part 1) http://blogs.zdnet.com/perlow/?p=9283119. Worst Windows Flaws of the Past Decade http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…l?tk=nl_wvxnws120. Stupid hacker tricks, part two: The folly of youth http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/…ml?source=fssr121. Stupid user tricks 3: IT admin follies http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/…ml?source=fssr122. Boot Linux faster http://www.ibm.com/developerworks/li…ry/l-boot.html123. At 17, Is Linux Still Wet Behind the Ears? http://www.technewsworld.com/story/64793.html124. Top 10 reasons to be paranoid http://www.infoworld.com/infoworld/a…a-index_1.html125. Update: Excuses on iPod virus not credible http://www.infoworld.com/article/06/…supdate_1.html126. The 7 dirtiest jobs in IT http://www.infoworld.com/article/08/…ch-jobs_1.html127. Don’t take a (memory) dump where you eat http://www.infoworld.com/infoworld/a…ackers1_1.html128. Beware the bounty hunter in gym class http://www.infoworld.com/infoworld/a…ackers2_1.html129. The upper limit of enhancement http://www.infoworld.com/infoworld/a…ackers3_1.html130. A spammer by any other name http://www.infoworld.com/infoworld/a…ackers4_1.html131. Say my name, worm http://www.infoworld.com/infoworld/a…ackers5_1.html132. Here’s how I steal passwords, officer http://www.infoworld.com/infoworld/a…ackers6_1.html133. The LXF Test: OpenOffice.org 3.0 http://www.linuxformat.co.uk/modules…rticle&sid=751134. Security Software Performs Poorly in Exploit Test http://www.pcworld.com/businesscente…l?tk=nl_bdxnws135. Which Linux makes the best business Windows replacement desktop? http://blogs.computerworld.com/which…cement_desktop136. OpenOffice.org 3.0 is an incremental improvement http://www.linux.com/feature/148435137. Linux takes a seat on Qantas’ new superjumbo http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1980267549138. Linux Summit Will Preview New Advanced File System http://www.osnews.com/story/20383/Li…ed_File_System

Old News: 139. Code Red hits DSL routers, cable-modem networks http://www.infoworld.com/articles/hn…odereddsl.html140. Study: Slammer was fastest spreading worm yet http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/…lamfast_1.html141. Blaster worm spreading, experts warn of attack http://www.infoworld.com/article/03/…terworm_1.html142. Biography of a Worm http://www.pcworld.com/article/117808

From uncyclopedia

143. Rickrolling http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rickroll144. Bill Gates http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Bill_Gates145. Linus Torvalds http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Linus_Torvalds146. Steve Jobs http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Steve_Jobs147. Xbox http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Xbox_360148. Microsoft http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Microsoft149. Windows NT http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Windows_NT150. Windows Vista http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Windows_Vista151. Windows Me http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Windows_ME152. CTRL-ALT-DEL http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/CTRL-ALT-DEL153. Windows Error http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Windows_Error154. Windows Genuine Advantage http://uncyclopedia.org/wiki/Windows_Genuine_Advantage

Continuing.. (again) 155. Use Gmail to Fight Spam http://www.pcworld.com/article/15216…l?tk=nl_coxblg156. How Linux Helped 5 Poverty-Stricken Governments http://hehe2.net/advocacy/how-linux-…n-governments/157. Living in the Past: Perceptions of Linux http://ostatic.com/173723-blog/livin…tions-of-linux158. KDE Desktops For 52 Million Students In Brazil http://linux.slashdot.org/article.pl…59232&from=rss159. 23,000 Linux PCs forge education revolution in Philippines http://www.computerworld.com.au/index.php/id;1163450117160. Fighting the “legacy” reputations of GNU/Linux, seventeen years later http://www.freesoftwaremagazine.com/…en_years_later

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