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Standards Based Linux Instrumentation for Manageability SBLIM (pronounced "sublime") is an IBM-initiated Open Source project, intended to enhance the manageability of GNU/Linux systems by enabling WBEM, Web Based Enterprise Management.

See also

• http://www.openpegasus.org/
• http://wbemservices.sourceforge.net/

I think I've just worked out why this happens ! Maybe it's because the text font size (in the CSS file) has been specified in pixels (px) instead of points (pt) !

i.e.

body { font-size: 12px; }

instead of

body { font-size: 12pt; }

This seems to be the problem with the WikkaWiki CSS style sheets so i've created a ticket http://wush.net/trac/wikka/ticket/764 and fixed my own WikkaWiki sites !

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/Gobuntu

The new "Free software only" installation option in the normal Ubuntu (press F6 in the boot menu twice) basically achieves what Gobuntu is aiming for, as long as the general goal of having "clean" main and universe repositories is fulfilled (which is goal of the Ubuntu as a whole).

Given that many goals Gobuntu has are goals of Ubuntu in general also, and the fact that gNewSense is anyway doing the work that can also benefit Ubuntu (knowledge of problematic packages), the mission of Gobuntu is a bit up in the air.

Mark Shuttleworth on Rethinking Gobuntu

The "current and future" thread on this list has got me thinking. 
Perhaps we really are on the wrong track, that the only way to meet the 
needs of the gNewSense folks is to have completely different source 
packages to Ubuntu. If that is the case, then I think it would be better 
to channel the energy from Gobuntu into gNewSense.

The .ME top level domain (TLD) sunrise has started http://www.domain.me/index.php?page=1

The Government of Montenegro recognized the potential worldwide appeal that .ME could have and decided it should be operated as a generic name space to gain the maximum benefit for Montenegro. The Government issued a public RFP in November 2007. The goal of the RFP was to find a Registration Agent that could operate an international registry, provide world class backend registry services, and provide the marketing and promotional muscle needed to make .ME a worldwide success. Ultimately, we believe they made an excellent choice!

Calendar (http://www.domain.me/index.php?page=15#1)

• May 6 17:00 UTC - May 20 17:00 UTC: General Sunrise
• May 20 17:00 UTC - June 6 15:00 UTC: Quiet Period
• June 6 15:00 UTC - June 26 17:00 UTC: Land Rush

• June 26 17:00 UTC - July 17 15:00 UTC: Quiet Period

• July 17 15:00 UTC: Open Registration

dot.mobi web pages have some special conventions, standards and styles (some of them mandatory) that might be different to other web standards and conventions you find on the rest of the web:

• http://dev.mobi/
• http://dev.mobi/styleguides
• http://dev.mobi/files/dotMobi_Domain_Naming_Guidelines_1.0.html
• http://dev.mobi/files/dotmobi_Switch_On_Web_Developer_Guide.html

for example:

URLS:

DotMobi rules stipulate that there should be a site at the second level domain. This means that mobile users can enter the URL as example.mobi instead of www.example.mobi, thereby saving keystrokes.

Identify national variations of dotMobi sites by using the corresponding country code top level domain identifier (ccTLD) as the third level domain identifier.ie uk.mydomain.mobi !

For XHTML-MP, the recommended MIME type is application/vnd.wap.xhtml+xml or application/xhtml+xml. Unlike HTML, XHTML-MP should not be served as text/html.

• http://dev.mobi/topic/tools
• http://ready.mobi/launch.jsp?locale=en_EN

BBC Motion Gallery offers easy access to a wide range of high-quality video clips, including rights managed and production ready royalty-free footage. All available to preview, purchase and download immediately.The video clips have been selected from the archives of some of the world's leading broadcasters - BBC, CBS News, NHK Japan, CCTV China and ABC Australia.

Hi-Def San Francisco are doing some amazing things with their San Francisco Bay webcam :

• time lapse ships videos
  
• real time shipping map that uses AIS data
  
• panoramic panoramas dawn moon night

How do these work ? It's as if they've turned a photo into a Google map and are using the Google map player to display it ? Can anyone do this ?

http://arc.help.yahoo.com/arc/arc.php now gives you anti-bot verification options for Text or Audio codes

Text code

If you are having trouble seeing this image, that's normal! The text is intentionally distorted to help fight automated spam programs. If no image appears, please make sure your browser is set to display images and try again.

If you are not sure what the code is, make your best guess. If you guess incorrectly, you can try a different code on the next screen after you submit the form. Codes may contain a mixture of letters and numbers, and letters are not case sensitive.

Audio code

You can also try an audio code instead by clicking on "Play the audio code". Your cursor will automatically move to the text entry box, and you will hear a prompt followed by a series of numbers with background noise. Type the numbers you hear into the text box instead of the code in the image.

netcraft have a great key/word domain name search tool that lists domains that starts with, contains, ends with or has a subdomain of your chosen key/word

The Geo Tagger enables you to record the precise location AND direction of every outdoor photograph you take !