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Send your name to the moon !

2008-05-17T12:27:47Z

Join NASA's Return to the Moon! http://lunar.gsfc.nasa.gov/ Peoples names will be collected and placed onboard the LRO spacecraft for its historic mission bringing NASA back to the moon. You will receive a certificate showcasing your support of ...

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geoFlock flock browser add-on

2008-05-17T12:24:16Z

geoFlock gives you a suite of in-built maps and mapping tools for your web browser (now based on Minimap Firefox version, but retaining geotag dialogs). Create and save a sidebar map using the addresses or address links you find on web pages, or ...

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Standards Based Linux Instrumentation for Manageability

2008-05-16T17:17:26Z

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 ...

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sometimes webpage font sizes are very tiny when you print them !

2008-05-16T16:26:05Z

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...

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Ubuntu, Gobuntu and gNewSense

2008-05-16T06:45:19Z

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...

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.ME top level domain

2008-05-13T19:56:21Z

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 ...

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dot mobi conventions, standards and standards

2008-05-12T13:05:21Z

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://...

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BBC are now "selling" you their HD-TV clips !

2008-05-11T09:10:37Z

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 f...

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San Francisco Bay in Hi-Def

2008-05-11T08:39:19Z

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 ph...

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Yahoo is now using audio anti-bot verification codes

2008-05-10T08:33:06Z

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 pro...

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