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| Posted: 14 Mar 2011 03:02 AM PDT Latest News, Blogs, Tips, and Reviews that I find Interesting and Useful: 1. Is There Money in Open Source? Web development and free and open source software (FOSS) have gone hand in hand since the beginning of the web. Popular scripting languages and web development frameworks such as PHP, Rails and Python are all open source, and many of the most popular platforms built on top of them, like WordPress and Drupal, are too. More @ SixRevisions 2. The Ghetto Called Facebook The way I see it, Facebook's main competitor is Second Life. But while second life would represent something like a good fantasy novel, Facebook is more like a reality TV show—things are kind of real, but they're not. More @ PCMag 3. Assembling resources following the earthquake in Japan I was in the middle of writing code when the Google Japan office, on the 26th floor of Roppongi Hills in Tokyo, started shaking slowly. The rocking gradually increased, and I looked out the window to see the surrounding buildings all swaying ominously. More @ Googleblog 5. Hands-on: Motorola Atrix's Ubuntu-powered WebTop experience Motorola's Atrix 4G smartphone was one of the most promising products unveiled at CES earlier this year. The innovative handset can plug into a netbook shell accessory, offering a desktop-like computing experience. More @ ArsTechnica 6. Google's Quest to Build a Better Boss In early 2009, statisticians inside the Googleplex here embarked on a plan code-named Project Oxygen. Their mission was to devise something far more important to the future of Google Inc. than its next search algorithm or app. More @ NYTimes 7. Waxing Nostalgic About Old-School Linux Back in the early days of Linux, distros were nice and small, admins knew what they were doing, and systems could run just fine with double-digit megabytes of RAM. That's how some remember it, anyway. More @ LinuxInsider 9. Nokia: Transition to Windows Phone to take about two years Nokia filed on March 11 a form 20-F with the Securities and Exchange Commission which mentions a number of new tidbits about Nokia's smartphone-centric partnership with Microsoft. More @ ZDNetBlog 10. 20 Interesting Facts About Japan Over the years, Japan has become one of the most interesting countries in the world. Its unique culture, great food and technological edge has fascinated and inspired the rest of the world. More @ Listverse  |
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