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Know any dirty Ubuntu names?

Ubuntu just makes it too easy. With names like Hardy Heron and Feisty Fawn they're just asking for mockery. Do you know any dirty Ubuntu names? Post them in the comments section and I'll add them to the list :)

Is Windows Vista a failure?

Windows XP outsold Windows Vista at retail outlets by approximately 60% in the first week of commercial availability.

Ubuntu Gutsy will come with Compiz

Just now my RSS reader pops up a post at Ubuntu Planet, making it clear that compiz will come by default in Ubuntu 7.10, which is to be released in October.

Singapore Airlines to put a Linux PC in every seat

To make flying more enjoyable for its passengers, Singapore Airlines Ltd. is adding bigger screens, more in-flight movies and a PC, running Red Hat Inc.'s distribution of the Linux operating system, in every seat on its newest planes.

Irishman bites python's head off

A Northern Ireland man bit his girlfriend's pet snake in half during a fight and remarked that it "tasted lovely," lawyers testified Friday.

Internet Slang List

Ever wanted to know what FTW means? Or PWND? Or 10x? Or PEBKAK? Well here's a complete list of 344 internet slang words, and their meaning.

0-9

10q
Thank you
10x
Thanks
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From the word Leet, derived from the word elite
2
Too, or to
2L8
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Microsoft to Provide Retrofit for Xbox 360 Wireless Racing Wheel

NEW YORK - Microsoft Corp said on Thursday it was giving customers free retrofits to a wireless racing wheel with its Xbox 360 video game system after hearing of malfunctions in a wheel component.

Noise Kills Thousands

Thousands of people around the world are being driven to an early grave by excessive noise, it was claimed today.

Google Sky

New Feature in Google Earth Enables Users to Explore Space from Their Computer. Google today announced the launch of Sky, a new feature that enables users of Google Earth to view the sky as seen from planet Earth. Sky in Google Earth is an easy-to-use tool that enables users to view and navigate through 100 million individual stars and 200 million galaxies. (Graphic: Business Wire). View Multimedia Gallery

Ubuntu Hug Day

Celebrate Ubuntu Hug Day, 22nd August, 2007 - Dediated to GNOME In celebration of the 10th anniversary of the GNOME project we are having a very special Hug Day on Wednesday, August 22nd. We will be focusing on the collaboration between the Ubuntu and GNOME projects by working on the following topics.

WII controller for PS2

In2Games to unveil motion-sensing peripherals for PS2 games at the Leipzig Gaming Convention

Man survives 1200 meter free fall

BRATISLAVA - Saturday, A parachutist from Slovakia who just turned 33, was probably the luckiest man alive. After a jump from a plane as from an altitude of approximately 1200 meters (almost a mile) his parachute refused service.

Cats in hats

Prize winnerz of the Cats in Hats contest 2007!

Oracle doesn't support Oracle

Oracle is best know for their outstanding database products, but ever since October 2006 they're in the business of operating systems as well with a redhat enterprise clone called 'Unbreakable Linux'. So I thought it was time to checkout some real differences between Redhat and Oracle linux but what I found was astonishing.

Extreme Reality Show - The Golden Cage

Many of the reality shows now airing on TVs around the world originated from Holland. Big Brother, Fear Factor, they all came from the land of windmills and tulips. But now the Dutch have launched a new reality television format called "The Golden Cage". It's a new incarnation of Big Brother, only this show excels in pure nastiness. And apparently it's also coming to the US.

The rise of Firefox continues

The rise of Firefox continues. Almost 1 out of three European surfers now uses Firefox to browse the web. 27.8% to be exact - up from 24.1% in March. The market share of Internet Explorer has dropped below 70%, all according to Xiti, a French statistics agency.