linuxpromagazine.com - 2/9/2009
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"At 11:31:30pm UTC on Feb 13, 2009, Unix time will reach 1,234,567,890. Where will you be at this momentous second?" - from Bell Labs This will be Friday, February 13th at 1831 and 30 seconds EST. If you want to find out what time it will be in your local time, try this Perl script courtesy of ...
reuters.com - 2/11/2009
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reuters.com —
HAVANA (Reuters) - Cuba launched its own variant
of the Linux computer operating system this week in...
the latest front of the communist island's battle against what it views as U.S. hegemony. The Cuban variant, called Nova, was introduced at a Havana ...
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Cuba launches own Linux variant to counter U.S.
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itmanagement.earthweb.com - 2/10/2009
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itmanagement.earthweb.com —
About the Author: Bruce Perens is the creator
of the Open Source Definition, the manifesto of Open...
Source and the criterion for Open Source software licensing. Perens represented Open Source at the United Nations World Summit on the Information ...
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Bruce Perens: Combining GPL and Proprietary Software
internetling.com - 2/10/2009
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internetling.com —
Tux_bible If you’re a Linux enthusiast like me,
you’ve probably tried to convert a few people over...
to Linux from another operating system. Even though you succeed many times, there are always a few ‘geniuses’ out there who need some real persuading to ...
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Top 10 Responses to Why Should I Use Linux? - A Linux ...
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Beware: UNIX Time to Read 1234567890 On Friday the 13th [Unix Doom]
Gizmodo —
... Shit just got real, folks. Say good-bye to loved ones. Make sure you start with your Windows machines, because UNIX is probably going to take them out first. Part of an agreement with Linux and Linus Torvalds, I've heard. [Linux Pro Magazine via ...
Retro Video: UNIX on The Computer Chronicles
Download Squad —
... In honor of UNIX time displaying 1234567890 tomorrow, here's the episode about UNIX on Computer Chronicles from 1985. Notice: they didn't warn us about the temporal rift! If you aren't familiar with the Computer Chronicles series, click as fast as you can to the Internet Archive and check it out. Good times, great oldies. Retro Video: UNIX on The Computer Chronicles originally appeared on Download Squad on Thu, 12 Feb 2009 15:00:00 EST. Please see our terms for use of feeds.Read | Permalink ...
The 1,234,567,890th second approacheth
Linux-Watch.com —
... fine beer, and maybe an Islay scotch." I'm certainly tempted to join him, though I'm not convinced anyone can consume two beverages in a single second, even old UNIX guys, who admittedly have powers unimagined by most mortals. But still, it's a good excuse to raise a toast to those who laid the foundations of the operating system that, to this day, still arguably sucks less than the rest. Maddog's entertaining story about the approaching apoc.. er, I mean milestone can be found here . Cheers, maddog! -- ...
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The Open Source Movement, and Microsoft's Unlucky Breaks
ostatic.com 2/13/2009 — Microsoft Watch's Joe Wilcox, in solemn observance of Friday the 13th, compiled a list of Microsoft's ten most unlucky breaks . The strokes of misfortune chosen were weighted according to heinousness (with #10 being least signficant, and #1 the ...
Friday the Thirteenth —
The Foundry
There are certain dates that are seared into the memories of all Americans. Dates that altered the course of our union; sometimes in moments of glory, often in moments of tragedy. Today, Friday the 13th, is one of those days. Today, both the House and Senate passed what will historically be ...
13 tips to help prevent Friday 13th PC disasters —
Hardware 2.0
Whether you're superstitious or not, PC disasters can strike at any time (usually when you least expect them and are most in a rush). However, over the years I have found with that with proper planning and preparations many disasters can be avoided, and those that do strike minimized.
International Verify Your Backups Day —
TidBITS: Mac News for the Rest of Us
I'm not a superstitious sort, though I admit to preferring a particular jersey and shorts when I'm racing. But for many people, Friday the 13th is an inauspicious day, long reputed to be unlucky.
So I propose that we fight back against both superstition and the forces of entropy that ...
Come on in, the comments are open —
TechBlog
Oh, look! It's Friday! That means this is our open-comment thread. Say what you like about any personal-tech-related topic, and I'll approve it. This is also Friday the 13th . . . and the day before Valentine's Day. That has...
Out of the Blue —
BurnOutPC.com
Happy Friday the 13th! Please remember not to walk under any black cats today. Also, nin sends word we can keep the recent spate of birthday mentions going by wishing well to Henry Rollins, though...
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Microsoft`s 10 Unlucky Breaks —
eWeek - RSS Feeds
It's Friday the 13th, the unluckiest day of the year. How unlucky has been Microsoft over the past 34 years? The company's rise through the 1980s and 1990s is really a series of lucky breaks combined with business savvy and execution on the vision of one PC on every desk.
But Microsofts luck ...
FEAR 2 using cat billboards for Friday 13th game launch —
SlashGear
Bizarre advertising campaigns are nothing new, as game publishers and manufacturers attempt to grab just a second of the public’s hyperactive attention, but this is perhaps the first time I’ve seen cats used as mobile billboards. To promote their upcoming FEAR 2 title , Warner ...
February 13th, UNIX Time Will Reach 1234567890 —
Slashdot
mikesd81 writes "Over at Linux Magazine Online, Jon maddog Hall writes that on Friday the 13th, 2009 at 11:31:30pm UTC UNIX time will reach 1,234,567,890. This will be Friday, February 13th at 1831 and 30 seconds EST. Matias Palomec has a perl script you an use to see what time that will be for ...
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