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Linux on Javascript
It may very well be an old news already, but it’s so amazing I just have to share it. Fabrice Bellard wrote a more or less full PC emulator in Javascript. And, unsurprisingly, Linux can run on it ! I’m not talking about ajax or some kind of client-server communication. Linux runs entirely in your [...]
Got diaspora
Diaspora is an open-source competitor of Facebook. Yesterday I got an invite and here’s how it looks: I’m frankly unimpressed. By the way, If you don’t want to take the burden of installing maybe I can help. I have 5 invites to share, just comment this …
Google predictions for 2011 commentary
Google Operating System website, shared their predictions for Google’s 2011. Since probably nobody’s interested in knowing my thoughts on the matter I’m gonna share them anyways. 
Predictions for Google’s 2011 1. More free storage in Google Docs: at least 20 GB. Maybe. Nothing particularly exciting and …
Ubuntu One Music Store, my answers
Since I posted about Canonical’s Music Store project, a few comments rained down from above. I’ll abuse my blog to give some answers. Oh, and you forgot to say “Welcome back, Stefano” ! 
Michael: This would be great, …
Ubuntu – Mono = Chicken
Jo Shields has been kind enough to provide an Ubuntu (9.04) remix without Mono apps. This is done by simply removing (without replacing in anyway) the offending packages. Chicken Little Remix 9.04, AMD64 edition —————————————- Chicken Little Remix is a modified copy of the Ubuntu “alternate” installer, with all packages relating to Mono removed from [...]
Linux Today’s editor invitation for Mono fans
We’re in the flame season it seems. After a massive flame on a recent news, Carla Schroder invites Mono proponents to get their facts straight. Ubuntu Is Driving Me Away struck some nerves yesterday, with 43 talkbacks and …
Code comments
Swearing warning I’ve come across this nice Stack Overflow entry, which lists the best code comments found by the users. This is the highest rated: //Code sanitized to protect the foolish. using System; using System.Collections.Generic; using System.Text; using System.Reflection; …
Ubuntu designers are on identi.ca
Seems like I’m not alone on identi.ca. The Ubuntu designers team is now aboard as well, as this dent says: Starting today, we’re using Twitter and Identica to collect feedback from people using Ubuntu. If you’d like to follow their adventures you …
Ubunchu episode 2 is out !
Hope you remember Ubunchu, a pretty cool and pretty chaotic Manga zine about Ubuntu. The second episode is out ! Download the pdf ! Other versions here ! Thanks DoctorMo !
