Lifehacker
The name's ridiculous, but "Jaunty Jackalope," the next release of the popular Linux distribution Ubuntu, is seriously focused on the user experience. Dig what's new and improved in the beta of Ubuntu 9.04, due out today. We've covered bits and pieces of what's coming up for Ubuntu 9.04 in the past few months, such as Mac/G (Read More)
The Guardian
Pyongyang says response would be act of war Regional tensions rise over missile launchJapan today threatened to shoot down a satellite that North Korea plans to launch early next month if it shows any signs of striking its territory.Tokyo's warning that it would deploy its multibillion-dollar missile defence system raise (Read More)
: It is disconcerting of North Korea to go ahead with preparations to launch the missile during this time of great tensions on the Korean peninsula. Of course Japan would have the right to intercept the launcher if it veers from its intended course. That said, the North did give advance notice of the launch and its intended flight path, which is a vast improvement since the Korean government lauched a missile that actually flew over the Japanese main island.
Mashable!
Twitter is undoubtedly becoming one of the fastest growing social media tools in existence. As it continues to expand, so too does the diversity of its user base.
Whether you’re new to Twitter, a veteran user, or someone that is just interested, here’s a list of the 10 people you meet on Twitter. (Read More)
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Ubuntu founder Mark Shuttleworth participated in a Q&A session with Linux users and community members during Ubuntu Open Week. He talked about the success of Dell's Ubuntu preinstallation offerings, his hopes for Linux in the mobile market, and ways that Canonical is giving back to the open source software community.Rea (Read More)
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socialmedian's Jason Goldberg, Twit.tv's Leo Laporte, and several guests discuss election night and the impact of technology on campaign 2008. (Read More)
: So how do the hard working folks keep the new liberal president and the largely democratic senate and house out of our pockets. The one thing that we cannot afford is 12% unemployment, 12% annual cost of living increases, tax rates doubling accross the board, etc that has been seen when liberalism runs rampant. So where does the small business man go when the mandates that our new president says he will pursue makes it impossible to stay afloat and we die, along with our employees joining the unemployment lines..... We can only hope that he is a smart as the "majority" thinks he is and he does not play the stupid card.