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Events GNU/Linux Free Software & Open Source personal

Great time attending Google IO 2011

This year I got to finally attend the Google I/O event. I was lucky to easily get my entrance ticket the day they opened for registration. That day the tickets sold out in 59 minutes! (or so they say) The place was packed! There were about 5,000 attendees! I even got to see Leo Laporte […]

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personal Photography

San Francisco & Napa Valley trip photos

Before attending Google I/O, I went with a co-worker and friend to San Francisco and Napa Valley. Originally we were only going to SF for some shopping and walking around before going to see Cats, the broadway show at the Orpheum Theatre. But after I commented that I’ve never been to there before, and since […]

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Events GNU/Linux Free Software & Open Source

Going to Google I/O 2011

I’m going to be at Google I/O 2011 in San Francisco. I’m exited! Its the first time I’ll attend a Google event. On previous events Google has given away gadgets that are yet to be released to in the market. So I hope they don’t break tradition this year so I can get my hands […]

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Digital rights Law & Freedom

Youtube Copyright School video

This video is horrible! It reminds me of the 50’s anti socialism/communism propaganda with the voice, tone and the graphic tactics used in it. And while it doesn’t omit the topic of Fair Use, it does try to avoid it, or so it seems, by speeding up the audio and moving the letters so you […]

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News

Yahoo sells Delicious bookmarks to Youtube Founders

Good news to those still fans of the Del.icio.us social bookmarking site. On the delicious blog is now news that Yahoo! Inc has sold the property to the founders of YouTube, Chad Hurley and Steve Chen. Delicious will keep existing and will be part of their new company AVOS. From the AVOS website, we read […]

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Emacs GNU/Linux Free Software & Open Source

Prepare your tea with Emacs

I love tea. I’m not a coffee drinker, so I get my morning boost from severl kind of teas. I use black teas from Teavana and green teas from a little shop in chinatown San Francisco called Ten Ren Tea. And I recently discovered that mate and black teas are a great energy booster combination! […]