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High-tech philanthropy: how you can be the next Bill Gates!
I have just come across a really cool initiative for educating children in developing countries: One Laptop Per Child (OLPC). I know, I know. Just from the name, it sounds like the sort of...
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Ubuntu gets saved
I’ve long been a fan of the Linux operating system. Of the many, many varieties of Linux out there, my favorite so far has been Ubuntu – easy to install, easy to use, lots of community support, and...
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Software Freedom Day
I just learned about Software Freedom Day: today, 20 September! Software Freedom Day (SFD) is a worldwide celebration of Free and Open Source Software (FOSS). Our goal in this celebration is to educate...
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How R you at statistics?
[Disclaimer] This post is little more than an exclamation of science-geek joy at some media attention for the stats program I use. Non-geeks are free to stop reading now, lest you be contaminated....
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Exploring language
Thanks to Steve Novella of the Neurologica blog, I have discovered a new toy to play with: the Google Ngram Viewer. I’d like to share it with you, and encourage you to play as well. You may have heard...
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Apps on belief
Okay, here’s another quick one – though I’m hoping you’ll give some input into this one too. A few months ago, I acquired my first smart-phone. I had resisted it in much the way I once resisted getting...
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