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An excellent article about the power of internet as means of attaining more liberty. It helped end the Soviet Union and continues to help liberate people from oppression of big governments, while being far more efficient than government's methods of controlling it.

An Open Source unconference that aims at creating a platform for discussing FOSS and Mobile Technologies in India. The unconference isbeing organised as a part of the International Conference on Communication, Convergence and Broadband Networking.
Come and Join us on 19th July 2008 and be a part of a phenomenon that is changing FOSS and India at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.

Visit: OSSCamp Bengaluru Mobile! 2008

At some point, in the relatively soon future, the average citizen will begin to watch and realize that all of this stuff we call technology, has evolved throughout the ages, into what was needed for a computer system to actually be called the beast to emerge onto the scene as a capable entity, controlling all aspects of everything. And, it all came together from all points to become this thing.

A very engaging, although from some point of view a bit geeky story showing why we love GNU/Linux. Of course, you don't have to be a geek to benefit from the bottom line benefit that the story is pointing to:

"It comes down to the most basic principle for the design of any operating system: it must enable you.">

That's what it's all about. It puts you into the drivers seat. If you're not an advanced user, somebody else is and that somebody is in a community which has the freedom to and is willing to help you too have a great ride!

yet another non-IT FUD:

Greater use of plant-based biofuels will push oil prices "through the roof," according to the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec).