Ubuntu and Its Leader Set Sights on the Mainstream – NYTimes.com.
Ubuntu and Its Leader Set Sights on the Mainstream – NYTimes.com
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Collecting cholesterol with synthetic HDL
Collecting cholesterol with synthetic HDL. “The next steps in this line of research include determining how well this synthetic HDL transports cholesterol to the liver.” I think that’ll be a key step. But interesting, nonetheless.
The atheist bus campaign
Ariane Sherine: We did it! The atheist bus campaign is bigger and better then ever | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk. Check out the video for a brief interview with Richard Dawkins. I think I could consider myself a Humanist.
GIVE [dive into mark]
GIVE [dive into mark] is a Gentle Introduction to Video Encoding by Mark Pilgrim. It’s an on-going, really well-written set of articles on all parts of video and audio encoding. Considering these topics took up a large part of my livelihood in the past, the articles definitely grabbed my attention. So far they’ve all been really informative, and they’ve been great in catching me up on things that I’ve lost track of in the past few years. Even if you’re not interested in backing up your movies on a computer, I found the article on container formats and especially the one on lossy audio encoding incredibly informative.
I miss CITES
I miss CITES from UIUC. Why doesn’t my school have policies like this:
As you consider your options, please note that the CITES Help Desk supports Microsoft Outlook, Apple Mail, and Mozilla Thunderbird, and is best equipped to address technical issues if you are using one of these email clients. Detailed directions on configuring these clients are available below. [1]
They support Thunderbird, an open-source desktop email client. My school doesn’t even support Outlook I don’t think. Only Lotus Notes 
Upgraded to WordPress 2.7
I finally had the time to upgrade to WordPress 2.7 last night. Nothing should be “broken”, but the comments look a little goofy for the time being since I’ve only half-implemented the new threaded comments. I’m posting this from the new QuickPress feature. You can see all the new technical features at the Codex. Look for a more thorough review in the coming weeks, but suffice it to say, it rocks!
WordPress › Blog » WordPress 2.7 “Coltrane” Released
WordPress › Blog » WordPress 2.7 “Coltrane”. This is going to be awesome. I can’t wait to upgrade on Friday!
Yo Frankie! – Apricot Open Game Project
Yo Frankie! – Apricot Open Game Project » Yo Frankie! Online Release!. The folks at Blender, responsible for the “open movies” Elephant’s Dream and Big Buck Bunny, have finally released their completely open source computer game. It’s available for Linux, Windows and OS X.
The Many Ways to Configure Your New Dashboard
The Many Ways to Configure Your New Dashboard « Blog « WordPress.com. I can’t wait for the final version to be released to the public!