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Breyer says justices must adapt to Facebook world (AP)

November 16, 2010
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Breyer says justices must adapt to Facebook world      (AP)

AP – Don t expect a Facebook friend request from Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer any time soon.

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EPA alerts coastal states on ocean acidification (AP)

November 16, 2010
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EPA alerts coastal states on ocean acidification      (AP)

AP – States with coastal water that is becoming more acidic because of carbon dioxide should list them as impaired under the Clean Water Act, the U.S. Environmental Agency said.

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Open Kinect Contest: $2000 in prizes (Matt Cutts/Gadgets, Google, and SEO)

November 16, 2010
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Open Kinect Contest: $2000 in prizes (Matt Cutts/Gadgets, Google, and SEO)

Ubuntu Real-Time News: Matt Cutts / Gadgets, Google, and SEO:Open Kinect Contest: $2000 in prizes  —  I’m starting a contest for people that do cool things with a Kinect.  See the details below.  —  Before I joined Google, I was a grad student interested in topics like computer vision, motion self-tracking, laser scanners-basically any...

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And So The Exodus Begins – 33 Developers Leave OpenOffice.org (Ricky/Digitizor)

November 16, 2010
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And So The Exodus Begins – 33 Developers Leave OpenOffice.org (Ricky/Digitizor)

Ubuntu Real-Time News: Ricky / Digitizor:And So The Exodus Begins – 33 Developers Leave OpenOffice.org  —  We all knew that it would come to this and it has finally happened – 33 developers have left OpenOffice.org to join The Document Foundation, with more expected to leave in the next few days.  —  The History

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Ubuntu changes its desktop from GNOME to Unity (Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols/Computerworld)

November 16, 2010
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Ubuntu changes its desktop from GNOME to Unity (Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols/Computerworld)

Ubuntu Real-Time News: Steven J. Vaughan-Nichols / Computerworld:Ubuntu changes its desktop from GNOME to Unity  —  Orlando, Fla.—Mark Shuttleworth, founder of Ubuntu and the company behind it, Canonical, surprised the hundreds of Ubuntu programmers at the Ubuntu Developers Summit when he announced that in the next release of the popular Linux operating system …

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Short video shows off uTouch on Ubuntu Unity (Joey Sneddon /OMG!)

November 16, 2010
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Short video shows off uTouch on Ubuntu Unity (Joey Sneddon /OMG!)

Ubuntu Real-Time News: Joey Sneddon / OMG!:Short video shows off uTouch on Ubuntu Unity … If you thought multi-touch merriment was the sole preserve of those with vowel-prefixed devices then think again.  —  Canonical’s Gerry Carr has posted a neat video demonstration of Ubuntu 10.10′s new multi-touch features in action with the Ubuntu Unity...

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Gosling blows lid off Jobs Java nonsense (Cade Metz/The Register)

November 16, 2010
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Gosling blows lid off Jobs Java nonsense (Cade Metz/The Register)

Ubuntu Real-Time News: Cade Metz / The Register:Gosling blows lid off Jobs Java nonsense  —  Java daddy deprecates Apple cult leader  —  Steve Jobs has apparently weighed into the debate over Apple’s decision to deprecate Java on the Mac, and his terse explanation was promptly deprecated by Java founder James Gosling.

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Canonical releases Ubuntu 10.10 “Maverick Meerkat” (The H Open Source)

November 16, 2010
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Canonical releases Ubuntu 10.10 “Maverick Meerkat” (The H Open Source)

Ubuntu Real-Time News: The H Open Source:Canonical releases Ubuntu 10.10 “Maverick Meerkat”  —  Canonical and the Ubuntu developers have announced the arrival of version 10.10 of their popular Ubuntu Linux distribution, code named “Maverick Meerkat”.  Ubuntu 10.10 is the first standard release to be issued following the latest Long Term Support …

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Ubuntu Extends Cloud Service to Smartphones (Ryan Kim/GigaOM)

November 16, 2010
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Ubuntu Extends Cloud Service to Smartphones (Ryan Kim/GigaOM)

Ubuntu Real-Time News: Ryan Kim / GigaOM:Ubuntu Extends Cloud Service to Smartphones  —  The latest release of the free Ubuntu Linux operating system scheduled for this Sunday includes an expansion of its personal cloud service to iPhone and Android devices, as well as a new netbook edition made for smaller screens.

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Exclusive Northside Ford Technology Event Invitation

October 14, 2010
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Exclusive Northside Ford Technology Event Invitation

SAN ANTONIO–(News)–Northside Ford invites you to attend a special immersion experience offering the opportunity to test-drive our next generation Ford SYNC system, now featuring MyFord Touch technology Friday, October 15 at 5pm to 8pm at 12300 San Pedro, San Antonio, TX 78216 on Highway 281 Nakoma. To this end, Northside Ford is providing a...

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