When metadata comes to Twitter
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When metadata comes to Twitter
Chris Lehmann is the principal of the Science Leadership Academy in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. I love reading his education-related tweets because...
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Posted 27 Jan 2012
Phil Shapiro
FLL World Festival photo by Flickr user bnewendorp
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Lego could have encouraged STEM education for girls--but launched the Friends line instead
There's been some outrage over the new Lego Friends line, intended to bring more girls into the addictive world of Lego building. Initially, I felt...
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Posted 26 Jan 2012
Ruth Suehle (Red Hat)
Why SOPA and PIPA are bad for open source
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Why SOPA and PIPA are bad for open source
The widespread internet blackout last week in protest at unbalanced legislation being rushed through the US Congress was dramatic and notable. I did...
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Posted 26 Jan 2012
Simon Phipps
How far should openness extend?
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How far should openness extend?
Selling the idea of open data seems straightforward. If taxpayers paid for it, a government should share it. But there have to be exceptions for...
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Posted 26 Jan 2012
Colin Dodd (Red Hat)
Crushed innovation: When patent lawyers switch to NPEs
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Crushed innovation: When patent lawyers switch to NPEs
When well-known, richly compensated patent lawyers switch from representing world-class tech companies to servicing "non-practicing entities,"...
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Posted 25 Jan 2012
Ruth Suehle (Red Hat)
Steam rumors are flying again, but Desura beat them to open source
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Steam rumors are flying again, but Desura beat them to open source
The Desura game client is not only available for open-source-loving players, but also now for developers. They've released the client on Github as...
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Posted 25 Jan 2012
Ruth Suehle (Red Hat)
Crowdsourcing the State of the Union
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Crowdsourcing the State of the Union
Mozilla partners with public media to empower citizen engagement in U.S. election coverage Tuesday's State of the Union Address from U.S. President...
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Posted 24 Jan 2012
OpenMatt
Who gets a seat at the table?
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Who gets a seat at the table?
“That was a small lesson I learned on the journey. What is interesting and important happens mostly in secret, in places where there is no power....
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Posted 24 Jan 2012
Polly LaBarre
Can Apple change education?
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Can Apple change education?
On January 19, Apple held a large, education-related event on in New York City. Just as with almost any other Apple event, pre-event speculations...
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Posted 24 Jan 2012
Sebastian Dziallas
Vote for the 2011 People's Choice Award
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Vote for the 2011 People's Choice Award
It's the time of year when we like to celebrate our community. And as we did last year, we want you to choose your favorite author for the 2011...
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Posted 23 Jan 2012
opensource.com Admin (Red Hat)
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January 18 captured: A SOPA blackout gallery
I'll be updating this post throughout the day with more images of sites that have joined the SOPA blackout. Leave a comment with any site you'd like...

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Posted 18 Jan 2012
Ruth Suehle (Red Hat)
Did the SOPA blackout work? (And was it really a blackout?)
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Did the SOPA blackout work? (And was it really a blackout?)
Yesterday I posted screenshots of 127 websites that “blacked out” to protest the SOPA and PIPA legislation before the US Congress. Another site I...

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Posted 19 Jan 2012
Ruth Suehle (Red Hat)
Map of open source conferences and events
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Map of open source conferences and events
We've already asked you to help compile a list of open source events and conferences. Now we've got a map. What's missing? Leave a comment with the...

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Posted 19 Dec 2011
Ruth Suehle (Red Hat)
Plover, the open source steno system
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Typing at 255 WPM shouldn't cost $4000: Plover, the open source steno system
"Imagine if programming required a special computer that couldn't connect to the internet or run games or do anything else except write computer...

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Posted 13 Jan 2012
Mel Chua (Red Hat)
Results-Oriented Work Environment a product of changing work landscape
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Results-Oriented Work Environment a product of changing work landscape
Whether you’ve taken the time to notice or not, the concept of a traditional workday and work environment is changing — and rapidly. No longer are...

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Posted 5 Jan 2012
Erica Moss
Designing aesthetically pleasing Moodle courses
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Designing aesthetically pleasing Moodle courses
When you’re working online and you access a text heavy web-page that scrolls for 5 pages, what is your initial reaction? To most of us, a text-heavy...

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Posted 18 Jan 2012
Janetta Garton
BioCurious? The DIY garage biology movement
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BioCurious? The DIY garage biology movement
Would you enjoy reprogramming lab bacteria with DNA from a jellyfish to make them glow green? How about hacking your own genetic data to find out...

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Posted 20 Jan 2012
Lori Mehen (Red Hat)
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Reddit, Cheezburger, and Anonymous will go black Jan. 18 to protest SOPA
Last week, there were some rumors that a few rather high-profile sites were considering taking down their sites, possibly in conjunction with SOPA...

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Posted 12 Jan 2012
Ruth Suehle (Red Hat)
Raspberry Pi
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Raspberry Pi, Allwinner, and CuBox in the Linux hardware race to tiniest and cheapest
Last month, we put the Raspberry Pi, a tiny $25 Linux computer, in our open source gift guide. It led overwhelmingly as your favorite on the list....

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Posted 13 Jan 2012
Ruth Suehle (Red Hat)
Misplaced priorities hampering UK government uptake of open source
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Misplaced priorities hampering UK government uptake of open source
According to a computing.co.uk article entitled Open Source: The government's commitment so far, most of the IT technology used in the UK government...

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Posted 3 Jan 2012
Jeffrey A. McGuire
Plover, the open source steno system
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Typing at 255 WPM shouldn't cost $4000: Plover, the open source steno system
"Imagine if programming required a special computer that couldn't connect to the internet or run games or do anything else except write computer...

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Posted 13 Jan 2012
Mel Chua (Red Hat)
Life »
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January 18 captured: A SOPA blackout gallery
I'll be updating this post throughout the day with more images of sites that have joined the SOPA blackout. Leave a comment with any site you'd like...

74 Comments
Posted 18 Jan 2012
Ruth Suehle (Red Hat)
Designing aesthetically pleasing Moodle courses
Education »
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Designing aesthetically pleasing Moodle courses
When you’re working online and you access a text heavy web-page that scrolls for 5 pages, what is your initial reaction? To most of us, a text-heavy...

5 Comments
Posted 18 Jan 2012
Janetta Garton
BioCurious? The DIY garage biology movement
Health »
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BioCurious? The DIY garage biology movement
Would you enjoy reprogramming lab bacteria with DNA from a jellyfish to make them glow green? How about hacking your own genetic data to find out...

4 Comments
Posted 20 Jan 2012
Lori Mehen (Red Hat)
How far should openness extend?
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How far should openness extend?
Selling the idea of open data seems straightforward. If taxpayers paid for it, a government should share it. But there have to be exceptions for...

0 Comments
Posted 26 Jan 2012
Colin Dodd (Red Hat)
Raspberry Pi
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Raspberry Pi, Allwinner, and CuBox in the Linux hardware race to tiniest and cheapest
Last month, we put the Raspberry Pi, a tiny $25 Linux computer, in our open source gift guide. It led overwhelmingly as your favorite on the list....

4 Comments
Posted 13 Jan 2012
Ruth Suehle (Red Hat)
Vote for the 2011 People's Choice Award
Business, Education, Law, Life, Government, Should Be, Health »
Article
Vote for the 2011 People's Choice Award
It's the time of year when we like to celebrate our community. And as we did last year, we want you to choose your favorite author for the 2011...

0 Comments
Posted 23 Jan 2012
opensource.com Admin (Red Hat)
Why SOPA and PIPA are bad for open source
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Why SOPA and PIPA are bad for open source
The widespread internet blackout last week in protest at unbalanced legislation being rushed through the US Congress was dramatic and notable. I did...

2 Comments
Posted 26 Jan 2012
Simon Phipps
Did the SOPA blackout work? (And was it really a blackout?)
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Did the SOPA blackout work? (And was it really a blackout?)
Yesterday I posted screenshots of 127 websites that “blacked out” to protest the SOPA and PIPA legislation before the US Congress. Another site I...

8 Comments
Posted 19 Jan 2012
Ruth Suehle (Red Hat)
What SOPA means for [fill in the blank]
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What SOPA means for [fill in the blank]
Today the House Judiciary Committee spent four hours debating HR 3261, the Stop Online Piracy Act, better known as SOPA, despite early successes of...

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Posted 15 Dec 2011
Ruth Suehle (Red Hat)

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