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A Silly Post Brought to You by the Letters E and F

My daughter has a set of Sea & Learn Bath Shapes that are very entertaining for her and me and the wife alike. (The wife might not want to admit that. But for me I can say that they engage my brain more than a typical work-related meeting.)

I happened to notice that the [...]

Beyond GNU/Linux: GNU/Egg and GNU/Embryo

Something to think about...

Maternal effect loci essential for mitosis
gnu, a mutation specifically affecting early embryogenesis

The mutation gnu identifies a gene whose product is needed for nuclear division during early development. Females homozygous for gnu lay eggs that develop giant nuclei as a result of continued DNA replication, in the absence of chromosome segregation and nuclear [...]

GNU/Solaris and GPLv3

I found an interesting article at The Register yesterday, "Is 'GNU/Solaris' emerging from the Microsoft-Novell deal?" It would be awesome if Sun released the Solaris kernel under the GPLv3, because I think that would be a chance to observe differences between idealistic and pragmatic approaches to free software.
Looking around, I see Linux Today picked [...]

Spirit of system76

Sometimes, giving away free stickers can get you a $500 sale.

I hadn't heard of system76 before coming across a post at the Ubuntu Blog back in August. It mentioned free (as in free beer!) stickers, courtesy of the folks at system76. Well, actually for the low low price of a self-addressed, stamped envelope.
But [...]