MySQL is missing from Lion Server, and Apple gets a slap on the wrist from South Korea.
by James Turner
| @blackbearnh
| 3 August 2011
A pre-installed version of MySQL is noticeably absent from Lion Server, South Korea penalizes Apple for the location brouhaha, and Java 7's compiler injects a bit of randomness into software development.
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What's the source for Google's Official List of Bad Words?
by Nat Torkington
| @gnat
| 1 August 2011
Google's Official List of Bad Words (NSFW, duh) caught my eye, not least because I consider myself a student of obscenity.
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When information has structure we can use it to see change more clearly.
by Jon Udell
| @judell
| 28 July 2011
Think about the records that describe the status of your health, finances, insurance policies, vehicles, and computers. If the systems that manage these records could produce timestamped JSON snapshots when indicators change, it would be much easier to find out what changed, and when.
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The Linux kernel gets to 3.0, Oracle is bitten by the Internet's long memory, and more lawsuit fever.
by James Turner
| @blackbearnh
| 28 July 2011
The Linux kernel gets to version 3.0. Meanwhile, Oracle doesn't seem to remember the warm reception that Sun gave Android, and big players get lawsuits on their doorsteps.
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By combining OpenStack with Facebook's OpenCompute project, Nebula could bring cloud computing to everyone.
by Alex Howard
| @digiphile
| +Alex Howard | 27 July 2011
Newly launched Nebula will combine open source software with open source hardware developed into an appliance. If Nebula succeeds, its "cloud controller" could enable every company to implement cloud computing.
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A new grant will help Science Hack Day set up shop around the world.
by Mac Slocum
| @macslocum
| +Mac Slocum | 27 July 2011
The just-announced Science Hack Day Ambassador program will bring 10 people to Science Hack Day San Francisco 2011. The idea is to spread the model to more cities and countries.
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