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We have organised our society such that ever increasingly machines and devices improve and extend our lives. We use vacuum cleaners and dish washers...

I had a smile put on my New York City face this morning by reading the following article and the comments about it. Howard Lindzon » Craigslist...

Hello A question I find fascinating is, 'How many people lurk on any given web Forum' and 'How can you get lurkers to post to Forums?' I never...

I just read that British postage stamps will soon become available for purchase. Does anyone know how much these stamps will cost in U.S. dollars...

I'm a relatively new to Linux (i.e. I've configured sendmail, but I've never compiled anything). I've been using Linux for around a year in my spare...

I've been playing with Xubuntu 7.10 today in a virtual machine (which means internet access). I must say I'm pretty impressed how they've managed to...

After using Ubuntu for about two and a half years or so (my mind doesn't do time well) I am thinking of going back to Debian. I'm sure Debian has...

this is a funny story Yale Political Union

Hello everyone! New to the forums, wanted to say hi to everyone! Guess that is all for now till I have my first server melt down of the day and I...

After 20 years my Fuji Discovery 900 Zoom 38mm-85mm Plus autofocus film camera gave off a puff of smoke and does not work anymore. It feels like a...

Today was a special day, when I arrived home, there lay my pack of 6 CDs Ubuntu and Kubuntu. I could not understand. I ordered three Kubuntu PC...

There are lots of distros nowadays and all are progressing fast at least since my first linux experience. Which is the best distro? Is Sabayon good?...

whats the difference between a desktop enviroment and a window manager?:confused:

Does anyone know if there is any application that would add another layer above everything on a desktop environment. Something that could loop images...

hi i am interested in buying a new laptop and plan on running linux on it. most likely a ubuntu-based or gentoo-based distribution on it. i would...

I am so Happy. Tomorrow at this time I am in Britain.. I cant wait.. I wont be online for quite a while then. But thats no biggy. I am going to...

With the advent of flexible solar cells in the consumer and retail sector, we are ultimately witnessing mobile phones, personal digital assistants...

Well, after a seven month period of not having a computer (long story), I think I going to abandon Windows, and join the Linux community.The main...