Massive Desktop Linux deployment (52 MILLION new users!)

KDE on Linux has stepped up to become the software platform in the primary school education system in Brazil. That may sound like a bold claim, but the numbers are staggering and speak for themselves....

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10 HARD Ways to Make Your Life Better

Here are ten things that are really hard to do but which have an incredible power to make your life better.

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PS3 reaches 10 million four months sooner than Xbox360

What does it say when a console launched a year later, being more expensive, was prey to the most crazy anti-viral smear campaign ever, had two massive competition to deal with and "no" games to speak off... and still sold better/faster than the 360? Wow.

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Sony unveils PhyreEngine, its new free cross-platform engine

Working on both OpenGL and Direct3D, this engine will allow developers to more easily develop for the PS3 by using PC environments they're more familiar with. A "simple recompile" is supposedly all that's needed to make the game run on the PS3. It includes full documentation, "70+ samples" and "full source code and artwork" of sample game templates

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The Rice Big Pharma Fears

Is an ancient Chinese remedy more effective than two of the biggest cholesterol fighting drugs on the market?

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17 Fitness Truths To Get You In Great Shape

The ups-and-downs of fitness effort highlight a key truth: you can't quit, ever. Just keep going. Here are some of the more important truths that will get you in the best shape of your life.

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This will teach your mother-in-law to knock!

Couple caught in the act during breakfast. Funny Dutch commercial for Friesche Vlag coffeemilk cups.

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Garmin announces the Nuviphone!

Garmin has just announced its new iPhone-like smartphone, the Nuviphone. The device features full browsing, PIM, phone and of course, GPS functions galore.

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ASUS preps $500 'iMac killer' Eee PC all-in-one desktop

ASUS is expanding its Eee PC line to include not one but multiple extra models, including the E-Monitor: a 19- to 21-inch all-in-one desktop with a low-cost Intel CPU, Linux, a TV tuner... and a $500 price tag.

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Must see: Airbus A380 cockpit (incredible interactive view)

Fine, if this doesn't make you go OMG I will gladly refund your digg

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KDE 4.0 Release Event Keynote from Google Headquarters

On Friday, January 18th, Aaron Seigo, President of the KDE e.V. gave the keynote at the KDE 4.0 Release Event in Mountain View, California about KDE 4, presenting KDE to the world and the world to KDE.

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Assassin's Creed and Call of Duty 4 break 1 million on PS3

Both Assassin's Creed and Call of Duty 4 have broken the 1 million barrier on the PS3 this week, becoming the first and second (or second and first?) third party games to do so on the PS3. Most likely, Pro Evolution Soccer will be joining them fairly soon.

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Google Android Prototype In the Wild

Here's the first gorgeous shot of an Google Android prototype in the wild. It looks HTC-ish in build, similar to the grainy versions we've seen in the official videos and the renderings in the SDK emulator

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Sony to Sell 11 Million PS3s By Fiscal Year End

It looks like all that was wrong with the PS3 was the price, because despite a very slow start, Sony has announced that their console will reach worldwide sales numbers of 11 million units by the end of this fiscal year (March 31st, 2008). Alright, it's time to place your bets again: how will the console wars end?

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How to peel an egg

Just have a look at the clip ;)!!

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I Have 4 PS3's

Trumps "3 PS3 guy". This guys has four!

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See Five Thousand Years of Faith in 90 seconds

An interactive timeline....

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5 Things I learned about Personal Growth by Moving

Sometimes it takes a major change in your life before you realize how much value your life has as it stands right now!

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Microsoft to Release .NET Framework Source Code in v3.5

Microsoft will begin by offering the source code (with source file comments included) for the .NET Base Class Libraries ASP.NET, Windows Forms, ADO.NET, XML, and WPF. The source code will be released under the Microsoft Reference License (MS-RL).

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Is Organic Too Expensive? How Much is Organic worth?

When I marketed Organic food to few consumers, they nodded in agreement about the goodness and health benefits. But the one question that I squirmed at was, “I heard its expensive, what’s the difference?”. At the end of the day it all boils down to the economics

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