Tag: Random

  • Now we can’t read either

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    Simon Scullion

    As if not knowing our multiple tables wasn’t enough, now it turns out we can’t read either! More than 10% of the 1,000 parents asked had struggled to understand some words in the stories they had read to their five to 10-year-old children. Parents said that they made up words they could not read or…

  • Open source applications…magnets for open source infrastructure | Tech news blog – CNET News.com

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    Simon Scullion

    An interesting article on the makeup of the open source stack. One line that caught my eye (emphasis mine): But Alfresco’s customers significantly skew toward the Global 2000 plus leading government and nonprofit organizations: ….. European Commission, …. etc. It’s possible that these organizations represent the lunatic fringe of the software-using world but, in fact,…

  • Various

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    Simon Scullion

    Just catching up on a couple of things, a few posts on the beeb have caught my attention lately. Broadband prices An interesting article on the price of broadband worldwide. Not sure how valid the comparisons are, but I know that here in Spain we continue to be shafted, I’m currently paying just under 40€…

  • SLUG it is (for now at least!)

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    Simon Scullion

    The Spanish Lotus User Group initiative I mentioned seems to be progressing nicely, despite my personal lack of affection for the name! It is important to point out that the name isn’t intended to exclude, but rather the idea is to keep this as open as possible, referring to all Spanish-speakers rather than the country.…

  • Anyone else noticed ibm.com’s updated wardrobe?

    Anyone else noticed ibm.com’s updated wardrobe?

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    Simon Scullion

    I really struggled with the title for this post given Stuart‘s dismay at some of the vocabulary used recently to describe the new Notes 8 UI! “I’m with you on that old chap, we can’t be having with these god-awful abuses of the language!” spoken in the appropriate accent!! 😉 Anyway, what I wanted to…

  • Toothache

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    Simon Scullion

    Just a grumble as my wisdom teeth are giving me a bit of hassle at the moment 🙁 Hope it’ll pass soon.