Tag Archives: open source

Happy Ada Lovelace Day

Posted on 2010 - March - 24 by Dorian

Wednesday was Ada Lovelace Day! (UPDATE: Apologies for the late post.) In a nutshell, March 24 is set aside to promote the achievements of women in IT and software engineering.  And we can start by looking toward the achievements of … Continue reading →

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Reaching for the Stars

Posted on 2009 - July - 22 by Dorian

I’ve always dreamed of going to space.  I remember watching space shuttle launches and the Astronomer series on TV, when I was much younger.  Those inspired me to hopefully one day go out into the cold void of the cosmos.  … Continue reading →

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Mental Shards: Ninjas, Stacks and Menus

Posted on 2009 - July - 13 by Dorian

I’m a huge fan of checking out RSS planets, especially with the technologies I love to use.  Now I use Google Reader to aggregate and handle these hundreds of stories.  Every so often, a story grabs my attention and gets … Continue reading →

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Spreading Linux as a Scientific Endeavour

Posted on 2008 - February - 17 by Dorian

I just read Vlad Dolezal’s blog entry about why Linux doesn’t spread. The debate about the reasons why people don’t adopt Linux and a free open source desktop, has gone on for years. Vlad just dredged up the old its … Continue reading →

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10 Years of Open Source

Posted on 2008 - February - 8 by Dorian

Yay! The open source initiative is now 10 years old! And look at how much we have achieved in just a decade. We can only imagine what the next decade will bring. Now lets all have cake.

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Menacing Migraines Ahead

Posted on 2008 - February - 7 by Dorian

Scientist should start classifying migraines in scale based on the pain inflicted upon an individual. Perhaps they should count number of perceived neuron deaths. At least I think they should. I rate mine a 4 out of 5. But my … Continue reading →

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Radical Site Makeover

Posted on 2007 - January - 9 by Dorian

I need a change. A change from the mundane, ordinary and usual. Same goes for my blogging. I dedicate this blog for this point to documenting my thoughts about open source gaming. Most people might see this funny or even … Continue reading →

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Why Open Source Projects Make Sense Career Wise

Posted on 2006 - August - 22 by Dorian

Greetings Earthlings! (OK enough silliness for one day, back into the pocket you go Martian.) Once again I have to bring up the sort of lame excuse of being too busy to blog earlier. Well yes, it was lame too … Continue reading →

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