Essence of Distributed Work: The Case of the Linux Kernel “This paper provides a historical account of how the Linux operating system kernel was developed from three different perspectives. Each focuses on different critical factors in its success at the individual, group, and community levels.”

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I‘m not dead – really Just dead tired 🙂 More when I wake up, I promise.

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ABCNEWS.com : Student Expelled for Casting a Spell “An Oklahoma high school suspended a 15-year-old student after accusing her of casting a magic spell that caused a teacher to become sick, lawyers for the student said on Friday.”

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The Invisible Condom “Bergeron’s concoction, which he calls an “invisible condom” consists of two components. This first is a polymer gel that is liquid at room temperature and a gel at body temperature. On insertion the liquid can seep into the smallest vaginal folds, then turns into a gel that forms a semi-solid physical barrier…

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A Four Dimensional Maze “In eighth grade, when I first wrote this, I was very interested in higher dimensions, and I tried to learn to visualize in four dimensions; I never really succeeded, but I did learn to visualize the shifting three dimensional cross sections of hypercubes passing through three-space at a couple of different…

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The Illustrated Guide To Breaking Your Computer “Figure 4.4 shows partitioning of the drive using an ordinary hacksaw. Partitioning in this manner is advantageous over fdisk because it allows partitioning of individual platters and is independent of operating system. You also get to make cute designs.”

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Suggestions For Nonsexist / Gender Neutral Language from the American Psychological Association Too funny.

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Aristotle: On a Good Wife (330BC). Historical opinions on women’s roles and being a wife. Women and Roles in History. “Therefore, she will serve him more assiduously than if she had been a slave bought and taken home. For he has indeed bought her with a great price–with partnership in his life and in the…

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Shaving Imagine.. someone who has a fetish for sleeping with animals doesn’t liek women who shave… “Revel in your natural beauty! Be a crusader for women’s bodies au naturelle! Feel the rush of pride when a stranger compliments you (it’s happened to me), and comments on how few women have unshaven legs! I’ve taken the…

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