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Like anyone else interested in technology I dutifully downloaded iTunes10 and clicked on the new Ping icon. Looking past the misuse of a common networking term as the name I proceeded to setup my account. Hmm... I can't just import my stuff from Facebook or Twitter to auto-populate my account? Okay, no Gravatar support, I guess I can understand that, but they have to approve my avatar? Are you kidding me? Okay, then they ask me to choose a maximum of three genres of music I like. Three? That's it? First, they can...
Rails 3.0: It's ready! Posted by David August 29, 2010 @ 06:28 PM Rails 3.0 has been underway for a good two years, so it’s with immense pleasure that we can declare it’s finally here. We’ve brought the work of more than 1,600 contributors together to make everything better, faster, cleaner, and more beautiful. This third generation of Rails has seen thousands of commits, so picking what to highlight was always going to be tough and incomplete. But here’s a choice selection of major changes for Rails...
Our Food, Our Right is a CAGJ Food Justice Project publication (72 pages!) that combines hands-on tools for change with community recipes and political awareness to engage YOU in joining in the struggle for food justice! Our Food, Our Right promotes community knowledge sharing, self-sufficiency, accessibility, and food justice through a food sovereignty framework. Buy your copy here! Buy your fair trade coffee and benefit CAGJ! Grounds for Change, a local roaster, donates 10% of your purchase to CAGJ...
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Scientists call for global policy change on vitamin D By Lorraine Heller, 10-Aug-2010 Related topics: Regulation, Vitamins & premixes, Bone & joint health, Cancer risk reduction, Cardiovascular health, Diabetes, Immune system International experts have again called out for an increase in daily recommendations for Vitamin D, which they say is crucial to reduce the risk of a host a diseases. The latest call comes from scientists in Europe...
9 Things You Should Be Doing With Your Server, But Probably Aren't Jul 22nd, 2010 at 01:22PM ago Linux distributions today are incredibly easy to setup and get started. Whether for a blog, web app, or any other reason, installing the necessary services and getting things running can often be accomplished in a few hours even by an inexperienced developer. I can't praise the standardized and well written guides from Slicehost enough for the help they provide in this regard. But the ease...