UN backs Linux / UN Apogas Linukson

Software Freedom Day

The UN's International Open Source Network celebrated the first Software Freedom Day yesterday. Most events took place in Southeast Asia. They also promoted other open source applications such as OpenOffice and Mozilla, both of which I use.
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La Internacia Malfermitfonta reto de la UN celebris la unuan Softvarliberectagon hieraux. Plej eventoj okazis en Sudorientazio. Ili ankaux promociis aliajn malfermitfontajn aplikajxojn ekzemple MalfermitOfico kaj Mozilo, ambaux de tioj Mi uzas.

New Game / Nova Ludo

Orisinal

Orisinal has a new game. You should play it. It involves monkeys.
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Orisinal havas novan ludon. Vi devas ludi gxin. Gxi engagxas simiojn.

Spam Scandal/ Spamskandalo

Spam Spam

The prime minister of Australia used unsolicited e-mails in his current election campaign. Hypocritically, he recently made it illegal for companies to send spam. Now his political opposition is questioning the legality of his actions.
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La cxefministro de Auxstralio uzis spamon en lia nuna elektkampanjo. hipokrite, li fresxdate nelegxigis por kompanioj sendi spamon. Nun lia politika opozicio estas kontestanta la legxecon de lia agadoj.

Get Firefox!

Firefox

I made the mistake of trying to use Internet Explorer on my sister's computer. I have now spent the past few hours correcting this mistake as every spyware I have ever known installed itself onto her computer in those brief minutes I was attempting to use it.

Don't make the same mistake I did, download Firefox and never use Internet Explorer again.

Two Bits of News, and still no Esperanto

Survivor: Vanuatu

Vanuatu to host the next Survivor. This is probably old news, but I didn't even know there was a Survivor past Survivor 4. This will be Survivor 9.

Nanotubes

I like reading articles about nanotubes. There's something fascinating about them. The article is about how, once you get down to a certain size, temperature is irrelevant.

Vanuatu Elects President

Vanuatu

Kalkot Matas Kelekele is elected the new president of Vanuatu. The former president, Alfred Maseng, was removed from office three months ago when his criminal record came to light.

Lady Has Two Sets of Twins

(I don't have access to my Esperanto Dictionary, so no Esperanto today)

Twins
A woman was implanted by two embryos. In most cases, one of the embryos would die, but instead, not only did they both live, but they both split, making two sets of identical twins (two boys and two girls). What makes this more interesting is that they were born on the woman's birthday. She is also a fraternal twin.

Concert Itinerary / Koncerto Veturplano

Aug. 20 - The Mountain Goats - Durham Armory
Aug. 27 - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - 9:30 Club (unlikely / neversxajna)
Sep. 9 or 10 - Reduced Shakespeare Company - Modlin Center
Sep. 11 or 12 - Ani DiFranco w/ Dan Bern - Lyric Opera House or Carpenter Center
Sep 13 - Eighth Blackbird - Modlin Center
Sep. 24 - Fiery Furnaces - Black Cat (unlikely / neversxajna)
Sep. 26 - Shanghai Quartet - Modlin Center
Oct. 7 - Jump - Cat's Cradle
Oct. 10 - Rilo Kiley - Black Cat
Oct. 22 - Dresden Dolls- Cat's Cradle

September 9-13 might be hectic. / Septembro 9-13 estus kaosa.

Artist

Here are some interesting artist I found thanks to Something Awful's Creative Convention
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Jen kelkaj interesaj artistoj mi fondas dankon al la Krea Konvencio de Io Acxa.

Vladimir Kush
Khang Le
Zdzislaw Beksinski
Tony DiTerlizzi
Greg Martin
Jo Chen
Bengal

Stupid Economic Policies / Stulta Ekonomia Polisoj

National Debt

The Treasury Secretary wants congress to raise the debt treshold as the tax-cut brought record deficits. When will someone finally set their foot down and take the debt seriously? This needs to stop.
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La Trezejo-sekretario volas congreson levi la sxuldo-plafono cxar la imposto-hakano alveturigis grandajn deficitojn. Kiam io fine metos lian piedon kaj prenos la sxuldon grave? Cxi tio bezonas malsxalti.