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- How to Pick a Good Gift for a Geeky Dad - There's nothing like a good battle to liven up the conversation on the Linux blogs, and that's just what happened last [...] Africa, India, Brazil and Venezuela, the fate of OOXML -- and indeed standards-making in general -- is far from clear.

- The New Nerd Cool - All About Faking It - Nerd chic reached a new level when David Cook, a self-proclaimed "word nerd," won the "American Idol" contest. Since [...] young and cool live, geeky accouterments -- thick-framed glasses, striped polo shirts, white socks -- are everywhere.

- Virtual Space Travel, Part 1: One Small Step - For those of us old enough to remember life before the Internet, the term "virtual space travel" probably conjures [...] In today's Internet-enabled world, ordinary citizens can explore the universe from the comfort of their own homes.

- Disney Reaches New Dimension With Google Earth 3-D Experience - Disney World and Google are teaming up to take tourism to a new dimension. Walt Disney Parks and Resorts worked with [...] a fully three-dimensional virtual viewing experience -- said to be the most advanced rendering Google has ever created.

- Liberating Wonk Wisdom From the Ivory Towers - The knowledge business is getting wikified. Last week I was at Balliol College at Oxford University with Wikipedia [...] wikis and blogs -- was indeed radically democratizing the way in which knowledge is now being created and distributed.

- When It Absolutely Has to Be Accurate, Don't Trust the Crowd - Computers have become more complex in recent years as demands on systems have continued to increase in size due to the [...] are depending more and more on the Internet, a blog, or a peer whenever they need to research complex technologies.

- MPower CEO Randy McCabe: Open Source for Nonprofits - Customer relationship management is a very different animal than it used to be. Pick up an issue of any magazine from [...] you're reading about the same technology. What's different nowadays? Too many things to list right here and right now.

- Facebook's Open Platform Gamble - The recent Facebook rumors have come true -- the social networking company is making much of its third-party [...] we want to give back to the developer community," noted Facebook's Ami Vora on the Facebook Developers News blog.

- Wikia Search Invites Users to Stir the Pot - Wikia Search -- the open source search engine Wikia initially launched in January -- got a fresh start Tuesday. The [...] a user typically gets a static results page -- the information it contains is determined largely by an algorithm.

- Survey: Internet Plagued by Needle-in-Haystack Syndrome - The daily need to tap into knowledge relevant to their field is driving tech workers in all types of organizations to [...] A recent survey asked tech workers how they search for information and how much they use and share it with others.

- Artists Travel Far and Wide to Promote Creative Commons Licensing - With pirated DVDs, computer software, books and music readily available at roadside vendors across the Kingdom of [...] of the Open Music Archive have been touring the country, advocating for the Kingdom to establish a "creative commons."

- Acer Enters Netbook Fray With Atom-Powered Machine - Acer unveiled its much-anticipated Aspire One "Eee PC killer" ultra-mobile Tuesday in what was effectively also the UK [...] entry level model comes in with the same $391 price tag but has a bigger 8.9-inch screen and more flash memory at 8 GB.

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