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Where's the Fun?

a wise man once said "just for fun". where's your happy place in GNU/Linux/X/GNOME/KDE/... FOSS Land ?

ssweeny

vi vs emacs vs gEdit vs DOES IT REALLY F%@#ING MATTER

Derek, ssweeny

Is it actually hard to learn to program?

Is programming actually hard to learn, or is that a false stereotype. Personally feel that the latter is true.

Hessiess

Google Wave

does it really live up to the hype?

Derek

"Productivity" apps, books, methods, etc.

Do they work as advertised?

Open Source *actually* sexist, or is that a myth?

Would Linux benefit from more Closed Source applications?

e.g. would having photoshop on Linux help migration, rather than trying to migrate people to open apps on closed platforms first?

Jason.Cook599

Would huge investments in marketing/ads make more people switch to Open Source Software?

Derek

Is it too hard for people to switch to Linux?

Jason.Cook599

How do you find the 'best' suited Linux distro for you / your family?

Is putting your stuff on Google (Mail, Docs, etc.) dangerous? Would you do it?

Hessiess

Google vs. Apple vs. Microsoft - where is OSS spot?

What's the world like in 10 years? (technology wise)

Jason.Cook599, Derek, Hessiess

A 'typical' workday of yours?

Are games a prerequisite for a successful software platform, and why?

Alistair "B1ackcr0w" Munro

Jason.Cook599, Derek

Shotofjaq-on-ice

It's Shot of Jaq - On Ice skates!

Somebody who needs a lot better medication

Noob to Hacker

What was your first programming language? How would you suggest to someone that they learn programming?

jaimeAndresPato

B1ackcr0w, Derek, Hessiess

Open video

Is Theora the right thing or will h264 just win? Is Google developing another codec?

Marxjohnson, Jason.Cook599, Derek, Hessiess

HTML5

(similar to above, to broader) Will HTML5 revolutionise the web, or will it just produce another round of 90's-style browser wars with sites supporting the features/codecs/whatever for a particular browser? Which browser will come out on top?

Marxjohnson

sorin7486, Jason.Cook599, Derek

When losing your data is a good thing

Computers and the online lifestyle have put us in a situation where you can remember absolutely everything that ever happened to you... the people you know, the things you did and even the places you've been are all ever present just one click away. But is this a good thing ? Do you ever feel the need to let go of some of that and just allow yourself to forget ? And how do you decide when to do that ?

sorin7486

Derek

The Chinese Google Timeout 2

It's been a couple of weeks already and google.cn is still up and running, still uncensored. In the meantime the Chinese government isn't showing the strong hand everyone expected. Does this mean google called them on their bluff ?

sorin7486

More subtle internet censorship

The situation in Australia is that the federal government intends to implement a mandatory ISP-level blacklist of sites of information refused classification by the broadcasting commission but also other stuff, and it is unclear if this information will be public or that those blocked will get a right of reply or appeal.

Derek

Should the Linux community reconsider the Java platform (not language)?

The Java VM is now opensourced and runs many different languages which are popular in open source, such as Python and Ruby. Should, for example, Ubuntu reconsider supporting/promoting it as a development platform for their distribution in the same way that Python is supported?

Derek

Handling RSI (stop sniggering at the back)

With hours spent infront of the screen typing on the keyboard and clicking on the mouse, what techniques do you employ to prevent RSI (or handle it if you're already feeling the strain). What technology do you use? How do you arrange your workspace?

Hessiess

Killing the Planet

Are Planets detrimental to personal blogs, and/or to the projects they're associated with? Do people have the right to complain if the read stuff on a Planet that's nothing to do with (or even against) the project the Planet was set up for? Should we all jack Planets in and aggregate feeds ourselves, in our RSS clients?

Marxjohnson

Derek

Top 10 Android Aps out there

Just bought a new android phone, there are too many apps out there, I'd like a top 10 ones out there ye can recommend. Every day ones you could not live without, ones that are helpful out and about, or something just handy!

czajkowski

The Unthinkables!

There are some articles of faith in the Open Source world that seem to be accepted without question. A situation that probably isn't healthy. So is proprietry software always evil? Are Patents the work of the devil? If Open Source is so obviously the good and true way, why is it still the minority?

B1ackcr0w

Severed Fifth

A report/analysis on the success (or lack thereof) of Jono's Severed Fifth project.

Derek