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Four free Linux eBooks

April 29, 2009 – 5:47 pm

tux.jpgWhile looking for something else, (which is mainly when I find *other* interesting things) I found an article which included links for four free Linux eBooks. This is a great resource for anyone with some Linux experience, back to others who may be looking to get started with tux, and I would have loved to have this when I started, but that was before the Internet was available to most people. So, if you’re new to Linux, or want to get started (I used Red Hat Unleashed in 1996, here it is online!), here’s some great downloads to learn from:

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Resolving LSIDs with URL resolvers and CouchDB

April 29, 2009 – 8:29 am

346483297_c4cb93ab4e_mRecently I’ve been looking at ways to solve some of biodiversities’ long standing issues with LSIDs, which are, “Life Science Identifiers are a way to name and locate pieces of information on the web. Essentially, an LSID is a unique identifier for some data, and the LSID protocol specifies a standard way to locate the data (as well as a standard way of describing that data). They are a little like DOIs used by many publishers.“  I posted my thoughts to the TDWG discussion mailing list on the topic, and am reprinting it here to allow for further community commentary; Code4lib, I’m looking at you. While much of it is theoretical, it is doable, and if it covers all that needs to be addressed, would be a cool, sustainable way forward for link resolvers for all kinds of usage.

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Red Dwarf: Back to Earth

April 9, 2009 – 4:07 am

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The British comedy Red Dwarf has been a favorite of mine for many years, and this year it celebrates its 20th year anniversary.  While they show hasn’t *constantly* been in production this fact is a bit misleading, but regardless, this year the crew of The Cat, Rimmer, Lister and Kryten are reuniting for a new 3 part series, Back To Earth.

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