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[A health warning: This is a very provisional post. I haven't thought through it too deeply, but there's something about it that compels me to write it now.]
I’ve always been fascinated by collaborative filtering ever since I read the research papers on Firefly sometime in 1998. I got hooked on it by the time I [...]

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There was something different and compelling about Syd Barrett. An exceptional talent who inspired many of the people I still listen to,  a tormented genius. Requiescat In Pace. Shine on You crazy Diamond.

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Signs that another proprietary bastion is about to crumble. DejaVu is making inroads as an opensource font family, and adoption is on the uptake. Thanks to Stephen Shankland for the story.
I think this is an important development. It does not matter whether DejaVu “wins” or not, after all it is the community that decides.
What is [...]

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Here’s the latest figures from OneStat:
Global:

1.
Microsoft IE
83.05%

2.
Mozilla Firefox
12.93%

3.
Apple Safari
1.84%

4.
Opera
1.00%

5.
Netscape
0.16%

 
Interestingly, Germany:

1.
Microsoft IE
55.99%

2.
Mozilla Firefox
39.02%

3.
Opera
2.78%

4.
Apple Safari
1.73%

5.
Netscape
0.30%

 And, UK
 

1.
Microsoft IE
86.23%

2.
Mozilla Firefox
11.65%

3.
Apple Safari
1.30%

4.
Opera
0.53%

5.
Netscape
0.15%

 
Sadly, the stats do not show us what’s really happening in India and China. Or even Russia and Brazil.
I think these stats are a leading indicator of a culture’s willingness and capacity to adopt opensource. Anyone got any stats [...]

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