Ubuntu 8.04, aka Hardy Heron has been released and is available for download now.
Some of the new goodies in this release include Gnome 2.22, Xorg 7.3, Firefox 3 Beta 5, Transmission BitTorrent client, Inkscape for native PDF support and Wubi which allows windows users to install ubuntu as an application, without the need for a […]

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Every “He’s Dead Jim” line from Star Trek, a great collection.

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breathingearth.net is a fascinating real time display of the birth rate, death rate and carbon dioxide emissions for countries all over the world. It’s mesmerizing to watch and interesting to compare the stats for various nations.
e.g. In Greenland, 1 person is born on average every 9.8 hours compared with 1 every 1.3 seconds in […]

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