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Karen Sandler on Open Source and Medical Technology

Karen Sandler reflects on her personal experiences with the issue of proprietary software in medical devices.

At OSCON 2011, Karen Sandler (executive director of the Gnome Foundation) talks about how patients should make an effort to understand the software their surgically implanted devices use.

Tunes for the Day, December 25, 2009: Falco with Brigitte Nielsen, Jean Michel Jarre

"Body Next to Body" by Falco with Brigitte Nielsen; "Industrial Revolution" by Jean Michel Jarre

There is no denying it: the 80s were a decade of musical excess. Today we have two examples for your consideration.

Tunes for the Day, February 15, 2009: The Birthday Massacre, Ego Likeness

"Holiday" by The Birthday Massacre; "Severine" by Ego Likeness

Dvorak is Wrong on One Laptop Per Child

PC Magazine columnist John C. Dvorak misses the point in his criticism of the One Laptop Per Child project

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