Anti-War.com reports:
“In a major defeat for President George W. Bush with potentially far-reaching implications for his conduct of the “war on terror,” the U.S. Supreme Court Thursday ruled that military tribunals established by the Pentagon to try suspected terrorists held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, violated the U.S. Constitution.”
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NewsForge.com is running an article entitled “FOSS in Islamic Countries”:
“The promise of free and open source software (FOSS) in Islamic countries rests on issues such as helping build capacity. FOSS also provides greater flexibility, especially in terms of customization for local needs. In addition, FOSS can reduce the cost of deploying information and communications technologies […]

Ibn al-Muallim, Muhammad b. Muhammad b. al-Nu`man, al-Mufid (may Allah make his grave fragrant) met with his students on Saturday, 29th of the month of Ramadan and dictated that Musa b. Ja’far reported from his father through his forefathers, peace be upon them all, that:
The Prophet, peace be upon him and his progeny, said:
“Whoever […]

I neglected to ever post XGL screenshots (shame on me). So, here they are, taken with Ksnapshot. There are 18 shots available. Next time, I’ll try not to ignore my screenshot obligations for so long.

It is a girl, but you don’t have to take my word for it. Here is a video of the ultrasound.
The only catch: It is in Theora video format. It is a free and open video codec, and I figured that this was the perfect time to promote it. If you […]

It has been a very rainy day. I decided to take some video footage of the gutter overflowing (yeah I have some time on my hands — one month vacation). I find serenity in the rain. I hope you will too. Enjoy.
It’s in MPEG2 format. That should play in most […]

Xara, a company known for making a commercial-grade vector graphics program for Windows, has now released a version of their software, Xara Xtreme, for Linux and Mac OS X. You’re probably thinking, “Yeah, so what? Another commercial company trying to cash-in on Linux?” Perhaps, but this company is doing it the right […]

No, not the operating system. Our new house now has real glass windows.

This could have all kinds of implications. I can just see Bush concluding that Apple might have links with al-Qa’eda.
Apparently, some poor fellow tried to self-repair his dead iPod, and it exploded in his face. The lesson: don’t try this at home or on a crowded bus.

For years I wallowed in self-induced networking hell. I have been the victim of a self-mutating Toshiba router for quite some time now. I could have, long ago, ended my suffering, but somehow, I always found some other use for my money. Fool! Foolish ingrate that I am! In my library, […]