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Why corporate acquisitions could be good for the open source community

Apr06
by on April 6, 2019 at 7:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Podium


Open source is all over the media, IBM announced its acquisition of Red Hat, one of the largest in tech history, for $34 billion. Microsoft announced its agreement to acquire GitHub for $7.5 billion. It seems the world’s largest companies are either releasing or acquiring their own open-source software — but opinions on this trend are divided. Some tech professionals are excited about the resources and opportunities acquisitions bring, while others worry that giants like Microsoft or IBM may change what they initially loved about GitHub or Red Hat. No one likes to admit this, but I will: sometimes, the…

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Why Facebook will have a hard time becoming the next WeChat

Apr06
by on April 6, 2019 at 1:30 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Podium


Mark Zuckerberg recently posted an article that got a great deal of attention entitled “A Privacy-Focused Vision for Social Networking.” He said the platform would focus on simple, private interactions and blending functions for Facebook, Messenger, Instagram, and WhatsApp. He also wanted to “build more ways for people to interact on top of that, including calls, video chats, groups, stories, businesses, payments, commerce” and more. He also recently commented on an article suggesting that Facebook should try to learn from WeChat, by admitting, “if only I’d listened to your advice four years ago.” Many conclude from all this that Facebook…

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Timelinr is $50 project mapping tool to help complete tasks on time

Apr06
by on April 6, 2019 at 1:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Offers


For many, a clean, visually-based timeline is a great roadmap to project success — so Timelinr has figured out a simple, all-encompassing method for managers to keep the reins on their projects in an easy-to-navigate environment. You can explore all the advantages of Timelinr’s Personal Plan project mapping services right now at over 90 percent off, with lifetime subscriptions starting at just $29.99.

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CHEAP: Don’t miss out on a 4TB Seagate portable hard drive for only $84

Apr06
by on April 6, 2019 at 12:00 pm
Posted In: Around the Web, Plugged


Welcome to CHEAP, our series about things that are good, but most of all, cheap. CHEAP! Everyone needs an external hard drive – especially one that’s portable. So, when Seagate‘s 4TB external hard drive has 30 percent off and is down to only $84, you best take notice. Yes, this is the lowest price this particular hard drive has ever been sold at and is a full $16 cheaper than comparative products from competitors. In other words, it’s a great deal. So, why might you want this badboy? What circumstances would drive you to pick up your very own portable…

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Scientists are beefing over which one of our senses is most important

Apr06
by on April 6, 2019 at 9:00 am
Posted In: Around the Web, syndication


If there is one thing Twitter has taught us, it’s that the world loves a question that sounds stupid, but actually has a profound and interesting answer. For instance, what would happen if the world suddenly turned into blueberries, as answered by physics recently. Or what color is that dress? In a similar way, perception scientists have recently been fighting it out on Twitter to answer the seemingly trivial question of: “which is the best sense, and why?”. The debate has opened up some surprisingly deep questions – like what actually makes a sense more or less valuable? And, are…

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