Category Archives: Wordpress and Blogs

Supporting World AIDS Day

2008-12-01 by mjr

“HIV/AIDS has been a global epidemic for more than 27 years. Most of today’s youth have never known a world without it. … The time is now. Together, we can prevent the spread of this pandemic – through awareness, care, … Continue reading →

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Bloggers Unite to Reunite Refugees

2008-11-10 by mjr

We celebrate Software Cooperative News being reunited with its .coop domain by celebrating this Bloggers Unite event. If you’re not aware of it already, please find out more about the problem of refugee separation from Refugees United. Thank you.

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Library Open Source Webinars (FYI/RFC)

2008-11-04 by mjr

Today is the first of the Library Open Source Webinars run by WiLS. It takes place in a few hours (2pm CST, which I think is 14:00:00-0600, or 20:00:00Z) and costs USD25 per session or USD100 for all six. Future … Continue reading →

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Tasty New Microblog Flavour

2008-11-04 by mjr

I’ve flirted with it in the past and resisted it for a while, but you can now follow me on Identi.ca and Twitter if you are so inclined. Seems like I might have picked a good time to try this … Continue reading →

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We Need Social Network Networks

2008-10-27 by mjr

A recent project was to install a WordPress plugin that will announce new articles to Twitter. As you might guess, I’m not a big fan of Twitter, or any other closed-source Web 2.0 thing. I use a few social network … Continue reading →

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What topics do you want to read here?

2008-10-17 by mjr

I’ve just set up a poll on my site asking: what topics do you want to read here? Since this July, when cycling and most local and political themes were split off into other blogs, this site has been mostly … Continue reading →

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Lots of Days: Software Freedom, British Food and World Peace

2008-09-20 by mjr

Today is Software Freedom Day. It is also the start of British Food Fortnight. (Tip to total coverage cooperative.) There is an open day 11-3 at Thatchers Cider, near here in Sandford. (To get there from Worle by bike, leave … Continue reading →

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Away From Keyboard

2008-09-11 by mjr

I’ve been away from the blogging keyboard for a few more days than I expected. For some reason, my WordPress doesn’t work in lynx so I couldn’t post from the mobile phone when I had chance. I was at:- Shaping … Continue reading →

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Oddments from Planet Debian

2008-09-01 by mjr

Three replies to things I saw today on Planet Debian on blogs of people that don’t have fully-working web comment systems:- Professional Slide Installer (usual buggy blogger.com CAPTCHA) – yes, they exist. My village’s council sometimes hires them. I think … Continue reading →

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Forthcoming Attractions: Software Cooperative Events for Late 2008

2008-08-27 by mjr

Some interesting events that I’ve heard about recently, with a bit of a focus on software, cooperatives and the South-West:- Bristol Knowledge Unconference: Friday 5th September 2008 * Tour of Britain, Burnham-on-Sea, Somerset, Tuesday 9th September – other UK locations … Continue reading →

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