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MythTv Python Bindings in 0.23

For the last few weeks I have been testing the waters with an open source alternative to TiVo called MythTv.  Its really simple to get started with and has some tremendously useful features for the tv hobbyist hacker.  Check this out…. With the upcoming 0.23 release, MythTv has a new and super easy-to-use python binding.  [...]
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Policies attached to data

Everyday millions of people upload pictures, update their status message, and shop online.  In each of these actions, users have expressed consent and the browser is the instrument that enables the user to perform these various tasks.  When I upload a picture to a site, it is arguably governed by the terms and conditions of [...]
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Fennec 1.0 gource

Fennec 1.0 has been released for the N900 devices.  It is fun to look back to see how far everything has come.  One interesting way to view the development progress is a visualization tool called gource.  Gource produced this graph for the frontend changes that make up Fennec 1.0 (best viewed in HD). There are [...]
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A group of N900′s

what do you call a group of N900′s?
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