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Briefly Noted for September 25, 2009

What is Cloud Computing? — You know what it is. But have you ever struggled to explain “the cloud” to anyone outside the tech community? The National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) is

Briefly Noted for September 24, 2009

New Anglo-Saxon Finds: The "Staffordshire Hoard" — The History Today blog has an account of the recent archaeological finds in Staffordshire, England. The site appears to contain the largest cache of Anglo-Saxon

Briefly Noted for September 23, 2009

Espresso Book Machine at Harvard Book Store — The Harvard Book Store will be the first to offer on-demand printing of public domain Google Books, the Harvard Crimson reported Tuesday. The Espresso Book Machine

Briefly Noted for September 21, 2009

FCC Proposes New Net Neutrality Guidelines — The Federal Communications Commission today announced two new principles that will guide its rulemaking going forward. (The agency also announced the launch of a new website at

Briefly Noted for September 18, 2009

The Art of Community Available for Free Download — The Art of Community, the new book by Jono Bacon, Ubuntu Community Lead, is now available as a free download. Published in hard copy by