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Fedora 20 released

Fedora community celebrates the release of Fedora 20 today. It is an anniversary release, marking 10 years since the birth of the project. Yes, that’s two releases per year, all according to the six month release cycle. Here, I’d like to do a little side tour. Not many people understand what a Linux distribution … Continue reading Fedora 20 released

The history of WordPress user interface

inMotion Hosting runs the article “WordPress through the ages“, which shows in a number of screenshots how WordPress user interface has changed from version to version. It is a long run indeed, and the one that brings a nostalgic tear to those of us who have been using the system for a while. Just look … Continue reading The history of WordPress user interface

On the matter of technical conferences

While reading Ben Ramsey’s blog post “The Fall of PEAR and the Rise of Composer“, I caught myself thinking of entirely different subject – technical conferences, in general. Two bits in particular pushed my train of thought. The first one is Ben’s experience as a first time speaker at a technical conference. We’ve all probably … Continue reading On the matter of technical conferences

Old, abandoned websites that still work

Here is a nice collection of old websites that were abandoned, but still work. Most of these were last updated in mid-90’s. And, though I haven’t seen most of them back in the day, the overall atmosphere and common elements of those time bring a nostalgic tear to my eye. Off the whole selection, my … Continue reading Old, abandoned websites that still work