The Best of News Feeds #14

Some of the news stories that I stumbled across this past week with some nice graphics thrown in for good measure! If you don’t read this post at least check out the pretty pictures.

Bang, bang, bang…

by David Ulg: Papua New Guinea’s gun culture

During the 1960s, only bows and arrows were used against enemies and for hunting. Today, guns are dominating entire villages, towns, and cities in Papua New Guinea. I ponder and ask why we do we accumulate and store guns in the corners of our living rooms…

I thought the French were a proud bunch when it comes to naming things…

by Tavurvur: French Firm Poaches and Patents PNG’s “Bilum”

A French firm has patented the bilum. Yes, it’s true. And the name of this particular French firm – well, have a guess! The firm has decided to call itself Bilum and you can find their website here…

Here’s something to toss in the toolbox…

by Jonathan Bailey: 5 Bookmarklets to Learn More About a Site

There are many reasons one might want to learn more information about a site they are visiting. Perhaps the site is a competitor that is beating you in the search engine rankings. It could be that the site is a spam blog or other site warranting an abuse report to their host. Maybe they are just curious to find out who is hosting the fast-moving server, making them want to switch to their host…

WordPress is serious business!

by Lorelle VanFossen: First Ever Permanent WordPress Tattoo

Over the last month, I’ve been telling everyone in the WordPress Community about my friend, Ed Morita, in Hawaii whose been running a contest asking “Where Should I Put My WordPress Tattoo?” He’s putting a permanent tattoo on his body because blogging with WordPress changed his life and he wants to honor it by adding to his tattoo body art collection…

When it comes to Open Source this man is a leader…

by msurman: The future of open: what’s on your map?

On Saturday, I gave a keynote at FOSDEM called Free. Open. Future? My goal was to encourage people think of free and open as concepts that extend beyond software, and to spark a conversation about the ideas / design frameworks / mental maps we’ll need to make sure complex spaces like mobile and messaging are open in the future. The slides are here:…

Done!!

by Ryan Boren: WordPress 2.7.1

2.7.1, the first 2.7 maintenance release, is now available. 2.7.1 fixes 68 tickets. You can automatically upgrade from 2.7 to 2.7.1 via the Tools->Upgrade menu, or you can download the package and upgrade manually. Consult the list of fixed tickets and the full set of changes between 2.7 and 2.7.1 for details…

This blogger is a master when it comes to content (and photos)…

by MadDog: You Can’t Make This

Remember MC Hammer’s You Can’t Touch This? How about Weird Al Yankovic’s parody I Can’t Watch This? I loved them both – and I hate RAP! Well, neither of them has anything to do with this post. It’s just my play on words. However, no matter how smart and skilled you are, You Can’t Make This:…

What’s the point Mr Tammur?

by Emmanuel: Invitation for Comments on Draft ICT Policy Phase 2 Reforms

Minister for Communications and Information, Hon. Patrick Tammur released a letter on Monday the 9th February, inviting comments on the ICT Policy Phase 2. So now is our chance to give our comments on those burning issues of the ICT realm. Could this be the final hurdle in seeing ICT grow to its…

Let’s all kill each other!

by Zachery Per: Five shot dead in fresh tribal clash

FIVE people were shot dead in a tribal conflict in Unggai-Bena district in Eastern Highlands province only days after MPs visited the area and called for an end to tribal fighting, The National reports. In a dawn raid on Monday, Nagamie clansmen ransacked their arch-rival Bogerigu village at Katagu and killed five people and seriously injured another two…

And what about PNG Mr. Mr Tammur?

by Coconutwireless: A Role for Telekom Policy?

In the US, President Obama’s $800 billion economic stimulus plan includes $7 billion in spending for improving the nation’s broadband infrastructure. What’s happening in the US brings up a very important question for Fiji: What role should public policy play in the deployment of network infrastructure?…