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Pass the Source » Google Recruiting
http://passthesource.org.nz/2012/07/24/google-recruiting
So, Google are recruiting again. From the open source community, obviously. It’s where to find all the good developers. Here’s the suggestion I made on how they can really get in front of FOSS developers:. Just a quick note to thank you for getting in touch of so many our. Catalyst IT staff, both here and in Australia, with job offers. It comes. Across as a real compliment to our company that the folks that work here. Are considered worthy of Google’s attention. You commit to it again. Don on The Real Ta...
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Pass the Source » The Real Tablet Wars
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The Real Tablet Wars. Tl;dr formally known as Executive Summary, Openness Good Taste Wins. Gosh, it’s been a while. But this site is not dead. Just been distracted by indenti.ca and twitter. I was going to write about Apple, again. A result of unexpected and unwelcome exposure to an iPad over the Christmas Holidays. But then I read Jethro Carr’s excellent post. Part of my summer break was spent helping out at the premier junior sailing regatta in the world. The plan was simple, the specialist blogger, hi...
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Pass the Source » arts
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Archived entries for arts. Show them that you care. There’s just 29 days left to get your nominations in for this year’s New Zealand Open Source Awards. There are 8 categories this year: Open Source Use in Government, Open Source Use in Business, Open Source Use in Education, Open Source Use in The Arts, Open Source Software Project, Open Source Contributor, Open Source Advocate, Open Source People’s Choice Award. Enter the query to search and press. Wellington City Council Verbal Submission.
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Pass the Source » the cloud
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Archived entries for the cloud. I was asked to write this article for an IT publication a month ago but missed the publishing deadline. Due to the wonders of modern technology the world is still able to share and acclaim my wise words:. It seems everyone is on Facebook, whether you are a government department, Telecommunications business or simply someone with funny cat photos to share. In addition to its ownership uncertainty, Facebook has a nasty habit of making unilateral changes to the usage policies...
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Pass the Source » government
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Archived entries for government. Show them that you care. There’s just 29 days left to get your nominations in for this year’s New Zealand Open Source Awards. There are 8 categories this year: Open Source Use in Government, Open Source Use in Business, Open Source Use in Education, Open Source Use in The Arts, Open Source Software Project, Open Source Contributor, Open Source Advocate, Open Source People’s Choice Award. New Year and Ministry of Health. But that is for other posts. This policy and strateg...
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Pass the Source » Apple to Users – You’re iDiots
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Apple to Users – You’re iDiots. On which I cut my developer teeth) and the silicon revolution that put a “ Computer on every desk. Well as New Zealanders we know what the power companies and telcos do, they try to reduce our choices and extract super profits from us. The upshot is, however, if I want to participate in a world that is diverse and heterogeneous the last machine I would use is an Apple, and yes, that would fall well behind a machine with Windows. You can use – there are. My love affair with...
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Pass the Source » Wellington City Council Verbal Submission
http://passthesource.org.nz/2012/06/05/wellington-city-council-verbal-submission
Wellington City Council Verbal Submission. I made the following submission on the Council’s Draft Long Term Plan. Some of this related to FLOSS. This was a 3 minute slot with 2 minutes for questions from the councillors. I have been a Wellington inhabitant for 22 years and am a business owner. We employ about 140 staff in Wellington, with offices in Christchurch, Sydney, Brisbane and the UK. I am also co-chair of NZRise which represents NZ owned IT businesses. I have 3 Points to make in 3 minutes. My com...
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Pass the Source » awards
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Archived entries for awards. Show them that you care. There’s just 29 days left to get your nominations in for this year’s New Zealand Open Source Awards. There are 8 categories this year: Open Source Use in Government, Open Source Use in Business, Open Source Use in Education, Open Source Use in The Arts, Open Source Software Project, Open Source Contributor, Open Source Advocate, Open Source People’s Choice Award. Enter the query to search and press. Wellington City Council Verbal Submission.
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Pass the Source » facebook
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Archived entries for facebook. I was asked to write this article for an IT publication a month ago but missed the publishing deadline. Due to the wonders of modern technology the world is still able to share and acclaim my wise words:. It seems everyone is on Facebook, whether you are a government department, Telecommunications business or simply someone with funny cat photos to share. In addition to its ownership uncertainty, Facebook has a nasty habit of making unilateral changes to the usage policies,...
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Pass the Source » NZOSA
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Archived entries for NZOSA. Show them that you care. There’s just 29 days left to get your nominations in for this year’s New Zealand Open Source Awards. There are 8 categories this year: Open Source Use in Government, Open Source Use in Business, Open Source Use in Education, Open Source Use in The Arts, Open Source Software Project, Open Source Contributor, Open Source Advocate, Open Source People’s Choice Award. Enter the query to search and press. Wellington City Council Verbal Submission.
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