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tux500 is a pump-and-dump scam

If it sounds too fishy that $350,000 dollars is needed to put a sticker on a racecar in the Indy 500, that's because there's no car, no sticker, no Indy connection, but a couple of crooks.

[Tux500.com a Scam? Maybe the Author didn't read about it on The Indianapolis 500 Website. I don't think they put scammers on that website. - Scott]

Nine Reasons Why the Linux Desktop is a Complete Blast!

A loyal Linux user follows up to yesterday's praise from Katie McAuliff of Novell, detailing *why* the Linux desktop is not only caught up, but better.

Linux and Newbies: Some Cold, Hard Reality


The cold, hard realities of introducing newbies and Linux to each other.

Web 2.0 - the ironic half-truth

In defense of our least favorite buzzword.

Does Microsoft impose a prisoner mentality?

  • Penguin Petes; By Penguin Pete (Posted by Penguin_Pete on Jul 29, 2006 9:10 PM EDT)
  • Story Type: Editorial
At last! The answer to why ex-Windows users come to Linux and complain because it isn't just like Windows!

[You want to read this one! - hkwint]

Petition to all us Linux users to stop telling newbies "RTMF".

Join me in my petition to turn our community backs on all documentation and learning, so that we can quit being so mean and elitist to new users of Linux!