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		<title>Arduino Inventor&#8217;s Guide</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/07/15/arduino-inventors-guide/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Jul 2017 23:34:33 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[First, a word about Arduino and why you should care. An Arduino is what is called a &#8220;prototyping micro-controller&#8221; aka &#8220;really fun electronic gizmo toy.&#8221; Micro-controllers are everywhere. When you &#8220;turn on&#8221; a machine in your house, chances are there was already a micro-controller sitting there, running on a minute bit of juice from a &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/07/15/arduino-inventors-guide/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Arduino Inventor&#8217;s Guide</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Python Programming To Automate Common Tasks</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/05/11/python-programming-to-automate-common-tasks/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Thu, 11 May 2017 12:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Automate the Boring Stuff with Python: Practical Programming for Total Beginners by super Python expert Al Sweigart is a pretty thick intermedia to somewhat advanced level programming book. It covers how Python works, so someone familiar with programming languages can get up to speed. Then, the book tackles a number of key important tasks one &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/05/11/python-programming-to-automate-common-tasks/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Python Programming To Automate Common Tasks</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>How to learn Python programming</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Feb 2017 22:56:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Learning Python]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Your objective is to learn Python programming. Everybody has to learn Python. You are looking for a book that will make that easier for you. One possibility, one that I&#8217;ll recommend for most people in this situation, is Python Crash Course: A Hands-On, Project-Based Introduction to Programming. To cut to the chase, there are two &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/02/01/how-to-learn-python-programming/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">How to learn Python programming</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Write Computer Games In Python</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/01/14/write-computer-games-in-python/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 14 Jan 2017 21:51:07 +0000</pubDate>
				<category><![CDATA[Book review]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Compute Games]]></category>
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					<description><![CDATA[Ah yes, I remember it well. &#8220;Hammurabi, Hammurabi, I beg to report to you, In Year 1, 0 people have starved. 101 people came to the city The population is now 124 We harvested 4.5 bushels per acre We planted 998 acres of wheat But rats at 300 bushels of wheat You now have a &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2017/01/14/write-computer-games-in-python/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Write Computer Games In Python</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>OpenOffice May Close The Door</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/09/10/openoffice-may-close-the-door/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sat, 10 Sep 2016 15:05:39 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[The history of what we call &#8220;OpenOffice&#8221; is complex and confusing. It started as a project of Sun corporation, to develop an office suit that was not Microsoft Office, to use internally. Later, a version became more generally available known as Star Office, but also, a version called &#8220;OpenOffice&#8221; soon became available as well. The &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2016/09/10/openoffice-may-close-the-door/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">OpenOffice May Close The Door</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Major Computing Entities as Public Goods</title>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 Sep 2013 12:37:46 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[What if you went to drive to work one day and the highway on ramp was closed, and a big sign across it said &#8220;Highway is closed. Sorry for the inconvenience.&#8221; Well, you would find your way to a different highway entrance. But say that one was closed as well.Then, you check around and find &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2013/09/10/major-computing-entities-as-public-goods/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Major Computing Entities as Public Goods</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>I would extend this ban to all Microsoft products just on the grounds of being annoying, but this is a start:</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2013/08/06/i-would-extend-this-ban-to-all-microsoft-products-just-on-the-grounds-of-being-annoying-but-this-is-a-start/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Aug 2013 00:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Every year the federal government wastes tens of millions of dollars a year, possibly hundreds, supporting old versions of the Internet Explorer browser (below version 9). Web development teams typically use 30%-40% of their time (or more) adapting sites to display properly in these browsers. There is no good reason for the US to waste &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2013/08/06/i-would-extend-this-ban-to-all-microsoft-products-just-on-the-grounds-of-being-annoying-but-this-is-a-start/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">I would extend this ban to all Microsoft products just on the grounds of being annoying, but this is a start:</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>What is the Software Freedom Law Center?</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/11/02/what-is-the-software-freedom-law-center/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Fri, 02 Nov 2012 14:03:55 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[This:]]></description>
		
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		<title>What Open Source Software has Good Usability?</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/10/23/what-open-source-software-has-good-usability/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Wed, 24 Oct 2012 03:27:02 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Are you interested in software usability and open source? If so, my friend Jim would like your help. He is doing a study of usability in Open Source software. I&#8217;ll post his entire request below along with a link to his blog. Also, he&#8217;ll probably be doing some other interent based interolocution about this; I&#8217;ll &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2012/10/23/what-open-source-software-has-good-usability/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">What Open Source Software has Good Usability?</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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		<title>Technology good news and bad news.  Mostly bad news.</title>
		<link>https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/04/17/technology-good-news-and-bad-n/</link>
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		<dc:creator><![CDATA[Greg Laden]]></dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Sun, 17 Apr 2011 10:12:54 +0000</pubDate>
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					<description><![CDATA[Good news: The next version of Internet Explorer will only run on Windows 7. That should be the end of Internet Explorer. Bad News: Google Video is done with. It will stop existing on April 29th. Well, I never used it so I don&#8217;t really care personally, but this is why I once said that &#8230; <a href="https://gregladen.com/blog/2011/04/17/technology-good-news-and-bad-n/" class="more-link">Continue reading <span class="screen-reader-text">Technology good news and bad news.  Mostly bad news.</span> <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
		
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