California Town Installs
Stockades for Smokers > The LaLa Times:

CALABASAS, Calif. – Thinking of lighting up in California? Think again. A new shaming law here takes effect this month will put smokers in publicly placed stockades for up to 30 days as part of legislation intended to shame smokers and cut health care costs.

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Civilization is grand

desktopblues.lichtlabor.ch:

I like it.

computerworks:

follow the pink ball.

Global Desktop:

Through the Global Desktop Project, partners will benefit not only from the development of a user-friendly open source desktop, but also from: 

1. . Significant local expertise in Linux, open source and distributed development methodologies, which will position participating regions as a desirable location for companies moving software development efforts to Asia;
2. . Integration of distributed development, Linux and related software into the local educational curricula and improved training for students in IT, computer science, engineering and other technical programs;
3. . A support and information network of IT users in government; enterprise IT, small and medium-sized enterprises, that channels local needs into software that such organizations use on a daily basis; 
4. . Positioning Institutes of Higher Learnings as valued and influential members of the worldwide open source community; 
5. . Empowering individuals, government agencies, local businesses and other organizations towards technological self-determination.

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sounds like this could be a good project. but it does ring of ’strategic’ move more than ‘universally beneficial’ move.