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1. US senator: China wants hotels to filter Internet
The Chinese government is demanding that US-owned hotels there filter Internet service during the upcoming Olympic Games in Beijing, US Senator Sam Brownback has alleged.
More @ Computerworld

2. Top 5 Tiny Distros
I was cleaning up my /home partition when I noticed I had several tiny distros hanging around waiting to be tested. So I thought this might be a good time to write an updated Mini-distro Roundup. Unlike last time, the five contestants are all less than 88 MB in download size.
More @ Tuxmachines

3. How to avoid getting hooked
Millions of people have gotten "urgent" emails asking them to take immediate action to prevent some impending disaster. "Our bank has a new security system. Update your information now or you won't be able to access your account," or "We couldn't verify your information; click here to update your account."
More @ Googleblog

5. Architecture astronauts take over
It was seven years ago today when everybody was getting excited about Microsoft's bombastic announcement of Hailstorm, promising that "Hailstorm makes the technology in your life work together on your behalf and under your control."
More @ JoelOnSoftware

6. Flash Wars: Adobe in the History and Future of Flash
Pitted against Microsoft's efforts to crush Flash using its own copycat Silverlight platform, open source projects seeking to duplicate Flash for free, and Apple's efforts to create a mobile platform wholly free of any trace of Flash, Adobe has scrambled to announce efforts to make Flash a public specification in the Open Screen Project.
More @ HackaDay

7. Creative Ways to Reuse "Disposable" Items
We asked earlier this week what disposable items you had found clever re-uses for, and the answers are in. Not surprisingly, some of you have some pretty crafty uses for household goods that usually end up at the curb.
More @ Lifehacker

9. Geeks Making the World Better
Students studying to be software developers have come up with a handful of games designed to help blind children navigate the world in which they live. From a version of "Dance Dance Revolution" to "Braille Twister," the games are designed to be both fun and educational.
More @ LinuxInsider