Geek News and Musings

The Snow Leopard gold master build is confirmed, an experimental Firefox extension automatically translates any web page on-the-fly, the Free Software Foundation wants you to trash Windows, and office workers beg for some IT freedom.

• passwords on floppy disk
  It’s not as secure as, say, encrypting your passwords with KeePass, but a floppy disk is certainly a clever hiding place. [Hack a Day]
• Unchain the Office Computers!
  Slate's Farhad Manjoo defends the office worker against the over-restrictive IT department, claiming that "The restrictions infantilize workers—they foster resentment, reduce morale, lock people into inefficient routines, and, worst of all, they kill our incentives to work productively." Agreed? [Slate]
• OS X Snow Leopard Retail Disc Contains Build 10A432
  The build number normally doesn’t make that much of a difference to most folks, provided they’re not planning to download it from less reputable destinations. [MacRumors]
• Firefox Translation Plug-In to Increase Global Dialogue
  The experimental World Wide Lexicon Toolbar automagically translates the text on any page on-the-fly. [ReadWriteWeb]
• Boxee brings Wired / Style on board
  Wired and Style.com find their way into the popular digital media center app, Boxee. [Boxee blog]
• Group Lays Out Arguments Against Google Books Deal
  A coalition calling itself the Open Book Alliance explains why they’re not keen on the current Google Books situation. [NYT]
• Yahoo Gets With The Program, Finally Lets You Play Videos In Search Results
  Yahoo adds inline playing video with their search results—none too exciting. [TechCrunch]
• Free Software Foundation trashes Windows 7
  The Free Software Foundation is holding a demonstration in Boston asking businesses to toss Windows to the curb in favor of free, open-source alternatives. [CNET]
• Chipotle iPhone App’s Super Convenient Burritos Are Going to Make Us So, So Fat
  A Chipotle iPhone app sets the burrito high for fast food apps. [Gizmodo]

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