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Submission + - Horse_ebooks Is Human After All (newyorker.com)

Submitted by Anonymous Coward
An anonymous reader writes: Two of the more intriguing memes of recent times are to be revealed in New York today. @Horse_ebooks and Pronunciation Book have been running for the past several years, both have the hallmarks of automation, chugging along anonymously and churning out disjointed bits of text in a very spam-like fashion, but neither is as it appears.
Linux

Submission + - Linux From Scratch 7.1 published (h-online.com) 1

Submitted by Thinkcloud
Thinkcloud writes: The Linux From Scratch (LFS) project has published version 7.1 of its manual for building a custom Linux installation. The new release of the step-by-step instructions is 345 pages long and uses more up-to-date components than previous versions – for example, the 3.2.6 Linux kernel and version 4.6.2 of the GNU Compiler Collection (GCC). The update also includes fixes to bootscripts and corrections to the text, as well as updates to 20 packages.
Ubuntu

Submission + - Ubuntu Turns 7 Years Old, First Ubuntu Was Release (muktware.com)

Submitted by sfcrazy
sfcrazy writes: Ubuntu, the world's most popular GNU/Linux based operating system is celebrating its 7th year today. Ubuntu was first released on 20 October 2004. In these 7 years Ubuntu has changed the GNU/Linux desktop segment by making it more useful for ordinary user.
AI

Submission + - Watson Wins (bloomberg.com) 3

Submitted by NicknamesAreStupid
NicknamesAreStupid writes: The word is in, Watson beats the two best Jeopardy players. Sure, it cost IBM four years and millions of dollars and requires a room full of hardware. In thirty years it will all fit in your pocket and cost $19.99. Resistance is futile; you will be trivialized.

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