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TechTalk: Politics And Open Source Software
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In this episode of TechTalk, Dominik and co-presenters examine the intersection of technology and politics, specifically the role of social media in the 2008 US presidential election. Key moments include a discussion on the influence of YouTube and Twitter, an explanation of the origin of 'memes', and a review of software updates including Windows 7 and the Ubuntu Linux distribution.
Dominik and various co-presenters discuss the intersection of technology and politics, focusing on the role of blogs, YouTube, and Twitter in the US presidential election. Dominik explains the concept of a 'meme' via Richard Dawkins and expresses caution regarding Barack Obama's oratory skills. The programme also covers software updates, including Windows Seven, Azure, and the Ubuntu Linux distribution, which Dominik installed on a refurbished MSI Wind netbook purchased for 229 pounds. Further recommendations include OpenOffice 3 as a Microsoft Office alternative, Picasa, and Flickr for photo management, alongside image editing tools like GIMP and Paint .net.
Topics
- Impact of technology on politics
- Linguistic terms (meta and meme)
- Political oratory
- Microsoft Windows versions and cloud computing
- Linux and the Ubuntu distribution
- Open source software in education
- Operating system reliability and bloatware
- Netbooks and portable hardware
- Open source software and politics
- Photo sharing and editing software
- Online image tools
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- Dominik
- Thordis Riedrichsen
- Thorleif Riedrichsen
- Therese
- Unidentified speaker
Names are taken from the archive as written and may include spelling variants.
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To really allow the gene to pass on to the next generation, but he also in that book suggested that there may be something called a meme, which is like an idea that is a gene. Basically, the ideas are spreading in the same way that organisms do.
For how good an orator he is, and I think that's all right. I mean, we should sort of be careful, you know, because we can kind of get swept away by the beauty of the, you know, of the delivery and the words. It's been my fear with Obama. I think part of my trepidation.
And I am, sort of a super user of Microsoft Office, and I can tell you that OpenOffice One wasn't nearly enough. OpenOffice Two was just barely enough, and OpenOffice Three is is is good. Ninety nine point nine percent of the people out there listening could just use OpenOffice.
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