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The PostgreSQL Project is yet again participating in Google Summer of Code for 2014. Google will be funding students who take part at $5,500 USD per student (see GSoC FAQ for more details). We would like to hear from students who would be willing to work on projects to add new or enhance existing features. You won't be going it alone, we'll assign experienced community developers to mentor you throughout your project. Have a look at the TODO list on the wiki for inspiration, or the list of project ideas submitted so far by the community, although these are by no means what projects are limited to. Whether you've spotted something you think you could work on, or have a new idea to propose, submit it to the pgsql-students mailing list for discussion (see the mailing list page to subscribe) but do it soon as there's less than 3 weeks to register final proposals. Also, if you know of any students who may be interested in participating, please send them our way. ...

(I've only just realised that this has been sitting on my account as a draft entry for a long time, so I'm publishing it despite some details perhaps being slightly out of date) Why do companies make it so hard to hand my money over to them? It's like they're running away from me and throwing obstacles in my way to stop me reaching them. Perhaps I should elucidate a little. What I'm talking about is buying music and films. Ideally I would see something I like, and buy it. However, whilst I can technically do this, it's not practical in most cases. Here's an example: LoveFilm like to make a big deal out of being able to stream films to your PC. "Great", I thought, "I have a PC, and I want to watch films, so I'll just plug it into my TV and give it a go." Just one problem; even though it says you can watch it on your PC, it took a bit more research to discover that what they actually meant was "A PC that can install and u...