{"id":1646,"date":"2009-05-18T12:54:34","date_gmt":"2009-05-18T02:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.flamingspork.com\/blog\/?p=1646"},"modified":"2012-05-30T10:15:00","modified_gmt":"2012-05-30T00:15:00","slug":"save-the-devil-its-what-the-cool-kids-are-doing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.flamingspork.com\/blog\/2009\/05\/18\/save-the-devil-its-what-the-cool-kids-are-doing\/","title":{"rendered":"Save the Devil: it’s what the cool kids are doing"},"content":{"rendered":"

At linux.conf.au<\/a> and now Dreamhost<\/a> are doing a $50 discount and $50 to the devil deal.<\/p>\n

Money going to real research – on an infectious cancer that is fatal to the Devils.<\/p>\n

We managed to raise an amazing amount of money at linux.conf.au for the Devils (expect a press release with the final tallies real-soon-now, as the last of the pledges is trickling into our bank account).<\/p>\n

So save a cartoon character and if you haven’t already, head to tassiedevil.com.au<\/a> to find out what you can do.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

At linux.conf.au and now Dreamhost are doing a $50 discount and $50 to the devil deal. Money going to real research – on an infectious cancer that is fatal to the Devils. 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