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My observations and opinions about IT are based on 40 years of use in science and technology and lately, in education. I like IT that is fast, cost-effective and reliable. My first use of GNU/Linux in 2001 was so remarkably better than what I had been using, I feel it is important work to share GNU/Linux with the world. Now that I'm retired I still use GNU/Linux on every computer in my home except the smartphones which run Android/Linux.Lately, I've been giving lots of thought to the world I inherited and which I will leave to my descendants. I'm planting grass, trees, flowers and vegetables in my large lot and I've ordered a Solo EV. I plan to charge my Solo by means of a tracking solar array. Life is good if you have a purpose. I do.
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Daily Archives: March 28, 2011
Computers in the Classroom
For more than ten years I have been pushing for schools where I worked to have more computers in the classrooms. There are pros and cons: some teachers fear being “replaced”, some classrooms and furnishings just don’t fit a raft … Continue reading
Posted in Linux in Education, technology
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Siege of Misrata Continues
There’s a report from Misrata outlining urgent issues: artillery and snipers are killing people and destroying buildings, supplies are low, and people are exhausted, immigrant workers are camped near the port with no resources, and the situation has been deteriorating … Continue reading
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Almost Free
In emerging markets, some of the big software companies cannot sell their products at “list price” but they want to keep out competition so they tolerate, if not encourage, distribution for $0 via illegal downloads so that reall Free Software … Continue reading
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Neat Product, Awful Price
The floodgates of products that look somewhat like “normal” personal computers but run ARM and Android/Linux are cracking open. One by ASUS is great but priced too high for wide adoption. ASUS and others do want to recoup costs of … Continue reading
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Naked
Reports the website, MySQL.com, was compromised by the simplest of attacks is shocking. The site has been owned by Oracle. What adds to the horror is that some VIPs who had accounts on the site used trivial passwords. Fortunately they … Continue reading
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