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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: August 5, 2011
USA and Budgets
Commentators here often tell me that I spend to little on IT and recommend spending too little on IT. Many of them come from the USA where the government spends $80billion annually on IT and has managed to cut only … Continue reading
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Using Patents to Stifle Competition
With all the recent litigation against many players in IT, large and small, it is clear that rather than stimulating innovation, patents are being used to stifle competition. Google makes the point that a smart phone might touch on many … Continue reading
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Fun and Games
Games are a niche where that other OS seems to hold sway. There is news that idSoftware will open the sourcecode of Doom 3. Depending on the licence, this could result in cloning to GNU/Linux. That would be fun for … Continue reading
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BEA Interim Report on AF447 Crash Grim
20 seconds before impact: Captain: “Watch out you’re pitching up there” Co-pilot: “I’m pitching up?” Other Co-pilot: “Well we need to we are at four thousand feet” This was after the plane stalled at high altitude in the dark in … Continue reading
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