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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: September 23, 2011
Dodging Bullets With Debian GNU/Linux
A recent bug reported in Ubuntu GNU/Linux is that apt-key fails to properly check the package-signing keys downloaded from an Ubuntu repository. Debian has the same faulty code but thankfully it is disabled. On a Debian GNU/Linux system: grep URI … Continue reading
Posted in technology
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Delusions of M$
M$ is big and has some inertia but it is well past its prime in terms of shaping markets. The sectors that it locked in solidly, retailers and OEMs of PCs, are still pretty well locked in but the growth … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching
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Sleep Well Tonight/Do You Feel Lucky?
A large US satellite is predicted to impact Earth sometime in the next 24h. The bulk of the satellite is fluffy and will burn up but a serious amount is expected to strike in pieces up to 158kg at a … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
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October 4, 2011 Would Be A Good Date To Release Ice-Cream Sandwich, Google
Al Gore has spilled the beans on Apple’s next release of iPhone. It is expected two new iPhones will be released on 2011-10-4 and hype will be huge. That would be a good date to release Android 4/Ice-Cream Sandwich, or … Continue reading
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