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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: June 1, 2012
Venezuela Bans Firearms
Venezuela has one of the highest murder-rates in the world and firearms are involved often enough. With an election looming the government has decided to ban all private ownership of firearms. That’s a convenient tool of dictators… In any event … Continue reading
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Stuxnet – People Who Live in Glass Houses Should Not Throw Stones
The USA and Israel are reported to have released Stuxnet malware in Iran and did not intend the malware to escape a secure network. It did and now the world knows that USA has declared war via malware. The problem … Continue reading
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Wintel Prices Itself Out of the Notebook Market
Wintel has tried to upsell notebooks to kill netbooks and promote growth in sales of notebooks but it’s not working. Ultrabooks are doomed to take only a tiny sliver of market-share because they are small but not nearly cheap enough … Continue reading
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Steady Stream of News About FLOSS Usage by Governments in EU
European governments are taking FLOSS seriously. Every day there are new announcements about some law being passed or some IT project being announced for eGovernment that involves FLOSS: US GAO’s Jeanne Holm will give a keynote talk at SEMIC 2012 … Continue reading
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