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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 26, 2012
Middle East Mess
I have been paying attention to what happens in the Middle East for 50 years, like many people my age. The problems and the players gradually change but there’s always a mess. Today’s hot issues: the Syrian civil war attacks … Continue reading
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France: Free Software Adoption
It seems every week we read of yet another government somewhere setting course for FLOSS. This week it’s France: “ Ayrault wants different branches of the French administration to use the same free software as one another when possible, so … Continue reading
GNU/Linux Involved in Something Puzzling
A break-in occurred at an office for a candidate in an election-campaign – boring GNU/Linux was installed on a PC in the office as vandalism – Hmmmm… Rocks were thrown through the window “to hide the break-in” – Hmmmm… The … Continue reading
Nice Try, but The Bad Guys Lose
For a few days, two files on a Sourceforge mirror were modified to ship malware with phpMyAdmin. 400 downloads went out before Sourceforge shut down the mirror. Instead of taking over the world, the bad guys were stopped cold. Globally, … Continue reading
DRAM Marches On
While much has been written here about CPUs and software, fast memory is a key element of computing both personal and on servers. 2012 marks an important evolution of DRAM (Dynamic Random Access Memory). Gone are the days when a … Continue reading
New Tech From Walmart.com
In the spam from Walmart, I found some “New Tech”. Interestingly of the 88 items, 15 are reported to have an operating system: “Operating System Google Android (14) Windows OS (1) “ What’s on your shopping list today? Refining the … Continue reading
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