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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: October 25, 2013
Maple, Yes Another One
I just received a notice in my in-box from the government of Manitoba: “MAPLE is an online professional learning environment that will link teachers from across the province and allow them to access the latest curriculum, share learning resources and … Continue reading
M$ Denigrates Hackers
From M$’s latest 10-Q: “Hackers develop and deploy viruses, worms, and other malicious software programs that attack our products and services and gain access to our networks and data centers. Groups of hackers may also act in a coordinated manner … Continue reading
Linux Default File-Caching Tune-up
Recently Linus and friends focused on a throwback to the age of small RAM PCs, file-caching was managed according to a percentage of RAM. This caused huge files to be cached on writes, clogging up the I/O system. I have … Continue reading