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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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Monthly Archives: December 2016
Investing In And Out Of 2016…
“The average investor made just over 5% in 2016, according to Openfolio. That may not sound like a lot given that the Dow is up a whopping 13.4%, its biggest gain since 2013, but most investors don’t put all their money … Continue reading
Reloading Pleasure And Pain
“Powder Info SRN 0065Distributor HodgdonProduct Name H322Data Source Federal Bureau of InvestigationSource SRN 660 Product use ReloadDate obtained 6/10/05Lot Number 10404054288Manufacturer ADI / Australia” Reloading ammunition is one of the things I do well and enjoy. It saves money per shot … Continue reading
Deplorability
“I’ve tried to tell myself that it will be all right and that I can continue in good conscience before God and man … I only know I could never ‘throw roses to Hitler.’ And I certainly could never sing … Continue reading
To Weigh Or Not To Weigh. That Is The Question.
Trial Charge δ δ2 1 18.66 -0.060 0.004 2 18.86 0.140 0.020 3 18.66 -0.060 0.004 4 18.66 -0.060 0.004 5 18.7 -0.020 0.000 6 18.66 -0.060 0.004 7 18.74 0.020 0.000 8 18.82 0.100 0.010 9 18.7 -0.020 0.000 … Continue reading
Last “Working” Day Of 2016 And Still No Cello
“The LeMaker Cello main board is scheduled to ship in Q2 of 2016.” See http://www.lenovator.com/product/103.htmlWell, they promised Q2. Then, in a private e-mail, they promised December. Here we are on the last working day of December and 2016 and still no … Continue reading
Crazy Things I Might Do In 2017
How am I going to survive a few years living with Trump? I’m going to have fun! High on my ToDo list are things to make the world a better place, like growing trees and flowers, you know, natural stuff … Continue reading
Free Software Foundation Keeps On Giving
“Meanwhile, freedom is threatened even at the level of the processors in PCs. The current generation of Intel and AMD processor chips are designed with vicious back doors that users cannot shut off. (In Intel processors, it’s the “management engine”.) No … Continue reading
Posted in technology
Tagged AMD, ARM, desktop, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, government, Intel, migration, security, server, small cheap computers, uptake
10 Comments
Trump Has A Looming Problem
“Sprint (S) shares popped after the company announced Wednesday that it was going to “create or bring back” 5,000 jobs to the U.S. in 2017. This announcement was part of an earlier plan by SoftBank, which owns more than 80% … Continue reading
Internet Access – Right Or Freedom?
“during the Budget speech for 2017, Government has pledged to make our country one of the first Wi-Fi states in the world and a few weeks later launched a mobile government strategy for all public services. …in today’s globalised society … Continue reading
Posted in family, politics, technology
Tagged government, politics, security, small cheap computers
9 Comments
2016 – Mixed Results
“I was also all kinds of awesome – in ways that left you a better place.” See Dear world, I wasn’t all bad. Signed, 20162016 was a mixed bag. TLW and I finished planting an awful lot of trees on the … Continue reading
Posted in family, horticulture, hunting, politics
Tagged garden, government, politics, security
7 Comments
The Fix-It Guy
Well, in the middle of a visit by family and near the tail-end of the storm our Christmas season was marred by a failure of our geothermal heating system. We managed with the stove, drier, a hotplate and some appliances … Continue reading
If Dead, Trump Would Be Spinning In His Grave Like All Those Windmills
“Half of the UK’s electricity came from wind turbines, solar panels, wood burning and nuclear reactors between July and September, in a milestone first. Official figures published on Thursday show low carbon power, which has been supported by the government to … Continue reading
Posted in politics, technology
Tagged government, politics, renewable energy, security, uptake
11 Comments