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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: December 29, 2016
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
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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