Daily Archives: December 29, 2016

Crazy Things I Might Do In 2017

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Robert Pogson

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 →

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Free Software Foundation Keeps On Giving

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Robert Pogson

“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 →

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Trump Has A Looming Problem

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Robert Pogson

“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 →

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Internet Access – Right Or Freedom?

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Robert Pogson

“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 →

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2016 – Mixed Results

Posted on December 29, 2016 by Robert Pogson

“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 →

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