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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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Category Archives: Teaching
Fools Leading The Foolish Over The Cliff
I just watched an interview on CNN of a pastor of a church in California (?) who is defying advice to remain closed because of the epidemic. At one point he stated that folks should not worry about the epidemic … Continue reading
Posted in politics, Teaching
Tagged government, politics
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The Battle For Freedom In Schools Continues
“Six years ago, my school district faced a problem common to all public school leaders: not enough money to bring powerful learning technology to students.So we chose a different way — the open source way — and as a result, … Continue reading
Posted in Linux in Education, Teaching, technology
Tagged education, FLOSS, GNU/Linux
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Solo’s Coming
I was scanning the web for any new images of Solo and came across this picture of a lady sitting in the frunk (Front Trunk) of a Solo at a trade-show. Sure, it’s unauthorized for transporting a person that way … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching
Tagged market share, migration, renewable energy, Solo EV, uptake
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Thin Clients Revisited
I’ve long advocated using GNU/Linux thin clients in schools and offices. It just makes sense to save licensing costs and simplify maintenance. IGEL reports “Shipments of Linux-based endpoint devices” were 35% of units shipped in 2017. See “Linux and the … Continue reading
Posted in Linux in Education, Teaching, technology
Tagged desktop, education, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, government, Linux, market share, migration, server, thin clients, uptake
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From Now On Comments Are Closed
I’m tired of dealing with #%$^##! like this in my blog: “your woeful little tricycle could plummet into a ravine, which would be “potential energy,†as unlikely and irrelevant as that event might be) is scalar. That “great detail†you feel … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching, technology, Uncategorized
Tagged education, security, trolls, Trumpism
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21st Century DNA Searches
“The investigators used an open-source genetic database, GEDmatch, to explore family trees and see whether any contained matches to DNA samples from the crime scenes, according to Paul Holes, a retired cold case investigator who briefed the Sacramento County sheriff … Continue reading
Posted in politics, Teaching, technology
Tagged adoption, education, government, politics, security
4 Comments
Almost A Coup In Saudi Arabia
“A new Saudi anti-corruption body has detained 11 princes, four sitting ministers and dozens of former ministers, media reports say. The detentions came hours after the new committee, headed by Crown Prince Mohammed bin Salman, was formed by royal decree.” See Saudi … Continue reading
Fakest News?
“The cost to charge an EV already is more than the cost to fuel an internal combustion engine vehicle (for the same distance traveled).” See comment by Jim Redmond in response to The electric vehicle revolution is coming, but is the … Continue reading
Posted in Teaching, technology
Tagged market share, migration, renewable energy, Solo EV, uptake
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Trumpism Is Not Just Nutty. It’s Fruity too.
““This is an apple,†the ad begins with a red apple on a white screen. “Some people might try to tell you it’s a banana. They might scream, ‘Banana, banana, banana,’ over and over again. They might put banana in … Continue reading
Another Million Learn About GNU/Linux
“Linux is a free open-source operating system, which means the code is available for anyone to explore. Technically speaking, the term “Linux” refers to just the kernel, or the core, of the code. However, people often use the name to … Continue reading
Posted in Linux in Education, Teaching, technology
Tagged Debian, desktop, FLOSS, GNU/Linux, Linux, market share, migration, small cheap computers, Ubuntu, uptake
17 Comments
Las Vegas Lessons
“The first lesson that emerges from Las Vegas concerns the awesome destructive power of modern armaments like the 10 weapons Paddock was reportedly found with. In the hands of even a mediocre shot, an automatic weapon (like the one Paddock … Continue reading
Posted in politics, Teaching, technology
Tagged firearms, government, politics, security, uptake
49 Comments
Plug For PASCAL
“Is it worth the extra effort to add static type annotations to a JavaScript project? Should I use Facebook’s Flow or Microsoft’s TypeScript if so? Will they really catch bugs that would otherwise have made it to master? both Flow and … Continue reading