Linux: 17

Posted on Monday 6. October 2008 at 19:11

Happy Birthday

Today is, as some reckon, the 17th birthday of Linux, the open-source UNIX-like operating system which has become increasingly popular in recent years. I adopted Linux about 2 years ago, first dual-booting (having 2 operating systems installed on the same machine and choosing at startup) Fedora, and then Ubuntu. Then I got brave and [...]

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Unnecessary Measures

Posted on Friday 15. August 2008 at 10:55

Don’t forget to wear a condom.

The comic this morning on xkcd is a good example of arguments for and against electronic voting.
Read it. Careful though: it is funny, so the humorless fascists for whom you work may have blocked the site and also be in the business of firing anyone who tries to access [...]

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Reboot

Posted on Saturday 10. May 2008 at 10:48

Back in the Saddle
Sorry for the recent hiatus in posting. I have been a bit lazy and let-lagged this week. 10 in the evening in Kalamazoo feels like what I have been calling 5 in the morning for the past year. It has been as rough transition, but getting better every day. The best part [...]

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