Open Hardware – What Would ChangeOpen Hardware – What Would Change
I have just read an interesting post speculating about the possibility of open source hardware [1]. To some extent things have been following a trend in that direction. Back in[...]
Month: October 2007
Finishing a Presentation too soonFinishing a Presentation too soon
In my previous post about Advice for Speakers [1] I referred to the common problem of going through presentation materiel too quickly due to being nervous. In extreme cases (which[...]
Banking with an Infected ComputerBanking with an Infected Computer
Bruce Schneier summarised a series of articles about banking security [1]. He mentioned the fact that banks don’t seem to care about small losses and would rather just deal with[...]
My SE Linux Etch RepositoryMy SE Linux Etch Repository
deb http://www.coker.com.au etch selinux The above sources.list line has all the i386 packages needed for running SE Linux with strict policy on Etch as well as a couple of packages[...]
Reach Out – Only to People with New ComputersReach Out – Only to People with New Computers
There are currently some adverts on Trams in Melbourne for some sort of community organisation. They have an amusing picture of an “Amazon” character from an RPG with statistics such[...]
Lazyweb PostsLazyweb Posts
A common practice in the blog space is to write posts that ask a question in the hope that someone else will answer it via a comment or a post.[...]
Insider Threats and Small Storage DevicesInsider Threats and Small Storage Devices
Danny Angus writes about the potential threat posed by small storage devices with large capacity [1]. His post was prompted by a BBC article about Hitachi’s plans for new hard[...]
War is Bad for the EnvironmentWar is Bad for the Environment
I just read a nutty post claiming that Neo-Conservatism is good for the environment [1]. The first bogus claim is that Saddam had WMD and war was required because he[...]
IntrovertsIntroverts
I am amazed that I had never read the article Caring for Your Introvert [1] before. One of the interesting points concerned acting like an extrovert (I can do it[...]
Blog Copyright InfringementBlog Copyright Infringement
I have previously written about some of my efforts to counter sploggers [1]. Since then I have had a particularly brazen splogger copy one of my posts entirely and claim[...]