Olympics and PoliticsOlympics and Politics
The latest news related to the Beijing Olympic games is that Kevin Rudd (our Prime Minister) has said "It is absolutely clear that there are human rights abuses in Tibet.[...]
Author: etbe
Links April 2008Links April 2008
Virgin is testing the use of babassu oil and coconut oil blended with regular jet fuel in commercial flights [1]. They have flown with 20% bio-fuel and tests indicate that[...]
Blog Posts Should Stand AloneBlog Posts Should Stand Alone
I believe that apart from some exceptions (such as "links" posts) each post should stand alone. A reader should be able to read a single blog post and understand[...]
Trust and My SE Linux Play MachineTrust and My SE Linux Play Machine
When discussing the machine there are two common comments I get. One is a suggestion that I am putting myself at risk, I think that the risk of visiting[...]
SE Linux Play Machine and PasswordsSE Linux Play Machine and Passwords
My SE Linux Play Machine has been online again since the 18th of March. On Monday the 11th of Feb I took it offline after a user managed to change the[...]
SE Linux Etch Repository for AMD64SE Linux Etch Repository for AMD64
My Etch back-port repository of SE Linux related packages (which I documented in a previous post) now has a complete set of packages for AMD64. From now on I[...]
Debian SE Linux StatusDebian SE Linux Status
At the moment I’ve got more time to work on these things than I have had for a while. I’ve got Etch support going quite well (see my post about[...]
The Inevitability of VictoryThe Inevitability of Victory
I just read an interesting blog post about Montenegro [1]. Apparently a key to the process of becoming a country was acting like it was inevitable. It seems that this[...]
Barack Obama wants a National CTOBarack Obama wants a National CTO
I am just watching US Senator Barack Obama speaking at Google about his bid to become the next US president [1]. He has announced plans for allowing greater citizen oversight[...]
Unusual Ways of Helping the EnvironmentUnusual Ways of Helping the Environment
Unusual Things to Help the Environment Have a party! Keeping a house at a comfortable temperature on days of extreme temperature takes a moderate amount of energy. If instead of[...]