Low Power – They Just Don’t get itLow Power – They Just Don’t get it
For a while I’ve been reading the Lenovo blog Inside The Box [1], even though I plan to keep my current laptop for a while [2] (and therefore not buy[...]
Author: etbe
Fluorescent vs Incandescent lightsFluorescent vs Incandescent lights
Glen Turner writes about silly people who think that fluorescent lights don’t save energy over their lifetime [1]. A compact fluorescent light (one that is designed for the same socket[...]
Twilight of the Books?Twilight of the Books?
I’ve just read an interesting article in the New Yorker titled “Twilight of the Books” [1]. It started with some depressing statistics about literacy. One comment that I couldn’t figure[...]
Contract Pay RatesContract Pay Rates
In a comment on my post about Bad Project Management [1] Don Marti [2] says “the more money you charge, the less of your time people waste, and the more[...]
A Better Design for Child SeatsA Better Design for Child Seats
The current method of carrying young children (less than 4-6 years old) in cars is to have a special car seat fitted in the back seat. This has several significant[...]
Apprentice Computer Journalist WantedApprentice Computer Journalist Wanted
In a comment on my post about apprentices [1] Don Marti pointed me to a blog post of his from 6 months ago where he mentioned a need for an[...]
Bad Project ManagementBad Project Management
I have just read a rant by Sean Middleditch about bad project management [1]. He describes his post as “personal, rather angsty, and especially whiny” but I think it’s useful[...]
The Net – Good for LiteratureThe Net – Good for Literature
A recent news article has Doris Lessing (a Nobel prize winner for literature) claiming that the net has “created a world where people know nothing” [1]. However the Internet is[...]
Christmas and New YearChristmas and New Year
Christmas is billed as a family occasion and a huge amount of advertising money is spent convincing people that they need to have big expensive family events. This is good[...]
Debian Developers MeetingsDebian Developers Meetings
David writes about the concept of having a central resource for arranging meetings of Debian Developers [1] (or other targetted special interest groups). It seems that the best way to[...]