The Surge and War for OilThe Surge and War for Oil
On scienceblogs.com there is an interesting article about statistics and “The Surge” in Iraq [1]. It explains how there is not yet enough data to statistically determine whether The Surge[...]
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Web-ScabsWeb-Scabs
I have just read an interesting post by Ted Ts’O about copyright protection on the net [1]. Ted is well known as a free software programmer, but it’s slightly less[...]
iRiver H320 and LiquidiRiver H320 and Liquid
Recently my iRiver [1] H320 had some milk based drink spilt on it. I’m not sure what the drink was (I discovered it when my iRiver stopped working and the[...]
More About Google EarthMore About Google Earth
I recently wrote about problems with Google Earth [1]. In comments it was pointed out to me that there are some Debian packages of it in contrib. Installing the package[...]
Multiple Pointers in XMultiple Pointers in X
After having read Brice Goglin’s post about what to expect in X for Lenny [1] the thing that seemed most exciting is the support for Multi-Pointer X [2]. This allows[...]
Some Good and Bad Ideas for RecruitingSome Good and Bad Ideas for Recruiting
Eweek has an interesting article about Microsoft’s latest bad hiring idea [1] (their previous one was hiring a model to try and give the idea that IT work is cool[...]
Google Earth – Almost a Great ProgramGoogle Earth – Almost a Great Program
My mother just asked me to get Google Earth (link to download page [1]) working on her machine so she can see where my sister [2] lives. So I download[...]
Gear Acquisition SyndromeGear Acquisition Syndrome
I have just read an interesting post about Gear Acquisition Syndrome [1] as applied to the guitar industry. Apparently it’s common for people to spend a lot of time and[...]
Comparing Debian and FedoraComparing Debian and Fedora
A common question is how to compare Fedora [1] and Debian [2] in terms of recent updates and support. I think that Fedora Rawhide and Debian/Unstable are fairly equivalent in[...]
ISP Password Change by Untrusted PeopleISP Password Change by Untrusted People
After dealing with Optus phone support [1] in regard to a routine request for a password change I have been thinking about better ways of managing password changes for a[...]