Wayland in BookwormWayland in Bookworm
We are getting towards the freeze for Debian/Bookworm so the current state of packages isn’t going to change much before the release. Bugs will get fixed but missing features will[...]
Author: etbe
Links January 2023Links January 2023
The Intercept has an amusing and interesting article about senior Facebook employees testifying that they don’t know where Facebook stores all it’s data on users [1]. One lesson all programmers[...]
Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014
In May 2014 I bought a Samsung Galaxy Note 10.1 2014 edition tablet (wikipedia page [1]) with 32G of storage. It’s display is 2560×1600 resolution which still compares well to[...]
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Charles Stross wrote an informative summary of the problems with the UK monarchy [1], conveniently before the queen died. The blog post “To The Next Mass Shooter, A Modest Proposal”[...]
Wall FacersWall Facers
I’m currently reading the second book of the TriSolar Sci-Fi series by Cixin Liu, I’ve only just started it so this post can’t have spoilers for it and I will[...]
USB-PD and GaNUSB-PD and GaN
A recent development is cheap Gallium Nitride based power supplies that provide better efficiency in a smaller space than other technologies. Kogan recently had a special on such devices so[...]
Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen5Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen5
Gen1 Since February 2018 I have been using a Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen1 [1] as my main laptop. Generally I’ve been very happy with it, it’s small and light, has[...]
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Here’s the US Senate Statement of Frances Haugen who used to work for Facebook countering misinformation and espionage [1]. She believes that Facebook is capable of dealing with the online[...]
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Tony Kern wrote an insightful document about the crash of a B-52 at Fairchild air base in 1994 as a case study of failed leadership [1]. Cory Doctorow wrote an[...]
Storing Local SecretsStoring Local Secrets
In the operation of a normal Linux system there are many secrets stored on behalf of a user. Wifi passwords, passwords from web sites, etc. Ideally you want them to[...]