CruisesCruises
It seems that in theory cruises can make for quite economical vacations. The cheapest prices tend to be around $100 per person per night for an “inside” cabin (IE no[...]
Author: etbe
Good Riddance to FlashGood Riddance to Flash
The Age reports that Adobe has ceased development of Flash for mobile systems [1]. This is described as leading to an improvement in the web experience for iPhone and iPad[...]
SE Linux Status in Debian 2011-10SE Linux Status in Debian 2011-10
Debian/Unstable Development deb http://www.coker.com.au wheezy selinux The above APT sources.list line has my repository for SE Linux packages that have been uploaded to Unstable and which will eventually go to[...]
Links October 2011Links October 2011
Ron has written an interesting blog post about the US as a “lottery economy” [1]. Most people won’t win the lottery (literally or metaphorically) so they remain destined for poverty.[...]
Desktop Equivalent Augmented RealityDesktop Equivalent Augmented Reality
Augmented reality is available on all relatively modern smart phones. I’ve played with it on my Android phone but it hasn’t delivered the benefits that I hoped, there is a[...]
Capabilities vs SE LinuxCapabilities vs SE Linux
In December 2010 a paper was published by Robert N.M. Watson and Jonathan Anderson from the Cambridge University and Ben Laurie and Kris Kennaway of Google about the Capsicum capabilities[...]
Dual SIM Phones vs Amaysim vs Contract for Mobile PhonesDual SIM Phones vs Amaysim vs Contract for Mobile Phones
Currently Dick Smith is offering two dual-SIM mobile phones for sale in Australia. One is the LG T510 for $99, but it only supports GSM on each SIM. This might[...]
Donating old HardwareDonating old Hardware
On a recent visit to my local e-waste disposal place I noticed an open PC on the top of the pile with a pair of DIMMs that were begging to[...]
Stop HRLStop HRL
Today I attended the Stop HRL demonstration [1]. The government plans to spend $100,000,000 of federal money and $50,000,000 of Victorian state money to build a new coal power station.[...]
DesksDesks
Lindsay Holmwood has written about the benefits of a standing desk and how to buy one [1]. The case for avoiding sitting is strong, but I couldn’t stand up all[...]