How to Choose a NetBookHow to Choose a NetBook
I’ve previously written some suggestions for people choosing a portable computer [1]. Basically it’s about how to start by choosing the correct type of portable computer – if you don’t[...]
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Botnets and Political CensorshipBotnets and Political Censorship
ForeignPolicy.com has an interesting article about Cyxymu the first digital refugee [1]. DDOS attacks against LiveJournal and Twitter have been forcing him to use other services to spread his message.[...]
Help A Reporter OutHelp A Reporter Out
I recently discovered the Help A Reporter Out [1] service. Subscribers receive three messages every business day each of which contains about 40 queries from journalists. People who subscribe can[...]
New Lamps for Old – Light Changing and BurglaryNew Lamps for Old – Light Changing and Burglary
A few weeks ago I had a guy from “enviro saver” visit my home to replace incandescent globes with CFLs. Â The original plan was to deliver a water-saver shower head[...]
Bad Math at TEDBad Math at TED
TED.com is a site that is known for very high quality content. Unfortunately on occasion they do get things wrong. Rob Hopkins in his talk at TED Global 2009 claimed[...]
How to Setup BittorrentHow to Setup Bittorrent
The first couple of times I tried to setup Bittorrent I had a lot of trouble. Here is a basic summary of what you need to do: btmakemetafile.bittorrent test.iso http://server.example.com:8000/announce[...]
Rationing of Health CareRationing of Health Care
Peter Singer wrote an interesting article for the New York Times which makes a good case for rationing health care on the basis of a ratio of the amount of[...]
DRM and Rogue EmployeesDRM and Rogue Employees
ZDNet has an interesting article about Amazon unselling books to Kindle owners [1]. Apparently the books Animal Farm and 1984 were added to the Kindle list by unauthorised people (Engaget[...]
I’m Not a FanI’m Not a Fan
Fandom is something that has never made sense to me. If a sport such as football interested me then I would play it. Being good at something is not a[...]
Respecting the AudienceRespecting the Audience
Currently there is an ongoing debate about a joke that was made during a lecture about free software. I have previously written about why I think it’s inappropriate with regard[...]