LUG talks todayLUG talks today
Today I gave three talks at my local LUG. The first was my latest SE Linux talk (I’ll put the notes online soon). The second was a talk about voting.[...]
Category: Politics
praying for rainpraying for rain
Paul Dwerryhouse posted a comment about the Prime Minister asking people to pray for rain. I don’t think that Johnny is suggesting this because he’s overly religious (compare his actions[...]
A Strange Interpretation of the US Constitution About CopyrightA Strange Interpretation of the US Constitution About Copyright
In a blog on infoworld the following strange statement appeared: The US Constitution is clear that the reason for copyright/patent/etc. is to benefit creators of property, not users of property.[...]
power savingpower saving
Adrian von Bidder made an interesting post in response to my post about Spanish wind power. He correctly points out that power sources that have seasonal variations and which may[...]
Spanish wind powerSpanish wind power
The latest news is that Spain has wind power as it’s main source of electricity. The second largest source is nuclear and the third is coal. This is due to[...]
fluorescent lights and why it’s worth saving resourcesfluorescent lights and why it’s worth saving resources
A common criticism of fluorescent lights is the inability to use dimmers, as mentioned in Julien Goodwin’s blog. However with some thought at the time the lights are installed this[...]
worse than fossil fuel?worse than fossil fuel?
I just read an interesting blog post from December 2005 about the environmental impact of bio-fuels. It makes some really good points that should be studied by everyone who is[...]
things to do for the environmentthings to do for the environment
I got the idea for this from Ben Hutchings. A. Copy the list below to your own journal and Bold the actions you are already taking Underline the actions you[...]
John Howard is bizarreJohn Howard is bizarre
Our despicable prime minister said “I think that would just encourage those who wanted completely to destabilise and destroy Iraq, and create chaos and victory for the terrorists to hang[...]
The Squirrel and the GrasshopperThe Squirrel and the Grasshopper
There’s a story going around the neo-con blogs titled “The Squirrel and the Grasshopper”. It was forwarded to me by a business associate with the claim that it’s “right on[...]