The Shape of ComputersThe Shape of Computers
Introduction There have been many experiments with the sizes of computers, some of which have stayed around and some have gone away. The trend has been to make computers smaller,[...]
Android vs FOSS PhonesAndroid vs FOSS Phones
To achieve my aims regarding Convergence of mobile phone and PC [1] I need something a big bigger than the 4G of RAM that’s in the PinePhone Pro [2]. The[...]
Links February 2024Links February 2024
In 2018 Charles Stross wrote an insightful blog post Dude You Broke the Future [1]. It covers AI in both fiction and fact and corporations (the real AIs) and the[...]
Release YearsRelease Years
In 2008 I wrote about the idea of having a scheduled release for Debian and other distributions as Mark Shuttleworth had proposed [1]. I still believe that Mark’s original idea[...]
Thinkpad X1 Yoga Gen3Thinkpad X1 Yoga Gen3
I just bought myself a Thinkpad X1 Yoga Gen3 for $359.10. I have been quite happy with the Thinkpad X1 Carbon Gen5 I’ve had for just over a year (apart[...]
Links January 2024Links January 2024
Long Now has an insightful article about domestication that considers whether humans have evolved to want to control nature [1]. The OMG Elite hacker cable is an interesting device [2].[...]
Storage Trends 2024Storage Trends 2024
It has been less than a year since my last post about storage trends [1] and enough has changed to make it worth writing again. My previous analysis was that[...]
2.5Gbit Ethernet2.5Gbit Ethernet
I just decided to upgrade the core of my home network from 1Gbit to 2.5Gbit. I didn’t really need to do this, it was only about 5 years ago that[...]
LicheePi 4A (RISC-V) First LookLicheePi 4A (RISC-V) First Look
I Just bought a LicheePi 4A RISC-V embedded computer (like a RaspberryPi but with a RISC-V CPU) for $322.68 from Aliexpress (the official site for buying LicheePi devices). Here is[...]
SAS vs SATA and RecoverySAS vs SATA and Recovery
SAS and SATA are electrically compatible to a degree that allows connecting a SATA storage device to a SAS controller. The SAS controller understands the SATA protocol so this works.[...]