0wned a DVD Player0wned a DVD Player
Above is a picture of a DVD player I saw on sale in Dick Smith Electronics [1] (a chain store that used to sell mostly electronics hobbyist gear but now[...]
Blog EthicsBlog Ethics
Reporters Sans Frontiers (AKA RSF AKA Reporters Without Borders) has an interesting document about blogging [1]. They are specifically focussed on blogging as a way of reporting news. Their definition[...]
Lentil as AnythingLentil as Anything
I just read an interesting post by Kylie Willison [1] which mentions the restaurant Lentil as Anything [2]. The restaurant chain is noteworthy for charging what people believe that the[...]
WordPress and ThumbnailsWordPress and Thumbnails
I have just had a lot of trouble with Thumbnails on one of my blogs. It turned out that I had to install the package php5-gd and restart Apache before[...]
Open Hardware – What Would ChangeOpen Hardware – What Would Change
I have just read an interesting post speculating about the possibility of open source hardware [1]. To some extent things have been following a trend in that direction. Back in[...]
Finishing a Presentation too soonFinishing a Presentation too soon
In my previous post about Advice for Speakers [1] I referred to the common problem of going through presentation materiel too quickly due to being nervous. In extreme cases (which[...]
Banking with an Infected ComputerBanking with an Infected Computer
Bruce Schneier summarised a series of articles about banking security [1]. He mentioned the fact that banks don’t seem to care about small losses and would rather just deal with[...]
My SE Linux Etch RepositoryMy SE Linux Etch Repository
deb http://www.coker.com.au etch selinux The above sources.list line has all the i386 packages needed for running SE Linux with strict policy on Etch as well as a couple of packages[...]
Reach Out – Only to People with New ComputersReach Out – Only to People with New Computers
There are currently some adverts on Trams in Melbourne for some sort of community organisation. They have an amusing picture of an “Amazon” character from an RPG with statistics such[...]
Lazyweb PostsLazyweb Posts
A common practice in the blog space is to write posts that ask a question in the hope that someone else will answer it via a comment or a post.[...]