Base Load Solar PowerBase Load Solar Power
A frequent criticism of solar power is that the sun only shines brightly for part of the day, and that many of the times when there is significant electrical load[...]
Water Prices and ScarcityWater Prices and Scarcity
Due to climate change and population increases we are having increasing problems with the water supply in Australia. Peter Lieverdink suggests that we have more options for water supply including[...]
Cheney Flip-Flopped on IraqCheney Flip-Flopped on Iraq
Here’s an interesting CSPAN interview with Dick Cheney from 1994. It’s amazing how accurate Dick’s analysis of the Iraq situation was in 1994 when justifying the decision to merely destroy[...]
The Start of My Computer CareerThe Start of My Computer Career
When I was about 11 years old I decided that I wanted a career related to computers. My first computer was the TEC-1 single-board Z80 based kit computer from Talking[...]
LED Headlights in Audi Sports CarLED Headlights in Audi Sports Car
It’s interesting to see that Audi is releasing a car with LEDs for all lights including the headlights. This is being promoted as an environmental benefit, however a quick google[...]
SE Linux vs chrootSE Linux vs chroot
A question that is often asked is whether to use SE Linux or a chroot to restrict a program. In Unix chroot is a way of running a program with[...]
Music VideosMusic Videos
I’ve been thinking about music videos recently while compiling a list of my favourite videos of all time. It seems that YouTube has changed things through the re-mixes of videos[...]
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When to Use SE LinuxWhen to Use SE Linux
Recently someone asked on IRC whether they should use SE Linux on a web server machine (that is being used for no other purpose) and then went on to add[...]
Suggestions and ThanksSuggestions and Thanks
One problem with the blog space is that there is a lot of negativity. Many people seem to think that if they don’t like a blog post then the thing[...]
Feedburner Item Link ClicksFeedburner Item Link Clicks
For a while I used the Item Link Clicks feature in Feedburner. For those who aren’t aware Feedburner is a service that proxies access to an RSS feed (you need[...]