images for a web siteimages for a web site
When I first started putting pictures on my web site I used to delete the originals (at the time I only had a 3.2G hard drive in my main machine[...]
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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[...]
thinkpad back from repairthinkpad back from repair
On Tuesday my Thinkpad was taken for service to fix the problem described in this post. The problems I described were overheating, wear on the keyboard (from a minimum of[...]
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[...]
mixing CPUsmixing CPUs
Recently I bought a HP DL385 Opteron server at auction. It has an Opteron 265 1.8GHz dual-core CPU and is designed for SFF (Small Form Factor) SAS disks. A friend[...]
Debian and Google Summer (Winter) Of CodeDebian and Google Summer (Winter) Of Code
Debian is participating in the Google Summer Of Code (or Winter if you are in the southern hemisphere). It would be good if we could get a SE Linux related[...]
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[...]
are Thinkpads meant to run 24*7?are Thinkpads meant to run 24*7?
My Thinkpad has started to run hot recently. If I do anything CPU intensive then it will heat up to >80C and then turn itself off. When idling it seems[...]
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[...]