Speaking StacksSpeaking Stacks
Brianna Laugher wrote a blog post about the speaking stack used in the free software activism BoF at LCA 2013 [1]. Occupy Wall St uses what they call a progressive[...]
SE Linux Things To DoSE Linux Things To Do
At the end of my talk on Monday about the status of SE Linux [1] I described some of the things that I want to do with SE Linux in[...]
My SE Linux Status Report – LCA 2013My SE Linux Status Report – LCA 2013
This morning I gave a status report on SE Linux. The talk initially didn’t go too well, I wasn’t in the right mental state for it and I moved through[...]
LCA 2012LCA 2012
LCA 2013 [1] is starting so it seems like time to finish my write-up of LCA 2012. As usual it was a great conference, although I got sick immediately after[...]
Power Supplies and WiresPower Supplies and Wires
For some time I’ve been wondering how the wire size for power supplies limits the power. So I’ve done some quick calculations to determine if it’s a problem. The first[...]
Phone Calls and Other DistractionsPhone Calls and Other Distractions
Harald Welte has written about the distraction of phone calls and how it impacts engineering work [1]. He asks why people feel that they are entitled to interrupt him given[...]
Cooling PhonesCooling Phones
According to the bureau of meteorology today is 39C. But mad dogs and Ingressmen go out in the midday sun, so I took advantage of some spare time to capture[...]
Promoting EnthusiasmPromoting Enthusiasm
Rusty wrote an insightful post titled “What Can I Do To Help?” about reactions to new ideas [1]. He suggests that people make an effort to have a positive approach[...]
Android MultitaskingAndroid Multitasking
My new Samsung Galaxy S3 has support for “Multi Window Mode”, here is a video which shows how to use this, Multi Window Mode starts at about 2:30 [1]. A[...]
The Death of the NetbookThe Death of the Netbook
The Age has an interesting article about how Apple supposedly killed the Netbook [1]. It’s one of many articles with a similar spin on the news that the last two[...]