Liberty and Mobile PhonesLiberty and Mobile Phones
I own two mobile phones at the moment, I use a Samsung Galaxy S running Cyanogenmod [1] (Android 2.3.7) for most things, and I have a Sony Ericsson Xperia X10[...]
Acoustiblok/ThermablokAcoustiblok/Thermablok
Acoustiblok is an interesting product for blocking sound, it works by dissipating sound energy through friction within the sound barrier materiel [1]. They sell it in varieties that are designed[...]
The Royal Caribbean Official Android appThe Royal Caribbean Official Android app
I’ve just played with the official Android app [1] for the Royal Carribean cruise line [2]. The cruise line is apparently great (I’ve never been on one of their ships[...]
Nando’s Voucher InterpretationNando’s Voucher Interpretation
Every year my parents buy a book of vouchers for various businesses in Victoria. It’s one of those deals where businesses (mostly restaurants) pay for advertising space to have their[...]
BTRFS and ZFS as Layering ViolationsBTRFS and ZFS as Layering Violations
LWN has an interesting article comparing recent developments in the Linux world to the “Unix Wars” that essentially killed every proprietary Unix system [1]. The article is really interesting and[...]
Links April 2012Links April 2012
Karen Tse gave an interesting TED talk about how to stop police torture as an investigative tool [1]. Mostly it’s about training and empowering public defenders. Phil Plait gave an[...]
Neighborhood WatchNeighborhood Watch
While writing my previous post I heard a huge noise at the front of my house. I found one man being restrained in a seated position on the ground at[...]
Autism as an ExcuseAutism as an Excuse
A Polish geek going by the handle of mmemuar has recently written a blog post claiming that people use Autism as an excuse for bad behavior [1]. He gets enough[...]
The Most Important things for running a Reliable Internet ServiceThe Most Important things for running a Reliable Internet Service
One of my clients is currently investigating new hosting arrangements. It’s a bit of a complex process because there are lots of architectural issues relating to things such as the[...]
ZFS vs BTRFS on Cheap Dell ServersZFS vs BTRFS on Cheap Dell Servers
I previously wrote about my first experiences with BTRFS [1]. Since then I’ve been using BTRFS on more systems and have had good results. The main problem I want to[...]