Donating old HardwareDonating old Hardware
On a recent visit to my local e-waste disposal place I noticed an open PC on the top of the pile with a pair of DIMMs that were begging to[...]
Stop HRLStop HRL
Today I attended the Stop HRL demonstration [1]. The government plans to spend $100,000,000 of federal money and $50,000,000 of Victorian state money to build a new coal power station.[...]
DesksDesks
Lindsay Holmwood has written about the benefits of a standing desk and how to buy one [1]. The case for avoiding sitting is strong, but I couldn’t stand up all[...]
Occupy Main StreetOccupy Main Street
The Occupy Wall St blog has an informative summary of attempts to reclaim the American political process which has been pwned badly by financiers in recent times [1]. The basic[...]
Dedicated vs Virtual ServersDedicated vs Virtual Servers
A common question about hosting is whether to use a dedicated server or a virtual server. Dedicated Servers If you use a dedicated server then you will face the risk[...]
Servers vs PhonesServers vs Phones
Hetzner have recently updated their offerings to include servers with 16G and 24G of RAM [1]. You can get a dedicated server with two 3TB SATA disks, an i7-2600 quad-core[...]
Akonadi on a MySQL ServerAkonadi on a MySQL Server
Wouter described how to get Akonadi (the back-end for KDE PIM) to use PostgreSQL [1]. I don’t agree with his “MySQL is a toy” sentiment. But inspired by his post[...]
Modern Laptops SuckModern Laptops Suck
One of the reasons why I’m moving from a laptop to a cloud lifestyle [1] is that laptops suck nowadays. Engineering Trade-offs Laptops have always had disadvantages when compared to[...]
Moving from a Laptop to a Cloud LifestyleMoving from a Laptop to a Cloud Lifestyle
My Laptop History In 1998 I bought my first laptop, it was a Thinkpad 385XD, it had a PentiumMMX 233MHz CPU, 96M of RAM, and an 800*600 display. This was[...]
Links August 2011Links August 2011
Alex Steffen gave an interesting TED talk summarising the ways that greater urban density can reduce energy use while increasing our quality of life [1]. Geoffrey West gave an interesting[...]