Parkour in MelbourneParkour in Melbourne
When I was walking past Southbank when I saw some Parkour being practiced. I watched for a while and spoke to the instructor after the informal lesson was finished. He’s[...]
Links October 2010Links October 2010
Bruce Schneier wrote an insightful post about why designing products for wiretapping is a bad idea [1]. It seems that large parts of the Internet will be easy to tap[...]
Web Video, Global Innovation, and Free SoftwareWeb Video, Global Innovation, and Free Software
Web Video and Global Innovation Chris Anderson (the curator of TED) gave an insightful TED talk about Web Video and Global Innovation [1]. Probably most people who have used the[...]
Choosing an Android PhoneChoosing an Android Phone
My phone contract ends in a few months, so I’m looking at getting a new Android phone. I want a big Android phone (in both physical size and resolution) that[...]
Open Source LearningOpen Source Learning
Richard Baraniuk gave an interesting TED talk about Open Source Learning [1]. His project named Connexions which is dedicated to the purpose of creating Creative Commons free textbooks is a[...]
Links September 2010Links September 2010
Kevin Stone gave an interesting TED talk about the biological future of joint replacement [1]. Using stem cells and animal tissue which has been prepared to destroy the chemicals that[...]
Is Pre-Forking any Good?Is Pre-Forking any Good?
Many Unix daemons use a technique known as “pre-forking”. This means that to save the amount of time taken to fork a child process they will keep a pool of[...]
My Squeeze SE Linux RepositoryMy Squeeze SE Linux Repository
deb http://www.coker.com.au squeeze selinux I have an Apt repository for Squeeze SE Linux packages at the above URL. Currently it contains a modified version of ffmpeg that doesn’t need execmod[...]
Preferring Low Quality and Microsoft SoftwarePreferring Low Quality and Microsoft Software
Is Low Quality in Italian Academia related to the choice of Low Quality Software? Diego Gambetta and Gloria Origgi wrote an interesting paper titled “L-worlds: The curious preference for low[...]
How to Start Learning LinuxHow to Start Learning Linux
I was asked for advice on how to start learning Linux. Rather than replying via email I’m writing a blog post for future people who ask such questions and also[...]