Links April 2010Links April 2010
Sam Harris gave an interesting TED talk about whether there are scientific answers to moral questions [1]. One of his insightful points was that when dealing with facts certain opinions[...]
Is the NBN a Good IdeaIs the NBN a Good Idea
Since writing my post about whether the National Broadband Network can ever break even [1] I’ve had a number of people try to convince me of it’s merit. He is[...]
Upgrading a SE Linux system to Debian/Testing (Squeeze)Upgrading a SE Linux system to Debian/Testing (Squeeze)
Upgrade Requirements Debian/Squeeze (the next release of Debian) will be released some time later this year. Many people are already upgrading test servers, and development systems and workstations that are[...]
Creating a Micro ConferenceCreating a Micro Conference
The TEDxVolcano The TED conference franchise has been extended to TEDxVolcano [1], this is a small conference that features people who are stranded by the Eyjafjallajökull volcano in Iceland. As[...]
ATI ES1000 Video on Debian/SqueezeATI ES1000 Video on Debian/Squeeze
The Problem I’ve just upgraded my Dell PowerEdge T105 [1] from Debian/Lenny to Debian/Squeeze. Unfortunately the result of the upgrade was that everything in an X display looked very green[...]
Debian/Testing and KDE4Debian/Testing and KDE4
I’ve just upgraded my Thinkpad (which I use for most of my work) to Debian/testing with KDE4. Improvements Kde 3.5 (from Debian/Lenny) didn’t properly display the applets in a vertical[...]
Web Server PerformanceWeb Server Performance
We Have to Make Our Servers Faster Google have just announced that they have made site speed part of their ranking criteria for search results [1]. This means that we[...]
Health and Status Monitoring via Smart PhoneHealth and Status Monitoring via Smart Phone
Health Monitoring Eric Topol gave an interesting TED talk about wireless medical monitoring devices [1]. The potential for helping diabetics and other people who need ongoing treatment is obvious as[...]
Slavery vs Child PornSlavery vs Child Porn
Slavery Still Exists! We all like to think of slavery as a problem from the 19th century, but it still exists and is a significant problem! Kevin Bales gave an[...]
Too Stupid to be a BishopToo Stupid to be a Bishop
A Stupid Bisop breaks the Godwin Rule The Sydney Morning Herald reports that Catholic Bishop Anthony Fisher has just claimed that “GODLESSNESS and secularism led to Nazism, Stalinism, mass murder[...]