Why Comments?Why Comments?
Russ Albery has described why he doesn’t support comments on his blog [1]. I respect his opinion and I’m not going to try and convince him to do otherwise. But[...]
New Portslave release after 5 YearsNew Portslave release after 5 Years
I’ve just uploaded Portslave version 2010.03.30 to Debian, it replaces version 2005.04.03.1. I considered waiting a few days to make the anniversary but I wanted to get the bugs fixed.[...]
Server Costs vs Virtual Server CostsServer Costs vs Virtual Server Costs
The Claim I have seen it claimed that renting a virtual server can be cheaper than paying for electricity on a server you own. So I’m going to analyse this[...]
Autism vs Asperger SyndromeAutism vs Asperger Syndrome
Diagnostic Changes for Autism Spectrum Disorders Currently Asperger Syndrome (AS) is one of a group of conditions that are grouped into the category Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD). The American Psychiatric[...]
How to Choose a Free Software MissionHow to Choose a Free Software Mission
Jane McGoningal gave an interesting TED talk about how Online Gaming can Make a Better World [1]. One of her points is that there is no unemployment in games such[...]
Hacker SpacesHacker Spaces
When in California last year I visited the NoiseBridge [1] Hackerspace. I was very impressed with what I saw, good equipment and very friendly people. The general concept of a[...]
Bose vs Bauhn/Aldi Noise Canceling HeadphonesBose vs Bauhn/Aldi Noise Canceling Headphones
Overview The German supermarket chain Aldi has been running in Australia for 8 years now [1]. Their standard practice for a long time has been to offer regular special deals[...]
Links March 2010Links March 2010
Blaise Aguera y Arcas gave an exciting demonstration of new augmented reality mapping software from Microsoft that combines video (including live video) with static mapping data and pictures [1]. This[...]
Citing WikipediaCiting Wikipedia
A meme that has been going around is that you can’t cite Wikipedia. You can’t Cite Wikipedia Academically Now it’s well known and generally agreed that you can’t cite Wikipedia[...]
Xen and Debian/SqueezeXen and Debian/Squeeze
Ben Hutchings announced that the Debian kernel team are now building Xen flavoured kernels for Debian/Unstable [1]. Thanks to Max Attems and the rest of the kernel team for this[...]