Links March 2009Links March 2009
Cory Doctorow has written a column for The Guardian titled “You shouldn’t have to sell your soul just to download some music” [1]. One really interesting point he made was[...]
Linux Powered Battle DroidsLinux Powered Battle Droids
Flame has written some ideas about building Linux Powered Battle Droids and demonstrating them [1]. It seems to me that the biggest problem with having a battle of a similar[...]
Feeds and Banning from PlanetsFeeds and Banning from Planets
Stewart Smith has written about the removal of a blog from Planet Linux Australia [1] due to publishing a list of URLs that the Australian government wants to censor. The[...]
Choosing a Server for CPU Intensive workChoosing a Server for CPU Intensive work
A client is considering some options for serious deployment of some CPU intensive work. The options that are being considered include cloud computing (Amazon EC2 [1]), virtual machines (Slicehost [2][...]
Dear Magazines – Please Publish Your Adverts OnlineDear Magazines – Please Publish Your Adverts Online
When reading a magazine I often see an advert for a product that I want to buy (or recommend that a client buy). This is of course expected as the[...]
The Cost of Car CrashesThe Cost of Car Crashes
An article from 1999 suggested that car crashes caused a financial loss in OECD countries equivalent of 2% of their entire economies [1]. An article from the Sydney Morning Herald[...]
Hyperthermia and Children in CarsHyperthermia and Children in Cars
Bruce Schneier writes about the risks involving children abandoned in cars and cites an article about the tragic deaths of children in hot cars [1]. One unfortunate error that he[...]
Lobbying for Free SoftwareLobbying for Free Software
I am not aware of any Linux Users Group (LUG) being active in informing it’s members of how the policies of the various political parties compare with regard to free[...]
Question about a “Secure Filesystem”Question about a “Secure Filesystem”
I have just been asked for advice about “secure filesystem” and decided to blog my answers. The first issue is what is meant by “secure filesystem, that could either mean[...]
Why Cyrus SucksWhy Cyrus Sucks
I’m in the middle of migrating a mail server away from the Cyrus mail store [1]. Cyrus provides a POP and IMAP server, a local delivery agent (accepting mail via[...]