features of BMW 5 and 7 seriesfeatures of BMW 5 and 7 series
I was reading the brochure about the BMW 530i Touring (which seems to be the BMW name for what is known as a “Station Wagon” in Australia or an “Estate”[...]
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presentations and background colorpresentations and background color
In response to my last post about using laptops for presentations it has been suggested to me that using white (or a very bright color) as the background color can[...]
meeting people at Linux conferencesmeeting people at Linux conferences
One thing that has always surprised me is how few people talk to speakers after they have finished their lecture. A lecture might have many questions and the questions may[...]
spare tiresspare tires
The following letter was published in the RACV Magazine. The Royal Automobile Club of Victoria is a driver advocacy organization that provides roadside assistance and insurance. The fact that they[...]
Mercedes S class and car safetyMercedes S class and car safety
The S Class Mercedes has some really interesting safety features, see this 6.8M PDF file for details. If you are interested in technology then you want to read it just[...]
a good dog for upliftinga good dog for uplifting
The Norwegian Puffin Dog has six toes that are all fully formed. This has to be a good start for the uplift process. The requirements for uplift are intelligence, speech,[...]
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execmodexecmod
Ulrich Drepper has written a good web page about text relocation which is most often noticed as execmod failures reported when running SE Linux. When an AVC message reports a[...]
xen and yoyoxen and yoyo
One of the benefits of Xen is that it allows a machine to be easily rebooted. Remote console and remote power management technologies are either expensive or implemented on the[...]
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presentation laptopspresentation laptops
I suggested in a previous blog entry that conferences should provide computers that speakers can use for their presentations. The reason for this is that getting one computer working with[...]
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university degreesuniversity degrees
Recently someone asked me for advice on what they can do to improve their career without getting a degree. I have performed a quick poll of some people I know[...]