A 130+ IQ Should be Requisite for Computer Purchases…
Yes, they warned us. As soon as Linux becomes so easy to install that an idiot could do it…they will. Then they’ll come looking for US. Behold and weep. (more…)
2006.10.08, Sunday
2006.09.13, Wednesday
The 50th Anniversary of the IBM RAMAC 305
Hard drive technology passed the 50-year mark today. (more…)
2006.09.09, Saturday
Evolution on windoze
No. I’m not talking about windoze evolution (‘innovation’, they keep calling it); which normally takes place in a dark alley, with the swift application of a blackjack to the back of the head of the owner of a truly imaginative software project–by Bill Gates, Steve Ballmer or Jim Alchin. That’s nothing new and noteworthy, because we’ve been watching microsoft cheat and steal to get ’software for nothing’ for decades. (more…)
2006.08.29, Tuesday
Two Views of Proprietary Software
I’d like to point you to a couple of URIs that form the background for the thoughts to follow:
Firstly, here’s a fun video from Novell, Inc. which is a bit of a departure from the image that most of may have of the Novell-types: stodgey.
Secondly, here’s a (more…)
2006.08.25, Friday
In Rememberance…
He was with us at LinuxNewbie.org and JustLinux.com.
Bone marrow cancer claimed his life on 2004.08.25.
“Google First. Ask questions later.”
You will find him under the name of ‘mdwatts’. He was Michael D. Watts.
We miss you, Mike.
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2006.08.24, Thursday
From: http://www.mepis.org/node/10965
Cipherfunk Shutdown by GPL Police
Submitted by warren on Thu, 08/24/2006 - 04:55. Other
The cipherfunk web site, which made extra packages available to Ubuntu and MEPIS users, was shut down in response to complaints from Ubuntu team members Matthew Garrett and Philipp Kern. It is my understanding they alleged that cipherfunk was not making modified GPLed source code available in a timely fashion. (more…)
2006.08.23, Wednesday
One Response to: “Linux disruptive opportunity with small businesses being overlooked”
An article was posted on the Mepis forums (link); a reply to which I have reproduced below.
The reply falls into the category of background static, with respect to the thread of conversation.
Now, I have my own advocacy practices which, I believe, work well; and, considering the fact that I have absolutely no interest in the mortgage industry, I really have nothing substantive to add to the thread itself, except dealing with the following “flyer” posting. Doing so within the thread of origin, would be disruptive, so I’ll amuse myself with addressing it here (more…)
2006.08.17, Thursday
New Article in ‘Computers’ Section
There is a new article, complete with pictures, available for your perusal and comment.
Life has been so busy this summer as to make productions, like the one linked-to above, a bit impractical to accomplish; but the times are changing (as they always seem to do), so you should see more of the same in the future.
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2006.08.11, Friday
Your Help is Needed
OK. I’m posting the contents of a page to which I’m linking to from things like sig-lines, and to which I’m pointing others in my quest to make generally known the needs of a family in Austin, Texas. It’s a ‘for the sake of completeness’ type of thing, because of a couple of points that I hadn’t raised earlier, just in case you’re wondering about the obvious repetition. (more…)
2006.08.10, Thursday
Help the Starks Family.
The situation which has prompted this entry is tragic and, for your reference, I’m going to bracket the antecedent interval of concern with a couple of links to pages that I urge you to read fully; then give serious consideration to the matter of helping a member of the Linux Community, Ken Starks (aka: Helios).
First link: http://blog.lobby4linux.com/index.php?/archives/2005/09.html
Second link: http://blog.lobby4linux.com/index.php?/archives/2006/08.html
…and now, for those who are loathe to read the linked pages, I’ll give you a bit of a thumbnail sketch of what is going on with Ken. (more…)