Author Archives: ward
cell phones
Signal vs. Noise has an interesting post on the state of cell phones. I disagree with one statement: Today’s phones are failures — mainly software/interface failures. I think today’s cell phones are mostly that – phones. All the other features … Continue reading
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Cory Doctorow on DRM
Cory Doctorow has an excellent article on Information Week on the idiocy of DRM.
new license drafts
The second draft of the GPLv3 has been released, as well as a first draft for the LGPLv3. Have a look at the Guide to the new drafts of the GPL and LGPL.
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Stupid credit card terminals
A while back, a bunch of the electronic credit card terminals in and around Boston seemed to have been ‘upgraded’ with software that simply refused my signature. The first error was ‘Please start closer to the X’ – when I … Continue reading
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Bono
So – if you don’t like DRM, it’s time to sign the petition that asks U2′s Bono to take a stand against DRM. Go Defective By Design!
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new server, and LinuxBIOS
So I’ve ordered parts for a new server, and half of them got here today. It’ll be a nice machine – Tyan S2881-based, Opteron 265, 2GB of ECC ram, 2x 74GB WD Raptors and 2x 320GB Seagate drives. And if … Continue reading
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Belgium jumps on the ODF bandwagon
The Belgian federal government is switching to the ODF format for its office documents by September 2008. Here’s the press release (in Dutch and French only). Here’s an article in English describing the move, and here’s the Belgian government interoperability … Continue reading
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swiss chard
Swiss chard is a curious vegetable. Raw, it smells like rhubarb. It looks like rhubarb – though the stems are not as thick. When cooked, it smells like spinach and the leaves taste like spinach too. But it has the … Continue reading
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dapper rocks
A friend came over with her 20″ Imac that did not boot anymore – hard drive problems. Macs can be started up in Target Mode, where you essentially turn the computer into an external Firewire hard drive. I hooked the … Continue reading
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Sony…
A lot has been written about Sony’s delayed PS3. This article gives a good overview of one of the main reasons that I don’t buy Sony: they refuse to follow standards regarding storage media.
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