Category Archives: Tech

IT Administrator song

Posted on 09/05/2013 by Paul

#stopcispa IT Administrator Song, or A Few Of My Fav’rite Net Things.  This is a pretty old video (this version was uploaded in 2008) but check out this prescient verse: When my page stalls, Or they pass laws to invade free net speech I simply … Continue reading →

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Technology

Posted on 25/04/2013 by Paul

Here a computer is delivered. The photo is from 1957. Let that humongous thing sink in and then realise that your smartphone or tablet outpowers that thing…  

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Bought a DVD with a film…

Posted on 20/04/2013 by Paul

Now this is nothing shocking, I tend to do that (or Blurays). There’s something annoying about buying films like that though, and I think it’s mainly on DVDs although I might be mistaken. What’s that? Well, I pop in the … Continue reading →

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Netware 3.12 server runs for 16 years non-stop

Posted on 11/04/2013 by Paul

“Ars Technica’s Peter Bright reports on a Netware 3.12 server that has been decommissioned after over 16 years of continuous operation. The plug was pulled when noise from the server’s hard drives become intolerable. From the article: ‘It’s September 23, 1996. … Continue reading →

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Soundscraper – energy from noise.

Posted on 03/04/2013 by Paul

No, I’m not drunk. A soundscraper is a serious thing in the race towards clean energy. As found on Inhabitat: An entry in the 2013 eVolo Skyscraper Competition, the Soundscrapers would be constructed near major motorways and railroad junctions, prime locations … Continue reading →

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COBOL will outlive us all

Posted on 09/03/2013 by Paul

This may sound odd but it probably is truth. I found this headline on “itworld.com“. Being a COBOL programmer myself I wanted to know more of course: In the early 1980s, I was told that COBOL was going away and … Continue reading →

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Free Software Foundation and “Secure Boot”

Posted on 31/12/2012 by Paul

“We, the undersigned, urge all computer makers implementing UEFI’s so-called “Secure Boot” to do it in a way that allows free software operating systems to be installed. To respect user freedom and truly protect user security, manufacturers must either allow … Continue reading →

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Ubuntu 12.04 and Cinnamon

Posted on 12/12/2012 by Paul

I switched window-managers. After setting up Ubuntu 12.04 I went with Unity for a while, did not feel okay with that and moved to Xubuntu. That was not the real deal either so I went back to Unity with which … Continue reading →

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NASA Attempts to Take the Science Fiction Out of Warp Drive

Posted on 27/11/2012 by Paul

(Via The Daily Nexus) Posted by Chris Nebergall on November 13, 2012 at 10:58 am Whether or not you know anything about “Star Trek,” you’ve probably heard of the warp drive, that fictional technology that can fling a starship light-years away in … Continue reading →

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World’s oldest computer revived

Posted on 21/11/2012 by Paul

As found on tnmoc.org: The world’s oldest original working digital computer The world’s oldest original digital computer springs back into action at TNMOC The 61 year old computer that refuses to retire After a three-year restoration project at The National … Continue reading →

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