Category Archives: Tech/IT

New age barkers are marching

Posted on August 21, 2009 by Rhodo Zeb

I have been enjoying (from a safe distance) the spectacle of Freedur these days. Very interesting, and I am just glad I have not given any private information to that particular organization. Otherwise, this would not be such a light … Continue reading →

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And, can I exchange my surprise?

Posted on August 1, 2009 by Rhodo Zeb

Robot attacks Swedish factory worker A Swedish company has been fined 25,000 kronor ($3,000) after a malfunctioning robot attacked and almost killed one of its workers at a factory north of Stockholm. Heh.

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Circumvention 101

Posted on June 29, 2009 by Rhodo Zeb

Adam Schokora has an excellent primer on getting around the lovely government controls of which I am so fond. I won’t post an excerpt. Click through and you will see why. I am hoping to get my thoughts on the … Continue reading →

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Whither Microsoft?

Posted on June 9, 2009 by Rhodo Zeb

Going in a different direction, I would like to focus on the operating system wars of the future. As an Ubuntu user, I am keen to see when and how Linux can take some market share away from Microsoft. And … Continue reading →

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