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Tag Archives: opinions
Jethro does Mac: Retina Display
With a change in job, I recently shifted from my primary work computer being a Lenovo X1 Carbon running GNU/Linux to using an Apple Macbook Pro Retina 15″ running MacOS. It’s not the first time that I’ve used MacOS as … Continue reading
Tagged apple, DPI, geek, high resolution, jethro does mac, linux, macbook, macos, opinions, retina, unix
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linux.conf.au 2014
I’ve just returned from my annual pilgrimage to linux.conf.au, which was held in Perth this year. It’s the first time I’ve been over to West Australia, it’s a whole 5 hour flight from Sydney – longer than it takes to … Continue reading
Tagged 2014, australia, conference, lca, linux, linux.conf.au, linux.conf.au, open source, opinions, perth, travel
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Virgin Travel Bank Woes
A few months back, a flight I was on from Melbourne to Sydney got cancelled and I ended up having to chase Virgin through numerous phone calls to get a refund processed. Being the large annoying company that they are, … Continue reading
Hard drives can be bad influences on your RAID
RAID is designed to handle the loss of hard disks due to hardware failure and can ensure continual service during such a time. But hard drives are wonderful creatures and instead of dying quickly, they can often prolong their death … Continue reading
Android, the leading propietary mobile operating system
The Linux kernel has had a long history in the mobile space, with the successes and benefits of the OS in the embedded world transferring across to the smart phone and tablet market once devices evolved to a level requiring … Continue reading
Tagged android, api, code, free software, fuck google, geek, java, open source, opinions, play store, proprietary
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A manifesto of freedom
We are living in an interesting time. A time where the strong moral bastions of freedom, free speech and civil liberties are under attack in such a strong, aggressive and global manner , arguably unseen for almost 70 years in … Continue reading
Tagged freedom, gcsb, geek, nsa, open source, opinions, prisim
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Yeah, nah, you’re fucked as bro
Today the New Zealand government passed some rather nasty legalisation on a slim 2 vote majority, thanks to the current conservative National party and their political allies, despite strong public opposition and large number of submissions. This new legalisation is … Continue reading
Tagged freedom, gcsb, geek, nz, opinions, politics, tcis, tech liberty
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Attack vectors for personal computers
I’ve put together a (very) simplified overview of various attack vectors for an end user’s personal computer. For a determined attacker with the right resources, all of the above is potentially possible, although whether an attacker would go to this … Continue reading
Tagged encryption, exploits, geek, opinions, security, ssl
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Why SSL is really ISL
Secure transmission of data online is extremely important to avoid attackers intercepting data or claiming to be a site that they are not. To provide this, a technology called SSL/TLS (and commonly seen in the form of https://) was developed … Continue reading
PRISM Break
The EFF has put together a handy website for anyone looking to replace some of their current proprietary/cloud controlled systems with their own components. You can check our their guide at: http://prism-break.org/ Generally it’s pretty good, although I have concerns … Continue reading
Tagged eff, freedom, geek, open source, opinions, prisim, security
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