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Simple truths
Nov 11, 2008 | 12 Comments 
Well, that’s one way to spend $US300 million. You know the ads – Jerry Seinfeld, Bill Gates, what could possibly go wrong? Oh, not too much – except perhaps the message. Aside from the ...
 
Opening Hardware
Sep 26, 2008 | 3 Comments 
It began with software, and with source code, but the principles of open source are being applied to hardware as well – which may seem strange, at first. After all with software it’s ...
 
The Streisand effect
Jul 30, 2008
It’s more than a little intriguing in this day and age, where the internet is no longer a Hot New Thing, that people, companies, and sometimes even entire countries (here’s looking at ...
 
The open call
Jul 25, 2008
Inevitably as Linux has gained traction it’s attracted more and more attention. From Dell selling Ubuntu PCs to ASUS choosing Xandros for the EeePC, it’s become almost trendy to add Tux ...
 
Lies, damn lies, and hardware
May 15, 2008
While Valve’s Steam was a great big PITA when it first arrived, it’s since matured into a good distribution and games management system. I find myself preferring to buy games from Steam ...
 
The web of a thousand lies
Apr 29, 2008
It sounds corny, but if you think about the various stages of human evolution and the violent ages that have marked our existence, then the age in which we live – the Information Age – ...
 
 
 
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