The worst time of the year for the dogs...

The question has surfaced again and again: What is wrong with Window 8?

The question has surfaced again and again: What is wrong with Window 8?

for me it's not so much what is wrong with win 8 (complete lack of visual cues, inconsistency, etc) as what is wrong with the big picture.

for apple it's a no-brainer. their market penetration on desktop is minimal. they 'own' the tablet market for now. Even if Android devices are now going to invade the tablet market as they have with the smartphone market it doesn't mean a slowdown for apple. the market expands so quickly apple can still grow. if they can make macbooks and imacs a natural choice for ipad owners needing a desktop ot laptop computer that would mean a lot to them. so it will make sense to make macos more ios-like.

what i don't get is microsofts logic here. they have no market penetration whatsoever on tablet or phone. they 'own' the desktop. Why risk the desktop market in a first attempt to get into tablets? "the ui formerly known as metro" can get good for tablets once they fix the usability issues. expect win 9 to be much, much better. but i cannot see how win 8 can become good for a desktop. it's just all wrong. they are forcing this unfinished tablet-centered and very inflexible ui on desktop users who had enough trouble with the upgrade from 98 to xp. and they are surprised they didn't sell a lot of win 8 pc's for xmas?

why not go the more 'natural' route? Live with fragmentation for at least the first release, with the new ui only on tablet and phone releases. fix the problems. experiment with how it would be received on desktop (release it as a free extension for the desktop OS).

imho gnome did a few mistakes with gnome 3 and the way it was released. but gnome-shell is doing it right where win 8 is doing it wrong. by offering a set of visual cues, basic behaviour and workflow that is consistent, but with a completely minimal desktop that can then be expanded into what you need on a desktop or a tablet.

:-D

:-D

Originally shared by Володимир Івлієв

В Новом Году стереотипы вряд ли изменятся. Но может это к лучшему))

Title

Originally shared by miri dunn

This is definitely the last monday this year.

This is definitely the last monday this year. What a way to end 2012. On the other hand - the first monday in 2013 won't be until the 7th! Yay!

What makes people interesting?

What makes people interesting?

I would say having strong opinions, being free speaking, having a great sense of humor, intelligence in one of its many flavors... And probably a whole lot more.

A rather large percentage of my plusser friends are very open about being non-heterosexual. From what i see their struggles are very different around the globe. Even more of my plusser friends are heterosexual, but supportive of equal rights. I just want to give my support as well. We must respect each other. Feelings cannot be censored.

Originally shared by Edward Branley

THIS!

Christmas - ultimate payback time?

Christmas - ultimate payback time?

The church stole the pagan solstice celebration. Imagine the discussions and the worries as old traditions gave way or became twisted into christian-flavored caricatures.

Then Coca Cola redesigned St. Nicholas and the commercial onslaught started. Payback time! Every single worry the church has now is something they did on purpose to older beliefs.

Currently at 1800 retweets. Apparently struck a nerve.

Originally shared by Mary Mangan

Currently at 1800 retweets. Apparently struck a nerve.

https://twitter.com/PhilRodgers/status/283158876780630016

A girls best friend...

A girls best friend...

May you all have a peaceful christmas celebration.

How do people get crazy enough to become mass murderers?

How do people get crazy enough to become mass murderers?

First a disclaimer: I am in no way a psychologist or any other kind of professional on wetware. I am a computer geek/nerd/admin. You know what that means? Not exactly good on people skills. But here we go...

Questions have been voiced about why the mass murderers seem to be male, white middle class. A few possible explanations entered my mind today, centered on a few peculiarities in the american society as seen from the outside. I could be way off... Please don't feel insulted.

A psychologist claimed that a lot of the maya calendar hysteria was rooted in a need to fear something. To feel a contrast to our easy life. That without any fear in our lives we would go crazy.

And it struck me. The USA is the country of litigations. The country where everything has to be safe, or it will cost you. The country where people don't dare hold childrens birthday parties at home because they fear what would happen if a visitor hurt him/herself. Where playgrounds must be so safe the only reason children don't fall asleep is that they have never experienced a better one.

Add in double standards. Americans are extremely good there. Pretend to be so religious. Go to church. Because if you don't your environment will react. You can be the same person all you want, but if you don't pretend to be a good christian...

And remember to always be polite. Never, ever say a foul word or raise your voice. Talk behind peoples back instead of tackling them head on.

Do white middle class boys grow up with so few challenges and so few dangers that they have a bigger chance of going crazy? Do the double standards add to it? Do all kinds of minorities either have other family values or meet so many challenges that it actually saves them mentally? Do women meet so many challenges just for being women that they are saved? Or do they handle the problem differently?

Or is it just me who should go back to writing shell scripts instead of trying to understand people?

Happy new baktun everybody!

Happy new baktun everybody!
Remember to get the date right. I always mess up on new baktuns. Today is 13.0.0.0.0

Lets go!

Lets go!

Originally shared by ****

Where we goin'?
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=36kL2alg7Jk

funniest one so far today...

funniest one so far today...

Originally shared by Morten Larsen

Thank you for the invite! I'm looking forward to doing it #krysrocks  style!

F18, realmd and Active Directory

F18, realmd and Active Directory

In Fedora 18 there is no need to mess around with winbindd to log into your work account anymore. SSSD in combination with the new realmd and the new gnome user manager can autodiscover kerberos domains and set up automagically. Active Directory is supported. Just make sure you have realmd installed and you should get 'Enterprise login' as a choice when setting up a new user. A dropbox should list all autodiscovered domains.

I tried this the day after the beta was launched, and I had to set selinux to permissive mode to get it working.

Nice feature for enterprise users!

I can't help thinking this should be important

I can't help thinking this should be important

M83 'Midnight City' Official video

http://youtu.be/DJQQrjVmQG0

http://vimeo.com/55030013#

#ingressinvite
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dX3k_QDnzHE

Hi.

Hi. I am a very long time Unix and Linux administrator (since SunOS 3.5 on Sun 3/280), and now mostly working in the RedHat family. Fedora on my laptop, and CentOS/RHEL on servers. Some Debian as well.

Windows 8 and deceptive marketing

Windows 8 and deceptive marketing

"New style" (The user interface formerly known as Metro) apps are single-window apps. The option to show part of another app on the screen doesn't seem to work very well. In practice you are supposed to work in one app at a time, just like the old Finder OS on the original Mac.

Shouldn't the name be changed to "Microsoft Window 8" then? And the logo changed to a single square, not the current one that seems to imply 4 simultaneous windows on the screen?

Plausible...

Plausible...

Originally shared by ****
http://www.welaf.com/resources/files/1103604213.gif

End of movember. Will i have to shave this guy?

End of movember. Will i have to shave this guy?

Natures own fireworks

Natures own fireworks

Snow, a lamp post and sony xperia s

I found some great cloud storage today

I found some great cloud storage today

All of natures beauty, and all it does for me is to remind me of http://xkcd.com/1117/

One for the xmas wish list

One for the xmas wish list

Originally shared by John Wesche

OH MY GOUDA!

#punday

according to http://www.death-clock.org/ "You will live to be 86 years, 4 months and 24 days old!"

according to http://www.death-clock.org/ "You will live to be 86 years, 4 months and 24 days old!"

which means i am more than half way there.
http://www.death-clock.org/

Got a big problem? Add more children!

Got a big problem? Add more children!

Originally shared by Dragos Ruiu

Those humans. They are dangerous and clever. Watch them carefully, they are a threat to the machines. http://goo.gl/ssotS
http://goo.gl/ssotS

Does anyone out there know how this girl could get some meaningful information from Amazon?

Does anyone out there know how this girl could get some meaningful information from Amazon?

Account closed, all books she had paid for wiped from her kindle, and no reason given from amazon except they claim her account is in some undisclosed way linked to another account that has violated their rules in some undisclosed way.

Avoid DRM...

Originally shared by Morten Larsen

This is a must read

About a Norwegian girl who suddenly got her Amazon account closed. She has been using Kindle and buying books for a long time, but now her amazon account is closed and all the books she bought gone. And the worst thing is that Amazon wont't even try to help her.

Amazon's answer:
We wish you luck in locating a retailer better able to meet your needs and will not be able to offer any additional insight or action on these matters.

Read more in the article below:
http://www.bekkelund.net/2012/10/22/outlawed-by-amazon-drm/

Who was it that needed a new telescope?

Who was it that needed a new telescope?
No, you can't take it home. But the price is very good.

Originally shared by ****

Anyone want a telescope - cheap? 

UKIRT, arguably the best ground-based infrared telescope in the world, is up for grabs. Current funding ends Oct. 1, 2013 - so act now!
http://www.jach.hawaii.edu/UKIRT/news/UKIRT_AO

Open source family photo. Do you know them all?

Open source family photo. Do you know them all?

With a 6 strikes rule making its way to the US, a 3 strike rule on the way in the UK and already effective in...

With a 6 strikes rule making its way to the US, a 3 strike rule on the way in the UK and already effective in France, I have one proposal.

Could we say that this is ok if the same applies to the purported content owners? 6 erroneous takedown claims, and they are out? No more takedown claims ever?

With Scripps News Service issuing false takedown claims on Nasa-owned content monthly ( http://motherboard.vice.com/2012/8/6/nasa-s-mars-rover-crashed-into-a-dmca-takedown ) and other content not-quite-owners doing similar automated takedown claims all over the place it would get quiet very quickly...
http://motherboard.vice.com/2012/8/6/nasa-s-mars-rover-crashed-into-a-dmca-takedown

Is this a new spin from CentOS ?

Is this a new spin from CentOS ?

A different kind of high energy physics...

A different kind of high energy physics...

A world record free fall (61.53m) in a 50 foot lifeboat with room for 70 people.
That would be something for a theme park... Would you dare?

In case you wonder, these are designed for oil rigs in the north sea off the norwegian coast. Made by Norsafe.

My work desktop for #shareyourdesktopfriday #showyourdesktopfriday

My work desktop for #shareyourdesktopfriday   #showyourdesktopfriday  

Fedora 17/Gnome dual screen with VirtualBox/Win7 running in Seamless mode. Conky decorating the right hand edge. Semi-transparent terminal windows so I can read info in windows 'hidden' under them. Very handy on the road (this is an ultrabook, but in a dock with dual 24" monitors right now)

Ever wondered how Public-Key encryption works? This video explains it well.

Ever wondered how Public-Key encryption works? This video explains it well.
http://www.wimp.com/howencryption/

What a smile!

What a smile!

Originally shared by SMILE

Doesn't this look like an iphone? Litigation!

Doesn't this look like an iphone? Litigation!

Thruth isn't always the best option

Thruth isn't always the best option

Originally shared by Funny Or Die

This isn't good. About half of atm's and pos systems produce predictable 'unpredictable numbers'.

This isn't good. About half of atm's and pos systems produce predictable 'unpredictable numbers'.

Originally shared by Alan Cox

You'd think banks being large well funded organisations who need to keep money safe would be good at getting this stuff right, but no - because they have so little liability in this part of the world they've got no incentive to do the job right, and yet again this happens...

http://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2012/09/10/chip-and-skim-cloning-emv-cards-with-the-pre-play-attack/
http://www.lightbluetouchpaper.org/2012/09/10/chip-and-skim-cloning-emv-cards-with-the-pre-play-attack/

Make your own wallpaper - a quick Gimp walkthrough

Make your own wallpaper - a quick Gimp walkthrough

First of all: Install Gimp. If you run Linux it should be in your repositories. For Fedora just do a 'yum install gimp'. For windows, get it from http://gimp.org

Start Gimp, and in the 'Windows' menu select 'Single-window mode'. This is usually easier to understand for beginners than the default mode.

'File' -> 'New...' and set the image size to match your monitor resolution. For me it's 1920x1200.

Now remember that if you make any mistake, hit Ctrl-Z to backstep until you  are back to where things went wrong. Then try again.

You now have a 'layer' called 'Background', and the color used to draw is set to black by default. Press the 'Bucket fill' icon at the left edge of your drawing and then click in the background. Great. Now you have a completely black wallpaper.

Next press the 'Text tool' icon (the letter), and then click on the black square at the bottom of the left hand icons and switch to a new foreground color. Click anywhere in your wallpaper and type something. Your text will be created in a new layer on top of the background. As you can see, it's way to small, so select your entire text, and then adjust font size and/or other attributes.

Switch to the 'Move tool' and let's place your text correctly. It's not enough to just click within the text you want to move, you have to actually hit one of the letters or you will move the background instead. Remember that ctrl-Z is the easiest way to redo a mistake.

We could be done here, but let's spice it up. Right click the text layer in the layer list at the upper right. Select "Layer to image size". Without this step some of the filters will resize your image to just the border around the text. Then try 'Filters' -> 'Alpha to logo' -> 'Alien glow'.

Now you have 2 new layers. You can turn layers on and off by clicking on the eyes to the left in the layer list. When you have the result you want, save using 'File' -> 'Save as' first. This saves a version in the gimp xcf format. This is the format you want if you want to re-edit, as it saves all those nice layers. Then 'File' -> 'Export...' and save in a format you can use as a wallpaper. .jpg or .png should do nicely. Exit Gimp, and select your new wallpaper the way you normally do on your OS. Enjoy your digital creation. Then go back to gimp and play around. Perhaps get the Gimp Paint Studio extension that brings more brushes and stuff for the artist in you.

Wonderful, bizarre, discomforting digital art.

Wonderful, bizarre, discomforting digital art.
http://erikjohanssonphoto.com/work/imagecats/personal/

Wild anarchist!

Wild anarchist!

Originally shared by Scott Moore

View from my airplane window.

View from my airplane window.

Why teddybears are important

Why teddybears are important

Originally shared by Nicolai Imset

Why all kids needs a #teddybear

I was just about to become a security threat!

I was just about to become a security threat!

It's a good thing airport security keeps changing the rules every time i travel. How else would they be able to stop me and show me how dangerous i could be.

Last time they told me that my old gilette razor was ok with the blade in the razor, but the extra pack of blades had to go. This time they had reconsidered, and even the blade in the razor had to go. Of course i appreciate that. Just think how easy it would be to hijack the plane wielding that razor blade between my fingertips. It would certainly make it easy to slash my way into the cabin. Wouldn't take me more than a week or three of hard work.

First image from the mars rover!

First image from the mars rover!

Originally shared by Snorre Sandlie

Første bilde fra Mars... :P
https://twitter.com/angrywhitekid/status/232350581283495936/photo/1/large

Privilege escalation exploit for the closed-source nvidia driver.

Privilege escalation exploit for the closed-source nvidia driver.

http://willysr.blogspot.no/2012/08/nvidia-linux-binary-driver-exploit.html?m=1

a bears best friend

a bears best friend

Originally shared by Did You Know ?


                      Polar Bear makes a friend
Near Hudson Lake in Manitoba, German wildlife photographer
Norbert Rosing spotted a polar bear coming near his sled dogs.

He took pictures of what he thought would be the end of his dogs. Apparently the bear came back every night for a week to play with the dogs.

A brief history lesson.

A brief history lesson.

Originally shared by Steven Vaughan-Nichols

The evolution of Windows: And now you know!

Is the right to buy and carry weapons really worth this?

Is the right to buy and carry weapons really worth this?
https://www.google.com/producer/editions/CAow7s8B/the_daily_beast/CAIiEKsRab_eqGjfVdXfl4KbPzcqFQgEKg0IACoGCAow7s8BMNBIMPGMAg/87_gun_deaths_a_day

Oh, no. Too late.

Oh, no. Too late.

Originally shared by ****

ATTN: DO NOT SHARE THIS POST!!!!

It contains nothing important, has no humorous images of animals and/or photoshopped celebrities - nothing that would interest anyone!

...you're eyeing that Share button, aren't you?

What's wrong with you??? Think of the children! Or if you don't have children, think of your friend's children! Or if you don't like your friend's children, adopt some children and think of them!

Is nothing sacred to you? Can't you just skip this and move on to the next post in your stream, which is probably far more important and/or entertaining?

STOP! Don't push that Share button! I saw that!

Do you HAVE to Share everything you come across? Who am I really? Why do you care? Would you jump off a house if I told you to? I wouldn't! ...well, not again.

My God, you're hopeless. You're going to Share this, aren't you?

Fine. Be that way. Go ahead, share away! I'm sure everyone in your circle is just dying to see this! Maybe it contains the meaning of life! Or some fascinating perspective of the human condition!

What? They just like to look at funny pictures? Find out what you're eating for lunch?

Oh, I weep for humanity. Okay, maybe not weep, but when I think of humanity, I feel real bad at the time.

Okay, Share the post. No really! With my blessing.

WAIT! THAT WAS A JOKE!

DAMN! I was too late!

Amazon with yesterday shipping

Amazon with yesterday shipping

Originally shared by Randal L. Schwartz

Amazon Yesterday Shipping!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HA_gwzx39LQ

Some dogs need space

Some dogs need space
 
If you see a dog with a yellow ribbon on the leash this is a dog who needs some space. Please do not approach this dog or its people with your dog. They are indicating that their dog cannot be near other dogs. How close is too close? Only the dog or his people know, so maintain distance or give them time to move out of your way.
There are many reasons why a dog may need space:

Maybe he has health issues or is in training.
She may be a rescue dog being rehabilitated. The world can be a very scary place for these dogs.
He may have had a bad experience with another dog or just not like the kind of friendly dogs who always want to say “Hi!”
In short, a yellow marker on a dog means it needs a little space.
 
From: http://gulahund.se/default_en.asp

a dogs best friend

a dogs best friend

Originally shared by Susan Jones

The dog on the left is blind due to an accident, the dog on the right always leads the blind dog along, they're best friends. This shows that compassion can be shown by other living beings, not just humans. Very moving :)

A very important decision from the UK High Court.

A very important decision from the UK High Court. Apple's design arguments dismissed by referring to 50 examples of prior art.

Originally shared by Nicolas Charbonnier

UK High Court dismisses Apple’s design arguments vs Samsung by referring to 50 examples of prior art
Apple's design patent claims have been dismissed by the UK High Court by simply referring to 50 designs that were previously created or patented, from before 2004. These include the Knight Ridder (1994), the Ozolin (2004), and HP’s TC1000 (2003). The court found numerous Apple design features to lack originality, and numerous identical design features to have been visible in a wide range of earlier tablet designs from before 2004.

With 50 examples of prior art dating back nearly 20 years, Apple has no such further claims to make!

The same easy case of simply showing prior art can simply be used by all other Android makers when defending themselves against bogus Apple patent lawsuits!
http://www.pocket-lint.com/news/46416/samsung-statement-apple-court-ruling-britain

Schrader valves for tubeless

Schrader valves for tubeless

I found these at chainreactor. Fast shipping. Fit nicely in the hole left by those troublesome presta valves. I had to file them down a bit as they were too wide for my rims.

Fun, fun, fun!

Fun, fun, fun!

Breadboard, power supply, components all from DealExtreme. Suddenly teaching the children electronics is affordable.

litt selvironi tåler vi vel?

litt selvironi tåler vi vel?

http://www.opplysningskontoret.org/2010/09/08/syklist-oppdager-hittil-ukjent-veinett/
http://www.opplysningskontoret.org/2010/09/08/syklist-oppdager-hittil-ukjent-veinett/

Title

I have actually read a version 1.x book

I have actually read a version 1.x book

It has literally been years and years since the last time i read a version 1.x book. You remember those with the old api? Where information was chunked into pages in hardware? The hardware was even based on dead trees!

It may be old fashioned, but it excels in one area; it is even better than e-ink in sunshine. Apart from that the drawbacks are countless. Like the awkward way you must hold it if you want to hold it in one hand. Bookmarks are a 3rd party addon. No searching. Awkward scrolling interface. And the list goes on.

Still, when the content is good none of this matters. The title was The Left Hand of God by Paul Hoffman. Highly recommended.

do you want to help someone in need?

do you want to help someone in need?

for free?

kiva is a microfinancing institution that lends money through local partners to people who need it. Now some anonymous donor is offering new kiva users a free $25 loan to the borrower of their choice. of course when money is repaid it goes back to the donor, not to your own kiva account as it would with ordinary kiva loans.

grab this chance to help someone for free.

http://www.kiva.org/invitedby/birger
http://www.kiva.org/invitedby/birger

A very good example of tight cooperation. 5 people, one guitar.

A very good example of tight cooperation. 5 people, one guitar.

Originally shared by Bård Aase

Gah... Har "Somebody that I used to know" (Somebody That I Used to Know - Walk off the Earth (Gotye - Cover)) på hjernen... Noe så grundig.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d9NF2edxy-M

Springtime in the garden.

Springtime in the garden.

Important ruling at the EU court of justice

Important ruling at the EU court of justice

Will this affect the oracle/google case? The future of Android?

http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20120502083035371
http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20120502083035371

Arrrrrr! Get my pi aboard!

Arrrrrr! Get my pi aboard!

Finally. It's here!

https://github.com/twitter/innovators-patent-agreement

https://github.com/twitter/innovators-patent-agreement

Twitter viser virkelig et bra initiativ her. IPA ligger på github med oppfordring til å være med på å forme den. La oss håpe dette kan bli en trend som flere firma vil vurdere. Det vil jo være et klart konkurransefortrinn for å rekruttere dyktige ingeniører.
https://github.com/twitter/innovators-patent-agreement

Bic har en konkurranse gående på facebook. Jeg kunne ikke dy meg...

Bic har en konkurranse gående på facebook. Jeg kunne ikke dy meg...

:-D :-D :-D

:-D :-D :-D

Originally shared by Mona Nomura

American politics and science are two areas that usially don't mix well. Here is a rare case where it does.

American politics and science are two areas that usially don't mix well. Here is a rare case where it does.

Originally shared by Tim O'Reilly

"Hilarious and all-too apt analysis of Mitt Romney in terms of quantum physics (in contrast to the old Newt-onian physics):

"Before Mitt Romney, those seeking the presidency operated under the laws of so-called classical politics, laws still followed by traditional campaigners like Newt Gingrich. Under these Newtonian principles, a candidate’s position on an issue tends to stay at rest until an outside force — the Tea Party, say, or a six-figure credit line at Tiffany — compels him to alter his stance, at a speed commensurate with the size of the force (usually large) and in inverse proportion to the depth of his beliefs (invariably negligible). This alteration, framed as a positive by the candidate, then provokes an equal but opposite reaction among his rivals.

"But the Romney candidacy represents literally a quantum leap forward. It is governed by rules that are bizarre and appear to go against everyday experience and common sense...

"Nevertheless, close and repeated study of his campaign in real-world situations has yielded a standard model that has proved eerily accurate in predicting Mitt Romney’s behavior in debate after debate, speech after speech..."

Romney's behavior is then explained in terms of various aspects of quantum theory. Truly funny for physics nerds.
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/01/opinion/sunday/a-quantum-theory-of-mitt-romney.html?_r=1

Ny telefon :-) endelig. Min gamle htc desire begynte å få hardware-problemer.

Ny telefon :-) endelig. Min gamle htc desire begynte å få hardware-problemer.

Nå ligger en ny sony xperia s i hånden. Litt småfrustrasjoner blir det nok. :-D

Ikke ics enda, så det blir å venne seg til nytt grensesnitt bare for å gjøre det på nytt om kort tid.

Det er fantastisk å se hva som har skjedd med hardware siden desire kom. Spesielt er det skjermen og lyden som har wow-faktor. Helt fantastisk. Og så fort som alt går! Det skal bli moro å koble opp mot stor skjerm og prøve citrix via vpn.

I øyeblikket sponser visstnok grunnleggeren av LinkedIn $25 til et lån dersom du er ny långiver på Kiva.

I øyeblikket sponser visstnok grunnleggeren av LinkedIn $25 til et lån dersom du er ny långiver på Kiva. Men vær rask. Det varer nok ikke lenge.

http://www.kiva.org/invitedby/birger
http://www.kiva.org/invitedby/birger

Microsofts demands for certified hardware for win 8 are scary.

Microsofts demands for certified hardware for win 8 are scary.


http://www.softwarefreedom.org/blog/2012/jan/12/microsoft-confirms-UEFI-fears-locks-down-ARM/
On Intel they demand that the UEFI boot loader must support custom mode (where the owner of the device can add signatures for other operating systems) and that it must be possible to disable secure mode completely. This is reassuring for users of alternative operating systems, since any Win 8 certified system should then be unlockable at the UEFI level.

On ARM it is quite opposite. On ARM microsoft cannot be accused of being a monopolist, so on that platform they demand that UEFI must only be able to run in secure mode, and with no possibility for custom mode. Meaning no way to add new certificates. This means that certified win8 units running with ARM processors will be completely locked down to only run certified operating systems where the signature is preloaded from the manufacturer.

I see no demand here that vendors cannot preload certificates for other operating systems, so if this is really the future for ARM hardware then The Linux Foundation may want to coordinate a list of certificates for all linux distros and make these available for hardware vendors? That would give them a possibility to still be compliant with the microsoft demands, and at the same time allow us to boot linux. Hopefully the certificate list can still be legally updated by firmware patches from the manufacturer so support for new operating systems can be added that way?
http://www.softwarefreedom.org/blog/2012/jan/12/microsoft-confirms-UEFI-fears-locks-down-ARM/

uke 17.

uke 17. det er lenge til, det. men da er jeg lovet levering av min første raspberry pi modell b. jeg håper den kan bli like spennende for barna som bbc modell b var for meg.

http://raspberrypi.org/

våren er her

våren er her

ycombinator er en 'venture investor' i usa som hjelper forretningsideer ut av startgropen.

ycombinator er en 'venture investor' i usa som hjelper forretningsideer ut av startgropen. de går nå ut og sier de vil investere i teknologi som kan bidra til å legge hollywood død så hurtig som mulig. yc mener sopa/pipa har bevist at hollywood allerede er døende, og hollywood er mektig nok til å skade verden på vei ned dersom dødskampen får dra ut.

http://ycombinator.com/rfs9.html
http://ycombinator.com/rfs9.html

Why didn't I see this one earlier? Could have been my #1 xmas wish. :-)

Why didn't I see this one earlier? Could have been my #1 xmas wish. :-)
http://store.makerbot.com/replicator-404.html
http://store.makerbot.com/replicator-404.html

What would be the smartphone of your choice for a small boy?

What would be the smartphone of your choice for a small boy? I am looking at the Sony Ericsson Xperia Active as the rugged alternative. The other option is to go for something cheaper so it doesn't matter that much if it gets lost or broken.