:-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