Category Archives: computers

Ask Me Why

Posted on July 31, 2023 by ehurst

The subsystem in Linux called systemd is okay… until it’s not. From what I read in the commentary online, the kernel itself is less complicated and Byzantine than systemd. Yet, systemd is controlled by a tiny few people who are … Continue reading →

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Faith Puzzle

Posted on July 27, 2023 by ehurst

There’s a Java game you can get for free: jShisen. There’s an installer for Windows and a zipped file for everyone else. For Windows, you’ll need to be sure and get Java installed. I recommend you get it here. It’s … Continue reading →

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Windows File Sharing — SMB3

Posted on July 2, 2023 by ehurst

The current emphasis in Windows world is file sharing via the cloud. However, there may be good reasons to avoid that. You could use the SSH server in Windows the way Linux does, and install an SFTP client such as … Continue reading →

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Slimjet Censors Websites

Posted on January 11, 2023 by ehurst

In the past I had recommended the Slimjet browser as a good alternative to Google Chrome. It has some nifty features. However, an unexpected “feature” recently appeared: It censors some websites. I was testing how Slimjet worked under certain conditions … Continue reading →

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The Chromebook

Posted on September 2, 2021 by ehurst

Okay, here it is, folks. I said it was a prayer request, not a fundraiser, but some of you contributed anyway. This is the cheaper of the two versions of the Samsung Galaxy Chromebook2 with the Celeron processor. It has … Continue reading →

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AI Infiltration

Posted on August 14, 2021 by ehurst

Some of you have asked me questions about my teaching. Some of you have asked my counsel on personal matters. I’m honored to serve you that way. But what if someone was able to fake my ID and send messages … Continue reading →

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Oppressive Technology

Posted on June 28, 2021 by ehurst

I’m laughing: If you’re curious how entrenched older Windows versions are, we can get a good estimate by visiting a dataset maintained by the United States Government Digital Analytics Program. This dataset contains a rolling summary of visitors to US … Continue reading →

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Ransomware and Colonial Pipeline

Posted on May 11, 2021 by ehurst

There are too many sources I could link, so I’ll just summarize what I’ve read so far. I’m sure it’s no consolation to anyone, but I learned yesterday that the Colonial Pipeline ransomware attack affected only the office computers and … Continue reading →

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The Chinese Grip

Posted on May 5, 2021 by ehurst

Here’s something interesting: China has concrete plans for taking over the Internet itself. It’s not as if this is news, but it’s a much more explicit statement than we would expect. China is not known for public honesty on much … Continue reading →

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To Everything a Season

Posted on March 19, 2021 by ehurst

This is not meant to be a tech piece, not on this blog. I’m trying to point out something behind it all. A couple of articles about the ongoing war — TPTB are trying to crush cryptocurrency. First is this … Continue reading →

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