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The Technocracy of War: Part 2
For Peter Jimmerson, the war was over — for now. For the past two years he had been in a running battle with some cracker slipping into his servers. This was no simple showboating; the cracker was needling him personally, … Continue reading
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Tagged bsd, computers, government, oppression, resistance
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The Real Enemy
I’m not going to help you much with fixing what’s wrong with the world. We are at war. Only a fool would deny it. Bad things are going to happen and your life will be afflicted with unwanted changes, and … Continue reading
The Shape of Oppression
Around here, I’ve seen very little harassment from the government. As noted previously on this blog, I was under some kind of bumbling surveillance at one point around the turn of the millennium. It included tapping my phone, some ham-fisted … Continue reading
Program Notes: CentOS Laptop Coming
That is, if I can get this inherited machine working. Traded for a Dell Latitude D620. A decent system, but the power jack appears to be disconnected inside. Works okay if the battery is charged up, but none of my … Continue reading
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Tagged computers, linux, redhat
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Dodging That Slice
No matter where you live in this world, our insane SOPA and PIPA legislation is going to affect you. That is, unless you have no dealings or contact with any American residents — in which case, you would not be … Continue reading
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For My Next Adventure… (Updated)
I’m getting older, but I’m not yet old enough to have lost all wanderlust. Sadly, my next adventure could be some form of custody. Yes, there is much hyperbole there. I rather expect I would have some form of lead … Continue reading
Fraudulent Use of My Personal Info
I’m trying to imagine why, but someone seems to have lifted my personal contact details and posted a bogus resume on several job websites, such as Monster. First, I got a bunch of notices from the websites. I’ve complained to … Continue reading
Reprise: Linux Elitism
I stand by my almost-three-year old post about the elitist attitude of Linux fans. To restate in fewer words, the attitude of Linux users reflects to a large degree that of the developers. The Open Source culture is developer-centric. The … Continue reading
Wireless Carrier SNAFU (Updated)
You may recall the acronym SNAFU approximates: “Situation Normal, All Fouled Up.” Is anyone really surprised at the depth of detail in which this Carrier IQ company is logging your every touch and use of your smartphone? Pay attention to … Continue reading
Open Communication Lines
Necessity is the mother of implementation. Users of the social news and community site Reddit don’t like the way the government seems to be muscling in on the Internet. So they plan to build a new one. So far, it’s … Continue reading
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