Tag Archives: internet

Welcoming the Mobile Era

Posted on October 3, 2011 by ehurst

James Kendrick at ZDNet says the PC is not necessarily dead, but the mobile device is definitely the central figure in consumer technology. He notes the PC has regained its old image as that thing you use at work. Frankly … Continue reading →

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Collection of Asides

Posted on September 28, 2011 by ehurst

Several small things on my mind today. 1. I’m a little concerned about official belligerence toward Pakistan. This won’t be the same as bullying Iraq and Afghanistan, or places like Libya and Somalia. I tend to think China doesn’t kid … Continue reading →

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Google Censorship

Posted on September 24, 2011 by ehurst

You can Google for censorship and get a lot of information, but you aren’t likely to find much about Google’s own censorship actions. No one should be surprised effective political dissent will get results, and those results aren’t the political … Continue reading →

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Clueless: Tulsa World News Site

Posted on September 21, 2011 by ehurst

Where I live in Oklahoma, the state capital is just a few miles west. It’s a busy place with all the horrors of any modern socialist bureaucracy. Some of the buildings are almost tolerable, but most are ugly as sin. … Continue reading →

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Whimper: Google Chrome Broken Again (Updated)

Posted on September 17, 2011 by ehurst

You can probably ignore this whiny-gram unless you need a chuckle. I run Scientific Linux 6, a clone of Red Hat Enterprise Linux. It includes by default a very nice system security package called SELinux. It was designed with the … Continue reading →

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Not a Truther

Posted on September 10, 2011 by ehurst

I don’t quite fit the common meaning of the label “Truther” (with or without the capitalization) particularly in the case of 9/11. It’s not as if I’m going to espouse any part of the garbage offered by the official sources. … Continue reading →

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Open Line Tuesday: Ask Your Questions Here

Posted on September 6, 2011 by ehurst

Post questions in the comments section regarding any topic I’ve covered or one you imagine I might be able to cover. Answers may appear in the comments or a separate post. You can also use this as an opportunity to … Continue reading →

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Can't Trust Chrome Browser

Posted on September 2, 2011 by ehurst

Google lies about how the Chrome browser works, and works against user privacy in other ways. I’ve been testing Chrome on both Windows and Linux, and checking the results manually in terms of cookies and other privacy issues. First of … Continue reading →

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Diaspora Is Working

Posted on August 27, 2011 by ehurst

Thanks to my good friend, Mark, we now know Diaspora is working. I’ve got my account set up, and I’m using the nym: br073n — a blatantly religious nick based on a geek spelling for “broken”. It’s still a work … Continue reading →

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Laptop Oracles: Thick Skinned

Posted on August 24, 2011 by ehurst

A corollary to consistency is the power to resist attacks. Every civilization has predators within and barbarians without. What makes a civilization strong is many things, but among them is the ability to take and hold real estate against attacks. … Continue reading →

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