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12th February 2017 |
Why most software is proprietary |
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Imagining why most software is proprietary, and a funny badge to use when you publish Free Software.
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12th February 2017 |
How to use Free Software |
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Practical advice on connecting with the Free Software community and using Free Software.
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29th January 2017 |
A shout-out to LWN 📰 |
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Public discussion differentiates Free Software from proprietary... Support Free Software media by reading LWN!
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15th January 2017 |
Spurn the computer game industry |
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How the computer games industry forces people onto proprietary platforms and makes them buy expensive hardware.
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10th December 2016 |
An LDO regulator with discrete components |
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My own design for an LDO regulator.
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27th November 2016 |
The Three Software Freedoms |
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About the software freedoms and why each of them is important.
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27th October 2016 |
Why technology is bad |
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Misuse of technology in the modern world, a messy free-for-all with everybody grabbing whatever benefits they can for themselves with no regard for the effects on society.
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14th October 2016 |
The role of Free Software in a world that doesn't care |
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Accepting that most people reject the Free Software message, what can the Free Software movement contribute to the world?
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12th September 2016 |
On Technology Obscurity |
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On how software causes the workings of a machine to be particularly obscure. And how to enjoy Free Software to counter this.
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6th September 2016 |
SSL considered bloated |
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There is, at present, a fashion, or even movement: to put SSL encryption on every single website. Is this really a good idea?
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4th September 2016 |
The writing interest paradox |
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People who are interested in something are not necessarily the best person to write about it.
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18th August 2016 |
Where has Termux been all my Android life? |
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Can it be... a terminal setup for Android that doesn't suck?
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2nd August 2016 |
Fear the sun |
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A poem I wrote.
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29th May 2016 |
Best "Linux distro" |
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People need to know...
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29th May 2016 |
Computer games |
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I attempt to analyse the psychological uses and effects of computer games.
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7th February 2016 |
Design and performance of the 1-transistor regulator (re-written) |
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How to design a good 1-transistor voltage regulator and how it's performance compares to an integrated one.
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7th December 2015 |
Controlling a motorcycle tachometer with a raspberry pi |
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Making a Raspberry Pi home-server display number of website visitors on an analog motorcycle tachometer.
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22nd November 2015 |
KDE/XFCE hybrid - the greatest DE of all time 😎 |
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Combine the fancy graphics and enormous apps of KDE with the speed and sensible UI of XFCE.
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19th May 2015 |
The truth about cat deterrents 🐱 |
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Are ultra-sonic sirens a great way to deter cats from your garden?
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23rd April 2015 |
"Great" mode vs "Normal" mode |
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In this article I write about two different "modes" of existance.
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13th April 2015 |
Debunking ridiculous myths about cryptography |
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An explanation of the main types of cryptography and how they can fail.
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14th January 2015 |
Downloading software on different operating systems ↓ |
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How one finds, chooses and obtains software on different operating systems, hopefully avoiding malware.
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14th December 2014 |
Why the universe exists ✨ |
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Why might an un-created universe exist?
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29th November 2014 |
Year circle ◯ |
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A cool calendar supplement, putting the months of a year on a circle with average temperatures.
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16th November 2014 |
My quibbles with the BBC news website 😡 |
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Could we get shown the most important articles since we last visited rather than just today's news?
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30th October 2014 |
Why you should keep internet-facing software up-to-date |
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Read how software actually becomes less secure if you don't update it.
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30th October 2014 |
My not-so-mini, not-so-blue-tooth speaker |
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What does it take to make a blue-tooth mini-speaker have decent sound quality?
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25th October 2014 |
Scooter chassis diagrams |
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Some diagrams of the type of chassis that a lot of modern scooters use.
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25th October 2014 |
S10 mini speaker bass-boost technology |
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An analysis of the bass-boost technology in the S10 mini speaker.
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22nd October 2014 |
Why the enclosure of a speaker is important |
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Did you know that the enclosure of a speaker is more than just a cover?
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