Technology References

An excellent article about the power of internet as means of attaining more liberty. It helped end the Soviet Union and continues to help liberate people from oppression of big governments, while being far more efficient than government's methods of controlling it.

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At some point, in the relatively soon future, the average citizen will begin to watch and realize that all of this stuff we call technology, has evolved throughout the ages, into what was needed for a computer system to actually be called the beast to emerge onto the scene as a capable entity, controlling all aspects of everything. And, it all came together from all points to become this thing.

A very engaging, although from some point of view a bit geeky story showing why we love GNU/Linux. Of course, you don't have to be a geek to benefit from the bottom line benefit that the story is pointing to:

"It comes down to the most basic principle for the design of any operating system: it must enable you.">

That's what it's all about. It puts you into the drivers seat. If you're not an advanced user, somebody else is and that somebody is in a community which has the freedom to and is willing to help you too have a great ride!

yet another non-IT FUD:

Greater use of plant-based biofuels will push oil prices "through the roof," according to the Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries (Opec).

Interesting story about death of the CD (or I would rather say Music CD) and what happens next. The CD seems to be the last of what represents the old music industry. The new music industry which is being born these years doesn't care about the CD or whichever particular medium. It's all digital and it's all over the network. And advertising is driving the business, not CD sales.

Only few months ago it may have seemed incredible, and now that it has happened we are left in almost a dreamy state wondering what exactly just happened. There has been a controversy regarding Dell's offering of GNU/Linux (Ubuntu) on their machines being too little, too late, too focused on enthusiast market instead of general market, but it can't be denied, despite everything, that this is a move in the right direction and that it leaves a lot of hope that the long expected surge of desktop GNU/Linux is about to be happening soon.