In which the author has a brainwave about how to approach the wife test.
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The beta release of Ubuntu 8.10 (that’s 2008-October) was posted a few hours ago, on time and as planned. Look on Microsoft and weep.
I downloaded it right away. Why not?
Clockwork Updates
The final release of Intrepid Ibex, as it’s codenamed, is scheduled to happen on October 30th. The chances of it not happening on time are probably small.
This ability to release software updates on time and to do it regularly is unprecedented. And not just software, but an operating system, which is to say an entire software ecosystem.
That’s a remarkable achievement. Even more remarkable is the fact that the software is of high quality and, despite prudent and appropriate recommendations against using it on production systems, it is in most cases usable immediately; it’s that good. Typically, only a few bugs affecting a few people are fixed between the beta and the...
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A Cloud In The HomeFrom: wombatdiet.net
Post Date: 2008-09-17 08:56:58
The day is coming when we will not need elaborate backup arrangements, such as I described yesterday, for each individual computer. OSNews had a story a few days ago which points the way to the future.
All disks on all computers on a network, including silicon disks, such as that in my new Asus EEE PC 1000 , will be able to participate in a storage cloud which makes traditional backup completely redundant. A failed device will be restored from data stored redundantly by other devices in th...
more What Makes People Vote Republican?From: wombatdiet.net
Post Date: 2008-09-11 06:59:44
The politics of many countries is often unfathomable, even to people who live there. Sometimes it takes an outsider to see things too close one’s nose, or, as in this case, someone who has lived elsewhere and learned to see from an outside perspective. This is the best explanation of something that has baffled me for a long time: What Makes People Vote Republican? ...
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