People always ask why don’t write apps for idiot phones. The simple answer is I don’t like killing people, I like helping save them. At some point your app is going to distract someone. They will walk out in traffic, fall through an open manhole, mow down a woman carrying a baby in the crosswalk, or some other horrible thing all because your app was on their phone and distracting them. Yeah, the early days … This is why I like working on medical devicesRead more
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Manually Adding a Disk to Linux
We all have to do it from time to time. I’m creating this post so I can stop looking for a trusted source. I don’t add a second or third hard drive to my KDE Neon (Linux) desktops often enough to commit it to memory, and let’s face it, things have changed over the years. I will assume you already have physically installed your drive and formatted it the way you want. roland@roland-HP-EliteDesk-800-G2-SFF:~$ sudo mkdir … Manually Adding a Disk to LinuxRead more
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Microsoft Finally Admits to the World It Never Could Make a Web Browser
Anyone who ever really wrote software knew Microsoft couldn’t develop a Web browser to save its ass. It took a long time but Microsoft has finally admitted to the world it lost the browser wars. Microsoft had to tightly couple and commit blatant crimes to force their worthless Internet Explorer with it never ending massive security holes on the world. Now, they have basically created a stripped down Opera. Just like Opera they are using … Microsoft Finally Admits to the World It Never Could Make a Web BrowserRead more
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That Annoying Seagate Clunking
If you own a Seagate Backup Plus Hub you know what I’m talking about. That continuous and annoying clicking clunking sound while idle. This is really annoying. If you have the drive running on a nice solid desk shell the sound becomes amplified enough to keep you awake at night from two rooms away. There have been many a post on this subject. Seagate appears to be hiring Keller MBAs who cut costs without any … That Annoying Seagate ClunkingRead more
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Breaching TLS/SSL
In some large part this essay is a follow-on to the “You Are the Security Breach” essay. It’s a result of a knock-down drag-out I got into on a technology mailing list. True I have quite a discussion about security in my upcoming “The Minimum You Need to Know About the Phallus of AGILE” book, but this particular discussion needed to be had in a more general context. Each and everyone of you is being … Breaching TLS/SSLRead more