Bob Morris @ Aug 31st 2006 13:03 - Category: Unfiled ;
An announcement from the people who brought you the award-winning publications The Electronic Intifada and Electronic Iraq.
Hopefully, we won’t have to bring you..
The site is live now, detailing the ominous news. More from PSL.
Bob Morris @ Aug 31st 2006 07:46 - Category: Climate change ;
California is taking a major first step towards reducing greenhouse emissions. This plan mandates reduction of greenhouse gas emissions starting in 2012. Sure, parts of the bill are a bit limp, but still, it does make California the first state to mandate such changes, and that’s huge.
Gov. Schwarzenegger played a deciding role here, defying his own party and the White House in doing so. He’s on a roll towards easy re-election in November too, having done everything right these past few months while the Democratic candidate, Phil Angelides, is comatose.
Bob Morris @ Aug 31st 2006 00:21 - Category: Unfiled ;
John Kerry gallops to the rescue two years too late.
(Quote from the Warner Brothers cartoon, WAV)
Bob Morris @ Aug 31st 2006 00:14 - Category: Uncategorized Tags: Venezuela;
Bob Morris @ Aug 31st 2006 00:07 - Category: Uncategorized Tags: Ubuntu;
System76 sells computers with Ubuntu pre-installed. I am deeply tired of endless Microsoft bugs, problems, patches, security holes, and the like. With the impending monstrosity called Vista arriving soon, it’s time for a change. I just ordered a quite reasonably priced System76 laptop.
Ubuntu has a thriving, enthusiastic user base. There are lots of websites with information, forums, etc on Ubuntu, which is billed as “Linux for human beings.” It has a friendly feel to it, like BBSing was in the 80’s. When’s the last time you felt that way about Windows?
Ubuntu is open source and free. It comes with loads of free software, including OpenOffice which users have told me will do most anything Microsoft Office can do. It too is free.
Amazon just released the pricing for Vista, the next generation of Windows. The upgrade for the version most people will want is $259, with minor discounts for quantity purchases. The full version is $399. Yikes. If you have an older computer, it will probably be too slow for Vista, so you’ll have to buy a new computer. A mere 512mb of RAM won’t be nearly enough either. Double yikes! Then you’ll need to get new versions of whatever anti-spyware and anti-virus programs you use, and maybe new versions of lots of other programs too. Triple yikes!
Vista has a new interface and supposedly better security, to which I say, big whoop. With Ubuntu you can choose from multiple interfaces at will, and tweak them as much as you want. The security is way better in Linux too. Like with Macs, you don’t need anti-spyware and anti-virus programs. You can also install it on older PCs and it runs just fine.
You can install Ubuntu to dual-boot on a Windows system (just don’t then install Vista because it will destroy the boot record and with it, your Ubuntu. Seriously.) and you can also run it off a CD.
My laptop will arrive in a week or so. I’ll let everyone know how it goes!
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