Category Archives: Geek

“We’ve arranged a civilization in which most crucial elements profoundly depend on science and technology.” –Carl Sagan

A Good Night of Geeking!!!

Posted on 9 February 2010 by matthannan

For some reason tonight, I decided to not play around with beer and mead too much. They are doing their thing quite happily. Sometimes after a rough day in the saltmines, I’ll come home and drink a beer or three. Sometimes I will sit down to geek out.… Read the rest

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iWorry

Posted on 28 January 2010 by matthannan

iWorry: Does the iPad Signal the End of the Era of Open Computing? … Read the rest

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Playing with Wampas

Posted on 28 January 2010 by matthannan

In my case, a wampa has come to mean a firewall/proxy server. I work at a financial house, so we are locked down pretty tight with what we are allowed to surf and what we are not. Facebook is definitely not allowed, but I am always looking for end-arounds.… Read the rest

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Jolicloud netbook OS

Posted on 3 December 2009 by matthannan

The version I am running is Private Alpha 2c (Developer’s Edition), so I am not expecting a lot out of it, especially after my last couple of nights looking at Moblin v2.0 and v2.1. But, I’ll tell you what, those Moblin devs have a LOT of work ahead of them if they want to do something other than waste their time and Intel’s money.… Read the rest

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