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tcpipThe next issue of MS-Windows promises to bring a whole new world of monopolistic behaviour to the computing world. Specifically MS-Windows 8 will require that secure boot will be installed for certification, which is fine in itself; BIOS really is a technology past its use-by date. However this will, in all probability, be used to prevent dual-booting with other operating systems like you-know-what. I have a presentation (PDF) on this topic from last Tuesday at Linux Users of Victoria and the policy we have developed. Since then ![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
zey has pointed out that "the slow moving train wreck" of a company has decided it would be good to include in its terms of service the right of the company to remotely kill or delete applications that you have purchased.
On Sunday gave an address at the the Melbourne Unitarian Church on aliens, or more specifically entitled "Is Anybody Out There? Little Green Men and the Fermi Paradox", which gave a brief introduction to the issue that space is so big and old and yet otherworldly life has yet to be discovered. Of course, people always raise the cost of scanning the sky for such and whilst it is notable, it is certainly preferred to most military expenditures. Apropos churchy matters, I have made a substantial start on the three-chapter bloc on studies on Abrahamic religions and should have the Judaism material finished this week. Finally, tonight the Melbourne Atheist Society is having a discussion on "Science and the Objectivity Myth", which hopefully will deal with pragmatics rather than just representational realism.
There have been some significant changes at work; from a staff of around fifty, six positions were made redundant, two others took voluntary redundancy, managers took pay cuts and other staff reduced their hours. I was one of the latter group, adopting what should be a pleasant four-day working week over summer. Nevertheless, I really feel for those people who have lost their jobs, an awful experience for those with families and mortgages etc. Although on the latter matter, we were doubly fortunate this week in shifting our mortgage (with our strongly recommended union-owned, ME Bank) to an offset account which, coupled with a recent drop in interest rates, now has the lowest rate in the country - and resulting in a "not insignificant" saving.
zey has pointed out that "the slow moving train wreck" of a company has decided it would be good to include in its terms of service the right of the company to remotely kill or delete applications that you have purchased.On Sunday gave an address at the the Melbourne Unitarian Church on aliens, or more specifically entitled "Is Anybody Out There? Little Green Men and the Fermi Paradox", which gave a brief introduction to the issue that space is so big and old and yet otherworldly life has yet to be discovered. Of course, people always raise the cost of scanning the sky for such and whilst it is notable, it is certainly preferred to most military expenditures. Apropos churchy matters, I have made a substantial start on the three-chapter bloc on studies on Abrahamic religions and should have the Judaism material finished this week. Finally, tonight the Melbourne Atheist Society is having a discussion on "Science and the Objectivity Myth", which hopefully will deal with pragmatics rather than just representational realism.
There have been some significant changes at work; from a staff of around fifty, six positions were made redundant, two others took voluntary redundancy, managers took pay cuts and other staff reduced their hours. I was one of the latter group, adopting what should be a pleasant four-day working week over summer. Nevertheless, I really feel for those people who have lost their jobs, an awful experience for those with families and mortgages etc. Although on the latter matter, we were doubly fortunate this week in shifting our mortgage (with our strongly recommended union-owned, ME Bank) to an offset account which, coupled with a recent drop in interest rates, now has the lowest rate in the country - and resulting in a "not insignificant" saving.
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Date: 2011-12-13 10:41 pm (UTC)Mind you, none of this stuff is exactly new to M$. As always, M$ is merely copying Apple and Sony.
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Date: 2011-12-13 11:03 pm (UTC)Not entirely sure a claim like that would stand up in a court. But pretty evil just the same for even attempting it.
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Date: 2011-12-13 11:08 pm (UTC)http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/12/xbox-360-update-new-media-features-no-right-to-sue-microsoft.ars
http://arstechnica.com/gaming/news/2011/09/mandatory-ps3-update-removes-right-to-join-in-a-class-action-lawsuit.ars
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Date: 2011-12-14 12:19 am (UTC)But their intellectual property lawyers should be put to the wall.
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Date: 2011-12-13 06:17 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-13 07:24 am (UTC)It is actually not that uncommon; many people of an atheistic persuasion still are interested in "religious" perspectives such as self-reflection, community and a sense of wonder with the universe. As a result they can engage in a meaningful dialogue with theistic people with similar interests. It's the difference, I suppose between being an engaged atheist (or natural pantheist) and the mass atheism of "apatheism".
Do you ever have time to breathe ?
Trust me, I know very little about popular culture!
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Date: 2011-12-13 08:28 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-13 12:20 pm (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-13 12:33 pm (UTC): D
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Date: 2011-12-13 09:10 am (UTC)no subject
Date: 2011-12-13 12:30 pm (UTC)As they say, watch this space. This will be very interesting times.
PS: Absolutely awesome icon btw. The BBC was a true hackers computer.
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Date: 2011-12-13 12:44 pm (UTC)Re PS: We still have a BBC Micro in full working order! :)
Attack of the killer B's
Date: 2011-12-13 11:00 pm (UTC)http://microbee.com.au/uploads/Documentation/Manuals/
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Date: 2011-12-13 12:19 pm (UTC)I am beginning to think that perhaps we can only learn how precious our pale dot is by realising how vast the emptiness of space is.
Because there will always be a moon over Marin
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Date: 2011-12-18 06:27 am (UTC)1 To see "x" in action
2 It's a good example of Sufi tolerance and appreciation of other religions , unlike Wahabi and Salafi violent fanaticism and hatred .
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Estimataj,
LA MISTERO DE LA NASKO DE JESUO KRISTO
"Cxar infano naskigxis al ni, filo estas donita al ni, kaj la regado estos sur lia sxultro, kaj lia nomo estos: Mirinda, Konsilisto, Potenculo, Patro de Eterneco, Princo de Paco" (Jesaja 9:6).
Ni estas en alia kristnaska festo! Gxi estas festo apartigita rememori la naskon de nia Savinto kaj Sinjoro Jesuo Kristo antau du mil jaroj. La festo estas unu el la plej celebrataj festoj tra la mondo. Estas multaj debatoj por kaj kontrau la festo. Kelkaj diras ke la festo havas idolanan deveno. Aliaj prave observas ke la 25-a de decembro ne povis esti la naskodato de Jesuo Kristo. Multaj homoj kiuj celebras gxin dedicxas la feston al la naskigxo de Jesuo Kristo. Tamen, ne gravas via opinio pri la festo, cxu vi iam pripensis la misteron de la nasko de Jesuo Kristo? Kio estis speciala je Lia nasko?
La Infano kiu estis naskita en Betlehem de la Virgulino Mario estas la Regxo de regxoj. La Filo kiu estis donita al ni estas la Kreinto de la cxieloj kaj la tero. Kiel la Potenca Dio, Li estas tiel potenca ke Li ne bezonis ian ajn helpon porti la regadon de cxi tiu mondo sur Lia sxultro. Li estis naskita kiel ordinara nove naskita infano, sed Li estas la Patro de Eterneco. Li estas la Mirinda Konsilisto kaj Princo de Paco.
La nasko de cxi tiu speciala Infano alportis lumon, pacon kaj gxojon al la vivoj de multaj homoj precipe homoj kiuj fidas tute al Li. Li regas je iliaj vivoj nuntempe. Sed Li regos sur la tuta universo unutage kiam Lia regno estos senfina.
Ne gravas cxu vi kredas je la festo de Kristnasko de Jesuo Kristo au ne. Tio kio gravas estas: cxu vi jam spertis la lumon, pacon kaj gxojon kiujn Jesuo Kristo alportis al cxi tiu mondo? Cxu vi havas Liajn enajn pacon kaj gxojon? Cxu vi partigas cxi tiujn lumon, pacon kaj gxojon kun aliaj homoj? Cxu vi briligas Lian lumon al la mallumo de la mondo? Cxu vi regos kun Li kiam Li finfine starigos Sian eternan regnon sur la universo?
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Date: 2011-12-18 06:50 am (UTC)http://sufinews.blogspot.com/
About Islam in general - when I was involved in Multicultural Education and the Redbridge Council of Faiths in London , not to mention the World Congress of Faiths , I knew many wonderful Muslims and I had Muslim African students among my friends . However , I DO have problems with Wahabi and Salafi fanaticism and violence . I think Bush has much to answer for , but Islam is Jihadi in its essence -e.g. 100 million Hindus were slaughtered during the muslim invasion of India ! I support the ex-Muslims dissidents too .
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Date: 2011-12-21 07:56 am (UTC)Sorry to bother you again ! I realize how busy you must be . However , you mentioned how immensely distorted messages in Esperanto can become on the internet with the original orthography , which I can confirm with mine on an Esperanto Yahoo group .
However , messages elsewhere on the web do get through , such as this one which I've just spotted the one below . How come ?
Karaj Samideanoj,
Antaŭ 4 tagoj, la Programo Mia Amiko estis lanĉita por omaĝi nian grandan Zamenhof.
La celo de nia programo estas unuigi portugallingvajn "Interesatojn pri Esperanto" (IE) kun "Amika Esperantisto" (AE).
La programo estas jam granda sukceso!
Preskaŭ 60 homoj jam enskribiĝis por esti IE-oj.
Ni jam havas registrite 18 AE-ojn.
Dekomence, la programo estis elpensita por esti nur brazila, tamen unu portugalino jam enregistriĝis kiel IE kaj alia esperantista litovino sendis sian registriĝon por AE. Tio jam ŝvebas transnaciiĝon de la programo. Ni ja havos duan fazon en la programo, kiam ni alvokos tutmondan esperantistaron por esti "internacia esperantista amiko" de niaj IE-oj kaj tiel helpi la daŭrigon de niaj bakitoj post atingo de ŝufiĉa lingva nivelo por krozi nian movadon. La portugallingva programo daŭros 10-semajnojn. La daŭrigado ankoraŭ ne estis elpensita, tamen certe reliefigos interkulturan esploradon.
Guglo tre kompetente arigas niajn interesatojn pri Esperanto. Tiuj alvenintoj estas veraj trezoroj por nia movado. Tiel ni fariĝas tre respondeca pri ilia progreso. Ĉu ili restos aŭ ne en niaj rondoj, dependos de niaj argumentoj kaj ŝvitaj konvinkiĝoj, kaj instruante la lingvon kaj montrante nia monda movado. Do, mi petEGas al tiuj, kiuj volas restigi tiujn ĵusalvenintojn, ke vi volontulu inter ni. En tiu fazo de la programo, ni dependas de portugallingvaj "esperantistaj amikoj". Nia programo estas por formi esperantistojn, ne simplajn esperanto-konantojn . Nur esperantistoj vere diskonigas nian lingvon.
Por tiuj, kiuj volas volontuli, bonvole plenigi la formularon por esti AE en tiu ĉi ligilo: http://bit.ly/ formularo- ae
Plejamike,
Adonis Saliba
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Date: 2011-12-22 10:26 pm (UTC)What do you mean "do not get through"? If you mean they're not posted there's a variety of reasons, resulting from temporary server errors to permissions. If you mean that they're not posted with the diacriticals as expected that would be because different webclients/mail-readers etc use different character encoding. Basically the two that should be used as ASCII and UTF whenever possible.
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Date: 2011-12-23 05:20 am (UTC)http://esperanto.typeit.org/
my email itself was horribly distorted !
As you know there are many languages which use supersigns - including Lettish and Lithuanian -and even my own phonetic spelling of English .
By the way , I hope my last email to you about Jihadism didn't seem racist in the manner of "some of my best friends are ..." I LOVE the Sufis , whose nondual mysticism closely resembles our Advaita Vedanta . If I remember rightly , my Hindi teacher in London had Sufi friends . I tolerate everything except intolerance itself .
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Date: 2011-12-23 07:27 am (UTC)Assuming that one is dealing with a tolerant difference, then the next step becomes 'acceptance'.
I saw nothing wrong on your post on Jihadism... Although we are reminded that word too has become something else to what it should be.
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Date: 2011-12-23 08:35 am (UTC)