I've recently returned from LibrePlanet 2015 where I presented a workshop called Rock Your Emacs. The workshop is designed to help Emacs users over the initial barriers to writing their own customisations with Lisp code. While we're waiting for official videos to be published, here's the video, slides and exercises …
read moreControlling fan speed on Thinkpad X60
There’s just one minor annoyance with my new LibreBoot Thinkpad X60 from GLUGLUG. Working it hard causes it to overheat and shut down. Thankfully, the fan turns out to have much more capability than the defaults allow; all but solving this problem.
In Trisquel GNU/Linux 6.0, the …
read moreRaising concerns about ACTA and TPP
The recent resounding defeat of ACTA in the European Parliament has given me a lot of hope. Many citizens took the time to contact members of parliament and this seems to have made all the difference. I hope that Australian can also reject this harmful agreement. That won’t happen …
read moreChoice, please speak out against DRM
*The following is a letter written to Choice, the leading Australian consumer advocacy organisation.
I urge Choice to speak out against products like the Amazon Kindle electronic book reader. They use Digital Restrictions Management (DRM) technology to restrict your basic freedoms.
The Kindle uses DRM technology to give Amazon full …
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