Linux on netbooks is becoming a hot subject recently. There are more and more netbooks sold, and more and more of them are coming with Linux. Or are being used to try Linux out. Netbooks are small and often cheap devices which makes them affordable and even … expendable. So a lot of people are … Continue reading Linux on netbooks : distribution question
We’ve all seen pictures of the Northern Lights before, but we haven’t seen anything like this. Quite a few people observed a spiral (and a spinning one at that) in the Norway sky. I haven’t seen any good explanations of the phenomena yet, but it’s all over the Internet. Some of the Norway newspapers are … Continue reading Spiral in the Norway sky
Blogoscoped quotes Google executives on the issue of privacy. Eric Schmidt: “If you have something that you don’t want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place.” Eric goes on to say, “But if you really need that kind of privacy, the reality is that search engines – including Google … Continue reading On privacy
Cyprus Mail reports that unemployment rates are through the roof and kicking all previous records in the butt. By the end of November, there were almost 21,000 unemployed people in Cyprus, representing a 73 per cent rise compared to the same month last year. That’s mostly due to the downfall in construction and tourism industries. … Continue reading Unemployment in Cyprus
Cyprus Mail reports that environmental commissioner turned his attention towards piles of SPAM – advertising leaflets distributed by numerous companies to people’s house, mailboxes, and cars. The initiative to regulate this is very welcome. However: Theopemptou insists that a law should be passed to regulate leaflet distribution in streets, cars and post boxes in order … Continue reading SPAM : It should be opt in, not opt out