I’m not considering a change of my Twitter account, as I’m using my surname all over the place and the only person it ever conflicts with is my brother. Â But I’ve heard of people trying to rename their accounts or re-brand their activity on Twitter, so I think is article – How to change your … Continue reading How to change your Twitter username
Back in the old days, before the browsers even had extensions like Adblock Plus, many of us – tech-savvy web surfers – used to block unwanted advertising, SPAM sites, and other non-sense using the /etc/hosts file. Â The technology behind is very simple – you overwrite the IP address to which the unwanted website’s domain name … Continue reading Block unwanted advertisements with /etc/hosts file on Linux
With Bitcoin on the rise recently (currently priced at $900+), I thought I’d share the link to this article – Bitcoin – Money Decentralization – which provides some insight into how Bitcoin works and some core principles behind it. The article is written more from the Computer Science perspective rather than an economic/financial one, some of … Continue reading Bitcoin – Money Decentralization
A friend sent me a link to this email from Linus Torvalds to the Kernel Summit Discussion mailing list. Â The subject of the conversation is the General Public License (GPL) and whether or not it should be enforced in courts. Â Read the whole thing – it’s quite interesting. Â Here are a few snippets just to … Continue reading GPL defense issues
Chris Hardie, who works for Automattic, shares his observations on where the power in a distributed organization comes from, versus the traditional one. In an office setting, I see power and influence gather around… The person with the newest, coolest and/or most expensive clothing The person with the larger corner office The person with the most assistants The … Continue reading Power in a distributed organization vs traditional