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The Bush Era Draws to a Close. From warrantless surveillance to torture, the ugliest aspects of the “War on Terror” ended 2006 teetering on the brink of reform and renunciation. Commentary by Jennifer Granick. [Wired News: Top Stories]

Ben Rockwood on Some OpenSolaris Experiences at Joyent . Ben Rockwood talks here about some of the experiences we're having with OpenSolaris at Joyent. 2006 has seen tremendous growth for us across all of our product families. We are setting up for a great 2007. Much of this is thanks to the great technology from… Continue reading Ben Rockwood on Some OpenSolaris Experiences at Joyent

Libraries, Bookstores, and Espresso. Slashdot aggregated a short piece on CNN about Espresso, a one-book-at-a-time machine that I have commented on before–five years ago, in fact. So the book machine itself is not news–and similar systems were around before Jeff Marsh announced Espresso in 2001–but this time, the innovation is to put the machines inside… Continue reading Libraries, Bookstores, and Espresso

Why are you not hiring remote workers?. Just recently, we hired a new systems administrator named Mark. He lives in Virginia. That’s six hours off the GMT. One less than the current five guys in Chicago. Two less than Jamis in Idaho. So what? He was the best of the candidates available, we’d be crazy… Continue reading Why are you not hiring remote workers?

Articles 1.0. As requested by many of you, I’ve packaged up my Articles page functionality as a WordPress plugin. This plugin allows you to easily present a list of posts you select outside of your blog chronology. Very useful for featuring things that might otherwise slip into the nether regions of your archives. See it… Continue reading Articles 1.0

Matt Galvin: Feisty working solo on a MacBook Pro. This is really sweet! I poked around a little bit and it seemed like the GRUB EFI issues have been or are being resolved so I grabbed the Feisty Herd 1 Desktop CD and popped it in my MacBook Pro and started the install. This is… Continue reading Matt Galvin: Feisty working solo on a MacBook Pro

Discovery Takes Off on a Complex Mission. In the first nighttime launching in more than four years, the shuttle began a mission of space station rewiring. By JOHN SCHWARTZ. [NYT > Home Page]

The Count: At More Offices, a Plan to Stick With That Old PC. Businesses are expected to be less willing to open their wallets for new technology in 2007. By PHYLLIS KORKKI. [NYT > Technology]

A very interesting article on a four day work week.