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It sounds so futuristic and the video does its part in giving the impression, but a lot of this is just little sensors connected to networks from little components that anyone can now buy although they probably have a little ways to go before being more mainstream on places like eBay. This is similar to…

I wrote a long post recently about trying out a virtual private server (VPS) hosting plan in which one is allocated a virtual machine in the cloud. This is fundamentally different than the shared hosting plans, such as the one this site is running on, which I’ve been using for the past several years and…

According to a leaked cable, the US government was heavily involved in drafting Ghana’s 2011 Biosafety Act, which provided a framework for the introduction of GM foods. The US aid department provided technical assistance and some funding. The cable said biotech products were being sold in Ghana and GM seeds from neighbouring countries were likely…

There’s a story in the Japanese news today about multiple lawsuits being filed against the government claiming that the recent upper-house election for the Japanese Diet is unconstitutional. The Diet is Japan’s legislative body and would be similar to Congress in the United States. Just as in the United States the Diet consists of an…

I’m sure a lot of people find moist towelettes – also called wet wipes or cleaning wipes – very convenient. I use them often. I find they are nice to have near a massage table, in a car and in my purse or backpack. But it is really bad to flush them down the toilet.…

I did some research and found out that the building which forms much of the scenery for this drama series in an upscale area of Tokyo across the street from a non-religious building which is a copy of a Gothic cathedral that can be rented for weddings, parties, or other events. Such a beautiful setting…

apt-get install davical do all the things needed to get Apache SSL working, including: zless /usr/share/doc/apache2.2-common/README.Debian.gz start here by reading this, “SSL” section. make-ssl-cert /usr/share/ssl-cert/ssleay.cnf /etc/ssl/private/jyoti.alaya.net.crt vim /etc/apache2/sites-available/default-ssl SSLCertificateFile /etc/ssl/private/jyoti.alaya.net.crt #SSLCertificateKeyFile /etc/ssl/private/ssl-cert-snakeoil.key a2ensite default-ssl a2enmod ssl test https://your.site.com see if it works see http://davical.org/installation.php Database Setup section. Setup db users and create PostgreSQL database following…

Watch out. Whenever politicians want to fuck people over they start talking about “the economy”. http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2013/jul/13/obama-immigration-reform-republicans-house-senate

I have an idea for a system to drastically limit the overuse of fossil fuels in an equitable manner by introducing a system in vehicles in which the tax of fuel at the pump is calculated based on a chip in the vehicle. If it is a newer or wasteful vehicle the cost of gas…

Some odd behavior in Firefox recently where the copy function (Ctrl-C or right-click copy) appears not actually copy into the buffer. Advice on one forum suggested: You can try to toggle the Boolean pref dom.event.clipboardevents.enabled to false on the about:config page. http://kb.mozillazine.org/about:config It also appears to be listed as a bug by Mozilla. According to…