google builds the Matrix

Google keeps doing things Right, which is rather inconvenient.  And, maybe not so good for FOSS.

And then I realized they are building the Matrix.  A cold shiver went up my spine.

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miscellany

I started thinking maybe I should buy a new computer, one that actually can do stuff.  So, I went and browsed the Best Buy website.

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i haven't whined about Vista for awhile ...

... because I haven't used it.  All my computers originally came with one form of MS Windows or another, and I maintain the O/S installs in case I have something I want to run that won't run in Linux.  Or until, as often happens with my older computers, Microsoft quits supporting the OS.  Remember Windows ME, anyone?

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the sucky state of linux video drivers

I can't complain too much -- all of my computers run linux and all of them work.  But that's not precisely the entire story, is it?

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dropbox, truecrypt, etc. ... and cloud security issues

Cloud computing has inherent security issues that do not exist when you keep your computer and isolated from attack.  Just keeping some reasonable focus on the issues is a herculean task.

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