Posted on Fri 23 May 2008 in general
Well my office is now cleaner than it has been in probably 7 or so years. Which is a shame really seeing as it's going to get packed into boxes tomorrow. Although I'm paying for men to pack my house it seems a little silly to pack crap so I've …
Posted on Tue 20 May 2008 in general
Second time lucky. The removals firm is booked and Fliss and I will be emigrating to Cambridge this coming weekend. I'm more than a little apprehensive about fitting 3 bedrooms, 2 reception rooms and a cellar into the new (smaller) house. However Fliss has done some sterling work mapping out …
Posted on Tue 20 May 2008 in general
I don't know why this government has such a fetish for these grand monitoring schemes. From ID cards to detention without trial this has got to be one of the most illiberal governments we have ever had in this country. The state has no right to routinely monitor me "just …
Posted on Fri 16 May 2008 in general
Oh dear. It seems that stands for plasma TV's are expensive. I suspect it's going to be around �200 just so I can use my TV when I move. Does anyone recommend any companies that supply these things. I'm currently looking at stuff from The Plasma Centre and the …
Posted on Fri 16 May 2008 in geek
The ructions of the recent Debian OpenSSH/SSL failure are likely to be with us for some time. It's probably one of the most serious security failures in Debian's history. I'm still waiting for Bruce Schneir's reaction, I'll assume there will be one.
There have been security problems with OpenSSH …