"No, we have to reach people whose opionions actually matter"
— Bartholomew J. Simpson
I like to write about crap that interests me, ticks me off, or I feel needs
explaining. In here you’ll find a smattering of such writings.
Stop Unjust Blacklisting is my attempt at a
campaign to remove “dynamic” IPs from Spam blacklists. Many networks are
added to this list even if legitimate hosts that do not have open relays are
within them. These innocent hosts have no recourse to get themselves off of
these lists.
The Real Programmers is an over-dramatized epic
saga describing the history of the Open Source movement. It is encouraged to
read this to your children for bedtime stories while they’re still young and
impressionable 😉
Open Source Licenses is a non-partisan (as
much as possible, since I personally prefer the GPL)
viewpoint of the advantages and disadvantages of each license. I wrote it when
I got tired of seeing all the flamebait articles on otherwise reputable
news sites decrying one license in favor of another
Shared Memory Under Linux is a HOWTO of sorts
for programming in the BSD and System V shared memory architectures. It is not
very Linux specific (it is titled as such because I gave a presentation using
this document at my local LUG)
Geex and Sex Don’t Mix is a slapstick math
piece in which I demonstrate why geeks have a hard time getting dates (because
mathematically, sex is less than fun)
The Total Perspective Vortex is a
little piece about pessimism and optimism, dedicated to the memory of Douglas
Adams, one of the most creative, inventive and flat-out crazy writers I’ve ever
come across. Those who have read The Hitchhiker’s Guide hopefully know to
proceed with extreme caution, and preferably from within a parallel
Universe.
