+ <div class="entry">
+ <div class="title"><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_Story_of_Aron_Swartz___Let_us_all_weep_.html">The Story of Aron Swartz - Let us all weep!</a></div>
+ <div class="date"> 8th October 2015</div>
+ <div class="body"><p>The movie "<a href="http://www.takepart.com/internets-own-boy">The
+Internet's Own Boy: The Story of Aaron Swartz</a>" is both inspiring
+and depressing at the same time. The work of Aaron Swartz has
+inspired me in my work, and I am grateful of all the improvements he
+was able to initiate or complete. I wish I am able to do as much good
+in my life as he did in his. Every minute of this 1:45 long movie is
+inspiring in documenting how much impact a single person can have on
+improving the society and this world. And it is depressing in
+documenting how the law enforcement of USA (and other countries) is
+corrupted to a point where they can push a bright kid to his death for
+downloading too many scientific articles. Aron is dead. Let us all
+weep.</p>
+
+<p>The movie is also available on
+<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vXr-2hwTk58">Youtube</a>. I
+wish there were Norwegian subtitles available, so I could show it to
+my parents.</p>
+</div>
+ <div class="tags">
+
+
+ Tags: <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/english">english</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/opphavsrett">opphavsrett</a>.
+
+
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ <div class="padding"></div>
+
+ <div class="entry">
+ <div class="title"><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Alle_Stortingets_mobiltelefoner_kontrolleres_fra_USA___.html">Alle Stortingets mobiltelefoner kontrolleres fra USA...</a></div>
+ <div class="date"> 7th October 2015</div>
+ <div class="body"><p>Jeg lot meg fascinere av
+<a href="http://www.aftenposten.no/nyheter/iriks/politikk/Stortinget-har-tilgang-til-a-fjernstyre-600-mobiler-8192692.html">en
+artikkel i Aftenposten</a> der det fortelles at «over 600 telefoner som
+benyttes av stortingsrepresentanter, rådgivere og ansatte på
+Stortinget, kan «fjernstyres» ved hjelp av
+<a href="https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.airwatch.androidagent">programvaren
+Airwatch</a>, et såkalte MDM-program (Mobile Device Managment)». Det
+hele bagatelliseres av Stortingets IT-stab, men det er i hovedsak på
+grunn av at journalisten ikke stiller de relevante spørsmålene. For
+meg er det relevante spørsmålet hvem som har lovlig tilgang (i henhold
+til lokal lovgiving, dvs. i hvert fall i Norge, Sverige, UK og USA)
+til informasjon om og på telefonene, og hvor enkelt det er å skaffe
+seg tilgang til hvor mobilene befinner seg og informasjon som befinner
+seg på telefonene ved hjelp av utro tjenere, trusler, innbrudd og
+andre ulovlige metoder.</p>
+
+<p>Bruken av AirWatch betyr i realiteten at USAs etteretning og
+politimyndigheter har full tilgang til stortingets mobiltelefoner,
+inkludert posisjon og innhold, takket være
+<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foreign_Intelligence_Surveillance_Act_of_1978_Amendments_Act_of_2008">FISAAA-loven</a>
+og
+"<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_security_letter">National
+Security Letters</a>" og det enkle faktum at selskapet
+<a href="http://www.airwatch.com/">AirWatch</a> er kontrollert av et
+selskap i USA. I tillegg er det kjent at flere lands
+etterretningstjenester kan lytte på trafikken når den passerer
+landegrensene.</p>
+
+<p>Jeg har bedt om mer informasjon
+<a href="https://www.mimesbronn.no/request/saksnummer_for_saker_anganede_br">fra
+Stortinget om bruken av AirWatch</a> via Mimes brønn så får vi se hva
+de har å fortelle om saken. Fant ingenting om 'airwatch' i
+postjournalen til Stortinget, så jeg trenger hjelp før jeg kan be om
+innsyn i konkrete dokumenter.</p>
+
+<p>Oppdatering 2015-10-07: Jeg er blitt spurt hvorfor jeg antar at
+AirWatch-agenten rapporterer til USA og ikke direkte til Stortingets
+egen infrastruktur. Det stemmer at det er teknisk mulig å sette
+opp mobiltelefonene til å rapportere til datamaskiner som eies av
+Stortinget. Jeg antar det rapporteres til AirWatch sine sentrale
+tjenester basert på det jeg leste fra beskrivelsen av
+<a href="http://www.airwatch.com/solutions/mobile-device-management/">Mobile
+Device Management</A> på AirWatch sine egne nettsider, koblet med at
+det brukes en standard app som kan hentes fra "app-butikkene" for å få
+tilgang. Enten må app-en settes opp individuelt hos Stortinget, eller
+så får den beskjed fra AirWatch i USA om hvor den skal koble seg opp.
+I det første tilfellet vil den ikke rapportere direkte til USA, men
+til programvare utviklet av AirWatch som kjører på en maskin under
+Stortingets kontroll. Det er litt bedre, men fortsatt vil det være
+umulig for Stortinget å være sikker på hva programvaren som tar imot
+forbindelser gjør. Jeg ser fra beskrivelsen av
+<a href="http://www.airwatch.com/differentiators/enterprise-integration/">Enterprice
+Integration</a> hos AirWatch at det er mulig å ha lokal installasjon,
+og håper innsynsforespørsler mot Stortinget kan fortelle mer om
+hvordan ting konkret fungerer der.</p>
+</div>
+ <div class="tags">
+
+
+ Tags: <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/norsk">norsk</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/offentlig innsyn">offentlig innsyn</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/personvern">personvern</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/sikkerhet">sikkerhet</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/stortinget">stortinget</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/surveillance">surveillance</a>.
+
+
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ <div class="padding"></div>
+
+ <div class="entry">
+ <div class="title"><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/French_Docbook_PDF_EPUB_MOBI_edition_of_the_Free_Culture_book.html">French Docbook/PDF/EPUB/MOBI edition of the Free Culture book</a></div>
+ <div class="date"> 1st October 2015</div>
+ <div class="body"><p>As I wrap up the Norwegian version of
+<a href="https://github.com/petterreinholdtsen/free-culture-lessig">Free
+Culture</a> book by Lawrence Lessig (still waiting for my final proof
+reading copy to arrive in the mail), my great
+<a href="http://dblatex.sourceforge.net/">dblatex</a> helper and
+developer of the dblatex docbook processor, Benoît Guillon, decided a
+to try to create a French version of the book. He started with the
+French translation available from the
+<a href="http://www.wikilivres.ca/wiki/Culture_libre">Wikilivres wiki
+pages</a>, and wrote a program to convert it into a PO file, allowing
+the translation to be integrated into the po4a based framework I use
+to create the Norwegian translation from the English edition. We meet
+on the <a href="irc://irc.freenode.net/%23dblatex">#dblatex IRC
+channel</a> to discuss the work. If you want to help create a French
+edition, check out
+<a href="https://github.com/marsgui/free-culture-lessig">his git
+repository</a> and join us on IRC. If the French edition look good,
+we might publish it as a paper book on lulu.com. A French version of
+the drawings and the cover need to be provided for this to happen.</p>
+</div>
+ <div class="tags">
+
+
+ Tags: <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/docbook">docbook</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/english">english</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/freeculture">freeculture</a>.
+
+
+ </div>
+ </div>
+ <div class="padding"></div>
+
<div class="entry">
<div class="title"><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_life_and_death_of_a_laptop_battery.html">The life and death of a laptop battery</a></div>
<div class="date">24th September 2015</div>
level, but suspect some interesting insights might be learned from
those.</p>
-<p>Update 2015-09-24: I got a top to install the packages
+<p>Update 2015-09-24: I got a tip to install the packages
acpi-call-dkms and tlp (unfortunately missing in Debian stable)
packages instead of the tp-smapi-dkms package I had tried to use
initially, and use 'tlp setcharge 40 80' to change when charging start
</div>
<div class="padding"></div>
- <div class="entry">
- <div class="title"><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/New_laptop___some_more_clues_and_ideas_based_on_feedback.html">New laptop - some more clues and ideas based on feedback</a></div>
- <div class="date"> 5th July 2015</div>
- <div class="body"><p>Several people contacted me after my previous blog post about my
-need for a new laptop, and provided very useful feedback. I wish to
-thank every one of these. Several pointed me to the possibility of
-fixing my X230, and I am already in the process of getting Lenovo to
-do so thanks to the on site, next day support contract covering the
-machine. But the battery is almost useless (I expect to replace it
-with a non-official battery) and I do not expect the machine to live
-for many more years, so it is time to plan its replacement. If I did
-not have a support contract, it was suggested to find replacement parts
-using <a href="http://www.francecrans.com/">FrancEcrans</a>, but it
-might present a language barrier as I do not understand French.</p>
-
-<p>One tip I got was to use the
-<a href="https://skinflint.co.uk/?cat=nb">Skinflint</a> web service to
-compare laptop models. It seem to have more models available than
-prisjakt.no. Another tip I got from someone I know have similar
-keyboard preferences was that the HP EliteBook 840 keyboard is not
-very good, and this matches my experience with earlier EliteBook
-keyboards I tested. Because of this, I will not consider it any further.
-
-<p>When I wrote my blog post, I was not aware of Thinkpad X250, the
-newest Thinkpad X model. The keyboard reintroduces mouse buttons
-(which is missing from the X240), and is working fairly well with
-Debian Sid/Unstable according to
-<a href="http://www.corsac.net/X250/">Corsac.net</a>. The reports I
-got on the keyboard quality are not consistent. Some say the keyboard
-is good, others say it is ok, while others say it is not very good.
-Those with experience from X41 and and X60 agree that the X250
-keyboard is not as good as those trusty old laptops, and suggest I
-keep and fix my X230 instead of upgrading, or get a used X230 to
-replace it. I'm also told that the X250 lack leds for caps lock, disk
-activity and battery status, which is very convenient on my X230. I'm
-also told that the CPU fan is running very often, making it a bit
-noisy. In any case, the X250 do not work out of the box with Debian
-Stable/Jessie, one of my requirements.</p>
-
-<p>I have also gotten a few vendor proposals, one was
-<a href="http://pro-star.com">Pro-Star</a>, another was
-<a href="http://shop.gluglug.org.uk/product/libreboot-x200/">Libreboot</a>.
-The latter look very attractive to me.</p>
-
-<p>Again, thank you all for the very useful feedback. It help a lot
-as I keep looking for a replacement.</p>
-
-<p>Update 2015-07-06: I was recommended to check out the
-<a href="">lapstore.de</a> web shop for used laptops. They got several
-different
-<a href="http://www.lapstore.de/f.php/shop/lapstore/f/411/lang/x/kw/Lenovo_ThinkPad_X_Serie/">old
-thinkpad X models</a>, and provide one year warranty.</p>
-</div>
- <div class="tags">
-
-
- Tags: <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/debian">debian</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/english">english</a>.
-
-
- </div>
- </div>
- <div class="padding"></div>
-
- <div class="entry">
- <div class="title"><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Time_to_find_a_new_laptop__as_the_old_one_is_broken_after_only_two_years.html">Time to find a new laptop, as the old one is broken after only two years</a></div>
- <div class="date"> 3rd July 2015</div>
- <div class="body"><p>My primary work horse laptop is failing, and will need a
-replacement soon. The left 5 cm of the screen on my Thinkpad X230
-started flickering yesterday, and I suspect the cause is a broken
-cable, as changing the angle of the screen some times get rid of the
-flickering.</p>
-
-<p>My requirements have not really changed since I bought it, and is
-still as
-<a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Thank_you_Thinkpad_X41__for_your_long_and_trustworthy_service.html">I
-described them in 2013</a>. The last time I bought a laptop, I had
-good help from
-<a href="http://www.prisjakt.no/category.php?k=353">prisjakt.no</a>
-where I could select at least a few of the requirements (mouse pin,
-wifi, weight) and go through the rest manually. Three button mouse
-and a good keyboard is not available as an option, and all the three
-laptop models proposed today (Thinkpad X240, HP EliteBook 820 G1 and
-G2) lack three mouse buttons). It is also unclear to me how good the
-keyboard on the HP EliteBooks are. I hope Lenovo have not messed up
-the keyboard, even if the quality and robustness in the X series have
-deteriorated since X41.</p>
-
-<p>I wonder how I can find a sensible laptop when none of the options
-seem sensible to me? Are there better services around to search the
-set of available laptops for features? Please send me an email if you
-have suggestions.</p>
-
-<p>Update 2015-07-23: I got a suggestion to check out the FSF
-<a href="http://www.fsf.org/resources/hw/endorsement/respects-your-freedom">list
-of endorsed hardware</a>, which is useful background information.</p>
-</div>
- <div class="tags">
-
-
- Tags: <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/debian">debian</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/english">english</a>.
-
-
- </div>
- </div>
- <div class="padding"></div>
-
- <div class="entry">
- <div class="title"><a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/MakerCon_Nordic_videos_now_available_on_Frikanalen.html">MakerCon Nordic videos now available on Frikanalen</a></div>
- <div class="date"> 2nd July 2015</div>
- <div class="body"><p>Last oktober I was involved on behalf of
-<a href="http://www.nuug.no/">NUUG</a> with recording the talks at
-<a href="http://www.makercon.no/">MakerCon Nordic</a>, a conference for
-the Maker movement. Since then it has been the plan to publish the
-recordings on <a href="http://www.frikanalen.no/">Frikanalen</a>, which
-finally happened the last few days. A few talks are missing because
-the speakers asked the organizers to not publish them, but most of the
-talks are available. The talks are being broadcasted on RiksTV
-channel 50 and using multicast on Uninett, as well as being available
-from the Frikanalen web site. The unedited recordings are
-<a href="https://www.youtube.com/user/MakerConNordic/">available on
-Youtube too</a>.</p>
-
-<p>This is the list of talks available at the moment. Visit the
-<a href="http://beta.frikanalen.no/video/?q=makercon">Frikanalen video
-pages</a> to view them.</p>
-
-<ul>
-
- <li>Evolutionary algorithms as a design tool - from art
- to robotics (Kyrre Glette)</li>
-
- <li>Make and break (Hans Gerhard Meier)</li>
-
- <li>Making a one year school course for young makers
- (Olav Helland)</li>
-
- <li>Innovation Inspiration - IPR Databases as a Source of
- Inspiration (Hege Langlo)</li>
-
- <li>Making a toy for makers (Erik Torstensson)</li>
-
- <li>How to make 3D printer electronics (Elias Bakken)</li>
-
- <li>Hovering Clouds: Looking at online tool offerings for Product
- Design and 3D Printing (William Kempton)</li>
-
- <li>Travelling maker stories (Øyvind Nydal Dahl)</li>
-
- <li>Making the first Maker Faire in Sweden (Nils Olander)</li>
-
- <li>Breaking the mold: Printing 1000’s of parts (Espen Sivertsen)</li>
-
- <li>Ultimaker — and open source 3D printing (Erik de Bruijn)</li>
-
- <li>Autodesk’s 3D Printing Platform: Sparking innovation (Hilde
- Sevens)</li>
-
- <li>How Making is Changing the World – and How You Can Too!
- (Jennifer Turliuk)</li>
-
- <li>Open-Source Adventuring: OpenROV, OpenExplorer and the Future of
- Connected Exploration (David Lang)</li>
-
- <li>Making in Norway (Haakon Karlsen Jr., Graham Hayward and Jens
- Dyvik)</li>
-
- <li>The Impact of the Maker Movement (Mike Senese)</li>
-
-</ul>
-
-<p>Part of the reason this took so long was that the scripts NUUG had
-to prepare a recording for publication were five years old and no
-longer worked with the current video processing tools (command line
-argument changes). In addition, we needed better audio normalization,
-which sent me on a detour to
-<a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Measuring_and_adjusting_the_loudness_of_a_TV_channel_using_bs1770gain.html">package
-bs1770gain for Debian</a>. Now this is in place and it became a lot
-easier to publish NUUG videos on Frikanalen.</p>
-</div>
- <div class="tags">
-
-
- Tags: <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/english">english</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/frikanalen">frikanalen</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/multimedia">multimedia</a>, <a href="http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/tags/video">video</a>.
-
-
- </div>
- </div>
- <div class="padding"></div>
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