X-Git-Url: http://pere.pagekite.me/gitweb/homepage.git/blobdiff_plain/08633c20a7bfab68c83605641ad0ec80d09480a9..96afec717704e5954a09298d6eb04446986cccc4:/blog/index.rss diff --git a/blog/index.rss b/blog/index.rss index 8b0f3435fa..a142021e78 100644 --- a/blog/index.rss +++ b/blog/index.rss @@ -6,6 +6,31 @@ http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/ + + The Story of Aron Swartz - Let us all weep! + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_Story_of_Aron_Swartz___Let_us_all_weep_.html + http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/The_Story_of_Aron_Swartz___Let_us_all_weep_.html + Thu, 8 Oct 2015 12:10:00 +0200 + <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> + + + Alle Stortingets mobiltelefoner kontrolleres fra USA... http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/Alle_Stortingets_mobiltelefoner_kontrolleres_fra_USA___.html @@ -33,8 +58,9 @@ 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 AirWatch er kontrollert -av et selskap i USA. I tillegg er det kjent at kan flere lands +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> @@ -44,6 +70,27 @@ 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> @@ -713,62 +760,5 @@ the patents are not valid in Norway?</p> - - New laptop - some more clues and ideas based on feedback - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/New_laptop___some_more_clues_and_ideas_based_on_feedback.html - http://people.skolelinux.org/pere/blog/New_laptop___some_more_clues_and_ideas_based_on_feedback.html - Sun, 5 Jul 2015 21:40:00 +0200 - <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> - - -