Archive for April, 2009

SELinux

I am trying to learn SELinux. This link looks useful because it tries to simplify the system. I will probably write about it some more later, but wanted to put this link up here. http://fedoraproject.org/wiki/SELinux/Understanding

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Obama DOJ and warrantless wiretapping – EFF

There is additional analysis of the situation that I first mentioned in this post. The Electronic Frontier Foundation (EFF) is of the opinion that the Obama Administration’s Department of Justice is worse than that of Bush. Here is an excerpt from the EFF’s take on the situation: Previously, the Bush Administration has argued that...

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Obama Administration (DOJ): Not a good precedent on wiretapping

Please read this analysis on Salon. I hope that the administration responds and clarifies some of their language if the analysis does not reflect their intent. http://www.salon.com/opinion/greenwald/2009/04/06/obama/index.html: Every defining attribute of Bush’s radical secrecy powers — every one — is found here, and in exactly the same tone and with the exact same mindset....

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Productivity requires good planning

In my experience, the most productive people plan ahead. It is impossible to plan everything, but there is a certain degree of planning that is needed. One must first understand what they are getting themselves into. These are the strategies that have helped me. I am absolutely sure that I have read these somewhere...

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