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Entries from June 2010

World Cup: I hate the Vuvuzela

June 12th, 2010 · 17 Comments

As a long time supporter of the anti-apartheid movement I couldn’t be prouder for a free South Africa to be hosting the World Cup (I drink coffee from an ANC fundraiser coffee mug I bought when Nelson Mandela was still in prison, I have read Mandela’s autobiography, I own dozens of South African vinyl records [...]

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Tags: football · sport

GuruPlug Server and JTAG interface

June 10th, 2010 · 4 Comments

The GuruPlug Server Plus that I ordered from GlobalScale Technologies in February finally arrived around the middle of May, about two weeks later than anticipated.
These ARM-based Linux computers draw a mere 5-6 Watt of power at idle according to my WattChecker Plus, yet provide as much port connectivity as a regular notebook or desktop [...]

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Tags: Computers · Linux · electronics