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credo: a better world, one phone call at a time

March 7th, 2010
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Some time ago, I became more aware of how my choices as a consumer have a real impact on the world around me, so Chris and I have set out to make some changes. We’ve been making relatively small, painless changes in our daily shopping habits, but yesterday we made a big change. We dumped [...]

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software: free as in speech

January 30th, 2010
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Having been a GNU/Linux user now for over three years, I have come to really appreciate this idea of “free software,” which until just recently I did not realize is not entirely the same thing as “open source” software. Many times it is very close to the same thing, but, fundamentally, there is a difference. [...]

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sneekylinux has made me famous

January 13th, 2010
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My friend Sneekylinux from across the Pond has made me famous. Well, not really, but he did interview me for his Linux podcast. Sneekylinux has been publishing videos demonstrating Linux distributions for some time now. I’ve been following him and have appreciated his style and know-how. He’s shifted gears recently to include interviews with Linux [...]

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