Don’t skip the learning process
Using AI as a tool to do a thing still relies on knowing how to do the thing yourself.
What Robbie the Robot can teach us about AI
Way back in 1956, when I was ten years old, my parents took my brother and I to a drive-in movie theater to see the...
What our system maintenance this past weekend says about Linux
I've been thinking a lot about the system maintenance I performed on Saturday, February 22. Prior to that day, I thought about what needed to...
Looking forward to 2025
The end of the year is always a good time to look forward to the next year -- and so I will look at a...
Microsoft Recall still captures your data
Even with "sensitive information" supposedly blocked I don't usually opine about Microsoft, or rant, but this is just ... there are no words. But I'll...
How to untangle the systemd-resolved DNS mess
The change from the venerable nsswitch and NetworkManager to systemd-resolved has damaged and slowed name services. The result of this resolver change was apparent in a number of symptoms. Inability to find the addresses of most remote servers resulting in timeouts was the most noticeable. When the connections were made, They were very slow to respond. I didn’t really understand how much slower until after I fixed the problem.
Do I really need to know how to compile the Linux kernel?
Most lists of things we do to learn Linux ignore the bits you don’t really need to do. Here is one I can suggest you...
Beachy thoughts: Many ways to solve a problem
I'm always thinking about solving problems and the beach doesn't change that. It's kind of the way my mind works. It's also the way life...
When STEM becomes STEAM
For the last two years I've been invited to staff a table at a local STEM Saturday event for school kids, and to present at...
Windows security just got worse
Well, it didn't really get any worse, we just found another way in which it's already horrible. Like you, I woke up Friday morning to...
Why I Use Linux
I use Linux for many reasons. These best reasons may help you understand why..
The Linux Truth
Unix was not designed to stop its users from doing stupid things, as that would also stop them from doing clever things. Doug Gwyn This...
Is Linux Still Linux?
Many things have changed since Linus Torvalds released the Linux kernel in 1992. Is it still Linux — or not?
Can Windows security get any worse?
Really -- the lack of security. If you've been reading this site or my books for any length of time, you know my attitude towards...
How Both.org is rebuilding a community after the death of an organization
For about ten years, a large number of writers from around the world contributed articles to Opensource.com. OSDC, as we called it, published thousands of articles, helped to guide and mentor many of us as we began or boosted our writing careers. OSDC also helped some of us make connections into the book publishing world. We were a vibrant and active community.
OSDC was created and supported by Red Hat — until it was purchased by IBM and soon deemed extraneous.
Learn how Both.org is rebuilding that community.