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My adventures into the world of GNU/Linux. Part 5 – Portability, 64 Bit, Chameleons, and leaving via the Gate.

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Feb 23, 2017 | My Life, Technology | 0 comments

The long awaited fifth part to the saga. In the last instalment, I had finally gotten online with a Linux system, and was able to perform everyday tasks on my desktop box such as word processing, browsing the web, instant messaging, and DVD playback. In this post,...

Red Star OS 3.0: North Korea’s custom Linux distribution

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Jun 25, 2016 | My Life, Political, Robert Investigates, Technology | 0 comments

Whilst everyone else in the UK is panicking over the results of the EU referendum, I decided, as usual to do something completely different. Here I’m going to review the Operating System designed for use by the citizens of the Democratic People’s Republic...

Toonbot – a webcomic delivery service for Slack.

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Jun 5, 2016 | My Life, Technology | 0 comments

At work, we use a chat system for internal communications called Slack. One of the many features of the platform is the ability to integrate other apps, or allow external applications post messages for you. One of the earliest integrations someone integrated was the...

Wait for the beep!

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Feb 14, 2016 | My Life, Technology, Tutorials | 0 comments

Quite a few years ago, 2008, a few of my mates and myself were avid Family Guy fans. Often watching new episodes as soon as they were out. One of the cutaway gags on an episode entitled “Long John Peter” caught my attention. By the end of that day, I had...

Death probe (A.K.A. 240V coffee warmer) review

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Feb 1, 2016 | Entertainment, My Life, Technology | 0 comments

Ah, another fantastically dangerous device shipped direct from China.

Happy new year

by Robert Ian Hawdon | Dec 31, 2015 | My Life | 0 comments

Well, once again, it’s getting close to the final midnight of the year. I swear these years are getting shorter. Anywho, here’s to 2016. Happy new year. Cheers.

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