03. Jul 2008 
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Well, identi.ca is a Free Software alternative to Twitter. It’s licenced under the Affero GPL, and it appears to have a lot of the same features as Twitter. It also seems to have a following with the Ubuntu and Debian crowd already. It’s written in PHP (I know, ewwwww), but overall, it looks interesting. I’m [...]
01. Jul 2008 
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Netgear recently released the WGR614L, which is their version of the WRT54GL. The intresting thing with Netgear is that they use both Broadcom and Atheros hardware in their devices. I’ve been hacking on the WGT634U for a while, and other than the minor overheating problem that they have, they’re pretty good devices. I may get [...]
28. Jun 2008 0 comments
I love development
I love writing code
I love the Linux Kernel
and the way it loads
I love the whole world
When I type Make
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I love this bookstore
I love anarchy
I love direct action
consensus is the key
I love the whole world
Especially when it’s free
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28. Jun 2008 0 comments
Since b43 has mesh support, it will be available in kernel 2.6.26 and it may be available in Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex. What’s really interesting is how the new softmac drivers work. Apparently, it’s rather easy with the iw userspace utility to create numerous wifi interfaces. This may contribute to the ability of [...]
27. Jun 2008 0 comments
Last night, I went down to the Nowtopia talk. For anyone who is looking to get info on Bicycles or Gardening, I would recommend that you head down to Spartacus Books and look for Nowtopia. We bought some copies of the book, and I’ve read it beforehand, and I think it’s definitely worth the read. [...]
25. Jun 2008 0 comments
Apparently, the VONIC board is very much like the NPA nominations. I should give you some back story.
Scott Nelson, the board member who has continuously used FreeTheNet to further his own gains with VCN and the Fearless Project, which seems to further gentrify the Downtown Eastside, over e-mail indicated that he was going to [...]
25. Jun 2008 2 comments
When code forks, its usually because someone refuses to work for another person, or make the change that the other person wants. They don’t compromise, and generally this lack of comprimise becomes the reason why they fork. In this case, FreeTheNet Vancouver may split because of a difference of opinion over ideals, and of course, [...]
23. Jun 2008 0 comments
This is a huge issue with Open Source development today. While a lot of projects have paid developers, these developers are often independent, and have a lot of power deciding how and when their projects are getting done. These developers are also project managers of the tons of unpaid developers who work on [...]
21. Jun 2008 0 comments
Often, I rag on things like FreeTheNet, and other things like that. I don’t often talk about the cool shit that makes Vancouver not suck. In my opinion, the coolest thing in Vancouver is Spartacus Books. Spartacus Books is a long running activist space that has been organized for over 35 years. It’s the oldest [...]
21. Jun 2008 0 comments
Early on, when we first started FreeTheNet, it was started because nobody was doing anything regarding Wireless in Vancouver. There’s a very good reason for that, and that reason is the Vancouver Community Network or VCN. VCN is a charitable-status society that’s supposed to be dedicated to providing network services to people in Vancouver. The [...]