The comparison is not entirely fair, because the pull request I submitted to Jenkins (a continuous integration server) affects about 400 lines of code, while the informal e-mail I sent to the Pacman (Arch Linux package manager) development list only affects 2 lines of code. But I submitted (and revised, several times, based on feedback),…

Just created myself a new boot disk for a Raspberry Pi. Booted it, darn, how do I log on? Usually, you need to find a keyboard and plug it in. And a monitor and plug it in. And an HDMI cable in between. Assuming that you can find an extra HDMI cable. That the monitor…

Personally, I do not understand what business government has at all in my marriage, or anybody else’s. As somebody who comes from one country (Germany), lives in another (USA), and got married in a third (St. Lucia, in the Caribbean), I’ve been exposed directly to the different rules everybody has around marriage, and it’s a…

There’s not enough water in California. Not even close. How should we determine who gets how much, and for what purpose? Green golf courses? Leaky faucets? Flowers in front lawns? Growing almonds? Daily showers? We can’t have everything, and something has to give. A capitalist/libertarian would suggest to remove all legal obstacles to a 100%…

I know it’s fashionable these days to say “privacy is over”. I happen to disagree — but for that, I need the cooperation of organizations like your’s. I’d like to be able to register and use a domain name without exposing personal information to anybody. So: Regarding the proposed rules governing companies that provide WHOIS…