KangarooPC (continued)

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Don't get me wrong.  I like the computer.  It's just that there are issues.  Some of those are currently insurmountable. So, I start this off with some negative feelings and you have to ask how is this article going to turn out.  It is hard to say because though this is a nice computer there are issues and it would be nice if I didn't have to deal with them.  Mostly they surround Linux.  However that may be, turning to Windows 10 is not the answer.  It is far to egregious to use.  I'll either re-purpose this as a dedicated phone system or figure something out. (more…)
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White House warns Congress not to kill net neutrality and cable box rules

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From the article: The White House has urged Republican lawmakers to give up efforts to strip the Federal Communications Commission of regulatory powers and tens of millions of dollars in budget funding. President Obama's senior advisers would recommend that he veto the House of Representatives' budget bill for fiscal 2017 because of these and other provisions. The Republican budget proposal "includes highly problematic ideological provisions," like ones that "prevent the Federal Communications Commission from promoting a free and open Internet and encouraging competition in the set-top box market, impacting millions of broadband and cable customers," the Office of Management and Budget said in a statement of administration policy yesterday. Emphasis added by me. White House warns Congress not to kill net neutrality and cable box rules
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China builds world’s most powerful computer

Linux, Super-computing
The 93 petaflop Sunway TaihuLight is installed at the National Supercomputing Centre in Wuxi. At its peak, the computer can perform around 93,000 trillion calculations per second. It is twice as fast and three times as efficient as the previous leader Tianhe-2, also from China, said Top500 which released the new list on Monday. This unit runs Linux. China builds world's most powerful computer
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KangarooPC and Linux.

Asterisk, Linux, Pico Computing, Raspberry Pi
[caption id="" align="alignleft" width="1500"] Kangaroo PC, an Intel SOC quad core 1.44ghz (turbo to 2.24) with 2gb of RAM, 802.11ac, 1 USB 3 and 1 USB 2. No ethernet.[/caption] Been doing the Raspberry Pi thing for a long time, actually from the beginning. Been working on many different projects with them. I have a history and a set of expectations from other devices to stand up to the RPI. I was hoping this one could. After about a week of use where I'm trying to do similar things that I do on a Pi I have come to some conclusions. Some good, some bad. This is a PC. It can have any number of OSes installed on it. It is after all an amd64 based chip. One should expect that…
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After a slow start, Dell turns up the dial on Steam Machines

alienware, gaming, Linux, steamOS, valve
From the article: "Dell had high hopes for the Alienware Steam Machine after its delayed release last year, but it did not become as popular as its twin, Alienware Alpha, a Windows-based PC gaming console. The viability of Steam Machines, a family of Linux-based PC gaming consoles with SteamOS, has been questioned, but Dell isn't giving up yet. With better hardware and an expanding list of gaming titles, Dell is hoping that interest in Alienware Steam Machines will grow." After a slow start, Dell turns up the dial on Steam Machines
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Appeals court upholds FCC’s net neutrality order

FCC, government, regulation
From the article "Today, the federal appeals court for Washington, DC upheld the legal authority behind FCC's Open Internet Order in a 2-1 decision, as first reported by Politico. Faced with multiple legal challenges, the court declined to pare back any of the commission's powers. The ruling can still be appealed to the Supreme Court, but it hands a major victory to FCC chairman Tom Wheeler and net neutrality advocates at large." Appeals court upholds FCC's net neutrality order
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