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Tuesday, 08 September 2020 11:39
Security firms love ransomware. Why would they bite the hand that feeds them?
By Sam Varghese
Why would security firms be keen to stop the advance of a brand of malware that is a major cash cow for them? Only a…
Published in
Open Sauce
Tuesday, 08 September 2020 09:50
Since when are six-year-old comments by Torvalds newsworthy?
By Sam Varghese
Six-year-old comments made by Linux creator Linus Torvalds at the annual Debian conference of 2014 and part of a private mailing list of that project…
Published in
Open Sauce
Monday, 07 September 2020 10:27
Aussie Broadband should level with users about price rise
By Sam Varghese
ISP Aussie Broadband has informed its users that it will be increasing its prices after the end of November, but the reason for the increase…
Published in
Open Sauce
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Friday, 28 August 2020 10:48
Twenty years with Debian on the desktop – and no regrets
By Sam Varghese
Two decades ago, I took on a task that had been about two years in the planning: changing operating systems from Windows to Linux.
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Open Sauce
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The Australian media code of conduct calls for digital platforms to pay for the use of news content produced by media. Why is it so…
Published in
Open Sauce
Monday, 24 August 2020 09:48
Google bid to prolong media code stoush until US election
By Sam Varghese
Google is trying its best to prolong its stoush with the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission over a code for sharing revenue with news organisations…
Published in
Open Sauce
Monday, 17 August 2020 11:48
US WeChat order will benefit firm it has been desperately trying to harm
By Sam Varghese
If the US goes ahead and institutes a ban on the Chinese application WeChat, the company that will benefit the most will the one that…
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Open Sauce
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Friday, 07 August 2020 11:39
Qualcomm's latest innovation just happens to be its best
By Sam Varghese
Global semiconductor, services and software firm Qualcomm Technologies has been an innovator for a long time and nobody would deny that the company has done…
Published in
Open Sauce
Friday, 07 August 2020 11:08
Smartphones: dumb loyalty now a factor in retaining market share
By Sam Varghese
The extent to which the smartphone market is being flooded with new devices can be gauged from the fact that this week — with the…
Published in
Open Sauce
Friday, 07 August 2020 08:44
Wikipedia did not accept author's word as truth about his own work
By Sam Varghese
Globally renowned author Philip Roth, him of Portnoy's Complaint fame, who passed away two years ago, faced an unusual situation eight years ago, in which…
Published in
Open Sauce
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Comments
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Re: iTWire - NBN retailer questions need for Enterprise Ethernet in fibre areas
NBN enterprise ethernet is an answer to the question "how can we make nbn profitable?"A business would be crazy to[…]
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Re: iTWire - Memo to Google and Facebook: please pack your bags and go
Yep. Both can go.
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Re: iTWire - Memo to Google and Facebook: please pack your bags and go
Well written Sam,In addition to the disgusting level of propaganda used by US-led corporations and corrupt warhawk military to discredit[…]
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Re: iTWire - Memo to Google and Facebook: please pack your bags and go
Returb iPhones are cheaper than ever - definitely worth buying one :-)
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Re: iTWire - Reset Australia says 'Google’s egregious threats prove regulation is long overdue'
The Murdoch led LNP is talking crap again. The Murdochracy are out again asking the Government for something for nothing[…]
