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  • Shell Programming

    Shell Programming

    At some point, I wrote. “This page never seems to age, …” it just contains some idioms I like to use in my .login and/or .bashrc files. I don’t do this so …
  • Lavabits and its closure

    Lavabits and its closure

    I needed to research the Lavabits closure story and I found these links;
  • Docker

    Docker

    About Docker, looks awesome. Easy to create bootable, runnable images, easy to deploy because the global hub site is a crucial part of the proposition. The free usage of the hub, encourages …
  • 33 bits

    33 bits

    I have just posted a piece on protective technologies and their impact on data protection compliance; I mentioned the 33 bit identifying threshold for a successful jigsaw attack and found that my …
  • Labour’s Chakrabarti Inquiry

    Labour’s Chakrabarti Inquiry

    I don’t know how popular my hosting of the LP rules has become, but the Labour Party doesn’t really get permalinks. I have decided in the interests of informed debate to mirror …
  • Labour’s Membership

    Labour’s Membership

    I had a look at the financial reports and plotted Labour’s membership over the last 10 years and then added another 20. Here are my notes …
  • Cross Border Data & Brexit

    Cross Border Data & Brexit

    The Daily Mirror commented on the impending end of the Brexit transition period and SME compliance with any new data protection rules. They have a couple of Govt. officials and ministers saying …