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dkeats

  1. There are times when Linux just sucks. Like when a new version refuses to boot your system that works fine with the previous version. about 4 hours ago via web
  2. I'm at Council for Scientific and Industrial Research (CSIR) (Brummeria, Pretoria, Gauteng) 4sq.com/K8fkS4 about 11 hours ago via foursquare from Pretoria, Gauteng  
  3. Just finished reading Frank Chikane's book, Eight Days in September. Now reading about the 100 Years war. Nothing has changed it seems. 8:34 AM Jun 3rd via web
  4. Getting the hang of the Galaxy SIII, but I still think Samsung needs to invest a little more in the interface and its app ecosystem. 1:33 AM Jun 3rd via web
  5. Too sick to do anything else today, so think I will sit in bed and write some improved backup scripts for #Chisimba. #flu 1:32 AM Jun 3rd via web
  6. @JPBarlow Almost half of America thinks God just made us and didn't use evolution to do it. j.mp/M9b5HZ <-- Scary stuff 12:25 AM Jun 3rd via web in reply to JPBarlow
  7. Ctenophore, Newfoundland flic.kr/p/c9TanU 6:55 AM Jun 2nd via Flickr
  8. Ctenophore, Newfoundland flic.kr/p/c9Ta9m 6:55 AM Jun 2nd via Flickr
  9. Samsung Galaxy SIII doesn't mount as a disk, just as a stupid MTP device. How utterly annoying. Smart hardware, crappy software again. 5:37 AM Jun 2nd via web
  10. There are many people who believe we are not smart enough to do business without laws created in the age of steam. I am not one of them. 12:27 AM Jun 2nd via web
  11. Initial impressions of Samsung Galaxy S3 - beautiful phone, lousy applications, poor ecosystem. Samsung, you need to do some work still. 11:57 PM Jun 1st via web
  12. We neeed something like @codeforamerica in South Africa. Can we stop talking shit long enough to do it I wonder? 11:34 AM Jun 1st via web
  13. "The Patent" - a parasitic legacy of the industrial age 11:30 AM Jun 1st via web
  14. The Spear gets 16N rating bit.ly/L2OMB8 <-- Utterly absurd, so if you are 16 you are not allowed to see Michaelangelo's David either? 3:45 AM Jun 1st via Tweet Button
  15. Google accuses Microsoft, Nokia of patent 'trolling' zdnet.com/blog/btl/googl… <-- Patents are the evil legacy of the industrial age & must die. 3:35 AM Jun 1st via Tweet Button
  16. How to use the 'Clean Slate' module in #Chisimba to create a unique landing page dkeats.com/index.php?modu… 11:04 PM May 31st via Tweet Button
  17. @elonmusk Congratulations. An incredible success story! #SpaceX 10:24 AM May 31st via web
  • Name Derek Keats
  • Location Johannesburg, South Africa
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  • Bio Freelance IT, Free & Open Source Software (FOSS), and Free &Open Educational Resources Strategist
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