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    Rui Carmo

    the.taoofmac.com · Personal blog · on HN since 2009

    Rui Carmo, a Portuguese technologist, writes the Tao of Mac about Macs, ARM boards, Linux, and tech in Portugal.

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    Mobile & AppleHardware & ElectronicsOpen Source & Linux
    What HN says

    HN commenters call him a source of good advice and link his Mac switching guide and notes on running Linux on small devices.

    Stats for nerds
    16HN people shared it
    59linked in comments
    377story points
    Dec 2014last shared
    2009people per year2014

    Top posts on HN

    1. 1
      The Exodus of Tech from Portugal
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    What HN people wrote when they linked it

    • leephillipsMay 2013

      Maybe not "daily", but very frequently: here is a small selection of some of the small sites on my newsblur newsfeed list: [0]

      http://www.jamesaltucher.com : Much self-pity, but also sometimes quite funny.

      http://www.astrobio.net/latestnews_rss/news.xml : Is there life on other planets?

      http://kaygun.tumblr.com/

      http://www.friday.com/bbum : Coding, hardware projects, generally interesting.

      http://bestyoucanbe.blogspot.com/ : Insights into the education system in regard to the raising of his neurologically non-typical son.

      http://blog.lmorchard.com

      http://ex-muslim.org.uk : Oppression of atheists in the Muslim world.

      http://clojurefun.wordpress.com : Clojure!

      http://scientopia.org/blogs/goodmath : Bad science, denialism.

      http://blog.willbenton.com : Music, logic, programming, etc.

      http://www.groklaw.net : Maybe not "small"; detailed analysis of important legal cases.

      http://hicksdesign.co.uk/journal : Web design.

      http://www.holovaty.com/ : "I'm co-creator and co-Benevolent Dictator For Life of the open-source Django Web framework"

      http://prometheus.med.utah.edu/~bwjones : Combines talented photography, photoessays, and study of the retina.

      http://lee-phillips.org : I regularly check my site to see if it's still working.

      http://chronicle.com/blogs/linguafranca : Language issues; can be amusing or stupid.

      http://freethoughtblogs.com/maryamnamazie : Freedom for women in the Muslim world.

      http://math-blog.com : Infrequently updated, but often…

    • rcarmoDec 2014

      This should run most of the existing Ubuntu and Android images without any hassle. Having owned an ODROID-U2 for a long while now, I can tell you that these things run Ubuntu 14.04 like a dream (except for the lack of OpenGL - you only get ES) and Android works great:

      http://the.taoofmac.com/space/blog/2013/02/10/1230

      (Mine is now running Ubuntu only, and the only gripe I have is that the kernel currently lacks enough group support to run Docker - that's only a recompile away, but I like my uptime...)

    • MaxiousApr 2013

      To be clear (because I was wondering why all these commands were required), installing a version of Ubuntu on your phone just requires Complete Linux Installer http://the.taoofmac.com/space/blog/2013/03/30/2107 (and busybox and loopback filesystem etc.)

      This post is specifically about creating a new image from scratch to use with the Complete Linux Installer rather than using the ones that are provided for download in the app.

    • abrowneApr 2014

      I've been looking at MEO Cloud[1]. It's by Sapo.pt, a part of Portugal Telecom. I first saw it recommended by Rui Carmo of Tao of Mac[2], who I've generally thought offers good advice. (He also is Portuguese...) And, they offer a Linux download unlike most other alternatives.

      [1]: https://meocloud.pt/
      [2]: http://the.taoofmac.com/

      [Edited for clarity and fixed links.]

    • tlrobinsonMay 2009

      Netgrowl is a Python library: http://the.taoofmac.com/space/Projects/netgrowl

      Here's an example I threw together: http://tlrobinson.net/blog/2008/09/01/adding-growl-notifications-to-facebook/

    • ditadosFeb 2013

      The OP obviously never read this: http://the.taoofmac.com/space/HOWTO/Switch

      (Covers all his gripes and a few more - the bit about Alt-Tab and some of the Quicksilver tips are amazing)

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