Monthly Archives: May 2008

I call lolerskates

I lost power last night and I finally decided it was time to buy a UPS. I’ve never actually owned one. I go out to the store this morning and buy one, bring it home, plug it in and I … Continue reading

Posted in Fedora, Kicking My Ass, Linux | 11 Comments

fedora + seneca college

Hey, this is awesome stuff. Nice job, Greg! It’s going to be a great fit. The Seneca guys are fantastic.

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system components, fsync and distribution-specific changes: a cautionary tale

Almost every single Firefox user on Linux gets their builds directly from the various distributions. Ubuntu, Fedora, Red Hat, Debian (down-branded), Novell, Foresight, etc. And in those cases users generally have a pretty good experience. But that’s not always the … Continue reading

Posted in Fedora, Firefox, GNOME, Linux, Mozilla, Novell, Red Hat, Ubuntu | 21 Comments

geek poll: what do you have open?

1 firefox window 7 firefox tabs 7 emacs windows 25 emacs buffers 4 gnome-terminal windows 13 gnome-terminal tabs What about you? What do you have open at this very moment?

Posted in Firefox, Geek, GNOME, Kicking My Ass, Poll | 59 Comments

old gas mileage is the new gas mileage

Crash by chaim zvi There’s an article running on CNN right now about how Geo Metros are making a comeback. From the article: The 1996 Metro’s average of 40 miles per gallon nears that of the hybrid 2008 Toyota Prius … Continue reading

Posted in Cars, Design | 18 Comments

another great paul graham essay

Loved this essay from Paul Graham on the Lies We Tell Kids. This quote struck me as useful for the future: If parents told their kids the truth about sex and drugs, it would be: the reason you should avoid … Continue reading

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the hidden value of processing.js

The ever wonderful John Resig finally posted his totally awesome processing.js code to the web. If you haven’t seen it, you should go take a look. The Wired Compiler blog said “…this might be the most impressive thing we’ve ever … Continue reading

Posted in Firefox, Freedom, JavaScript, Microsoft, Mozilla, Open Web, Processing, Uncategorized, Video | 28 Comments