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R.I.P. – Windows XP, Part 2
This article is a follow-up to the original R.I.P. – Windows XP article. I hate Digg – not the site itself so much, but the Digg premise. This notion of “popularity = noteworthiness” is the reason I have to tolerate endless news stories about Paris Hilton and the reason Janet Jackson canceled her latest tour, [...]
R.I.P. – Windows XP
(There is now a follow-up article to this post: R.I.P. – Windows XP, Part 2) I have now spent two weeks using Ubuntu 8.04 exclusively on my home PC. I have booted to XP only once, and that was to check a Photoshop 6 quirk I was getting in WINE. (As it turned out, it [...]
Linux, Day 2: Installation and Configuration
Installing Ubuntu is so easy a monkey could do it: place the CD in its drive, reboot the computer, tell the installer your language, your timezone, and the desired target location, and bam – you’re off and running. Installation was surprisingly fast; I left to watch TV at the start of the install, and by [...]
Linux, Day 1: Picking a distro
Upon making the decision to test out Linux, my first job was to find the right distro for my needs. A distro is to Linux what a flavor is to food. Distros are different flavors of Linux, and they come in all shapes and sizes. Some distros are designed specifically for servers, others are for [...]
Ubuntu 8.04: Taking the plunge
Well, a big day has arrived at the Helland home. I have officially taken the plunge and installed myself a Linux-based OS (Ubuntu 8.04). For those unfamiliar with what this entails, in simplest terms it means this: I’m replacing Windows with a free operating system. More information on Ubuntu is available at its homepage: http://www.ubuntu.com [...]
PETA = People Eating Tasty Animals
I’m no farmer, but if PETA’s latest publicity stunt becomes a reality, I might just reconsider my career choice: (text courtesy of the Associated Press, original write-up available at http://ap.google.com/article/ALeqM5gpbdnpwh3UJRDeaGYmsXAWXnYlpAD93E0G6O0) Mama’s milk ice cream cone, anyone? By JOHN CURRAN – 1 day ago WATERBURY, Vt. (AP) — Mooove over, Holsteins. PETA wants world-famous Ben & [...]
Think video games make kids antisocial? Think again.
As an adult male who enjoys the occasional video game, I find myself constantly having to justify this choice of entertainment to other adults – you know, the ones that claim video games are “evil,” “a waste of time,” “anti-social,” “satanic,” etc. These arguments usually consist of the other adults name-calling gamers while I explain [...]
California’s Proposition 8
This issue has been in the press a lot recently, and I found the following comment particularly noteworthy. If you agree/disagree, I’d love to hear your thoughts! (Originally posted at randyparry.blogspot.com) Get it straight Public Forum Letter/SLTrib Article Last Updated: 08/30/2008 06:41:31 PM MDT Last Sunday, my Southern California LDS ward had a special Sunday [...]
Ah, the complexities of English
(Originally seen at http://adweek.blogs.com/adfreak/2008/07/then-well-grab.html) I’ve been very much enjoying the Olympics over the last several days, and what Olympics would be complete without a healthy dose of Engrish? This is why babelfish is free!
10 reasons to expect a Final Fantasy VII remake
10. 1up.com interview and Shinji Hashimoto’s “shocking” comment From http://www.1up.com/do/newsStory?cId=3168827: 1UP: Last week, Final Fantasy Versus XIII director Tetsuya Nomura said that he’s hard at work adding new scenes to the FFVII: Advent Children Complete Blu-ray release. Can you give us any update on that project? SH: You can look forward to the upcoming invite-only [...]
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