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Another example of when the command line trums the GUI
Whenever you’re working with the file directory structure or with text in general, you can’t do any better than using the command line. For example, I was recently copying a bunch of files off of some old CDs because I was noticing that they were starting to develop bit-rot. (I couldn’t access all the files…
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Another Look at Thoggen (Part 3)
So, to wrap up a review I started a long time ago. So I took a good look at the files and I had an xvid at 704×400 (I cropped a little) and an ogg theora with 720×480 resolution. Generally speaking, the ogg theora had much better audio/video sync. Throughout the entire film, the audio…
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The future of Compiz-Fusion
Compiz-Fusion, as you surely know is responsible for eye candy on GNU/Linux distros such as windows that turn into paper airplanes when the user minimizes it to turning the desktop into a spinning cube. There’s something about the wobbly windows that provides some a sense of inertia that just makes things feel a little more…
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Some more quotes
“He says ‘hello’. That’s what I look for in a stalker.” – Lauren “I think I was a little boy growing up” – Lauren “You had mad cow disease?” – T to Lauren Blogged with Flock
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drop the bomb productions gets a facelift
After having tried drupal for a couple of years on an unrelated site, I came to see that it would be a great way to develop a new site for drop the bomb productions. After about two days of converting the site over, you can now see the results. I think it results in a…
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Haiku Vs Syllable Part 2
I’ve tried a bunch of times, but apparently something’s wrong with the Syllable VMWare files and LiveCD because I was unable to get either to run. They both appear to be missing a bunch of necessary files.
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GPL shows benefits in unexpected places!
When most people think of the GPL, if they think of it at all, they tend to think of Linux and perhaps other operating systems. However, there are many benefits to using the GPL for programs on a smaller level. For example there is a Go Application in Facebook. This programmer could have gone…
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KDE 4 is out!
KDE 4.0 was released today! After seeing screenshots like the ones I want to share with you, I can’t wait to try it. Too bad Fedora won’t be including it until Fedora 9 in April. All of the following images were produced by/for KDE.org. I’m just borrowing them for illustrative purposes. First of all, here’s…
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Haiku Vs Syllable Part 1
(Note: I did the Haiku Part of this review in June of 2007, and didn’t get around to posting it, so some of these issues may have been resolved by now) Everyone knows Windows, Apple, GNU/Linux and the BSDs. These computer operating systems have been around for 10-20 or so years and people know what…
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iPod Shuffle
For years I had been saying that I would not buy an iPod product. After all, they sell music in the iTunes music store with DRM on it. All of my music on my Linux computer is in the OGG format and it can’t be played with iPods. However, when it came time to buy…
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Eric Mesa Computers
Long time readers will know how much I love building computers. And I have been given the chance to build another one! This time it’s for Danielle’s aunt who saw the one I built for my father-in-law. Her old computer is not fast enough for what she needs it to do so she asked me…
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Recent Quotes
“He was talking with what’s-his-nuts….” – someone at work “I’m not a snow bunny, I’m a snow fox. I eat snow bunnies” – Danielle Blogged with Flock
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Mario Galaxy
I received Super Mario Galaxy for Christmas and I must say that I’m quite happy with the gift. This is the most talked about Wii game for the end of 2007 and not without reason. Everyone who’s into gaming kept mentioning that Mario Galaxy is the true successor to Super Mario 64 on the Gamecube. …
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Charitable Donations for 2008
This year I decided to mainly support technological causes. I donated to the Free Software Foundation and the Electronic Frontier Foundation. I think that rms and the rest over at the FSF are really doing a lot of great work to preserve our freedoms. I especially like the Defective by Design campaign they’ve been running. …