Fedora 21 Beta KDE Spin Part 1
Booted it up in Virt-manager (which finally has bridging!) I love the new theme!

But, sadly, it logs into KDE4, not KDE5. Perhaps 5 isn’t ready for primetime?

What I find baffling, given that this is running in a VM is that it loads FASTER to the desktop than the computer it’s running on. I wish I knew which technologies I am running or which widgets are causing my KDE load to go so slowly.
Mascots and Bowdlerization
As I read with my daughter I realize I had forgotten a large part of The Car in the Hat. Also watching the old Disney shorts with my daughter. Both Mickey Mouse and the Cat in the Hat were often jerks before they became mascots for their companies. Now they are goodie two shoes.
In case you're having issues creating a new VM in Virt-manager
Tried to use virt-manager again (more about that in a future post), but kept getting the error:
qemu-system-x86_64: error while loading shared libraries: libGL.so.1: failed to map segment from shared object: Permission denied
Well, turns out this blog post had the answer for me:
sudo setsebool -P virt_use_execmem=on
That blog appears to be a great place for KVM virtualization info on Fedora, so I’ll be checking it out again in the future, I’m sure.
Preach it, Oatmeal!
The Oatmeal schools everyone (especially Ted Cruz) in why we need Net Neutrality. Share this EVERYWHERE!
A Year With Ting
A year ago I started using Ting, a Sprint MVNO, as my cell phone provider. A month later I wrote an update as well as a review of my most used apps. Well, now it’s been a year and I’d like to talk about what it’s been like.
I started off the year with a Samsung Galaxy Victory. It is a decent and capable smart phone, but I like to use a lot of programs like Doggcatcher and SmartBooks and the phone was having issues working correctly when I had more than a few programs running. So I switched to a Nexus 5 and it’s working perfectly for me.
Review: No Land's Man
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Disclaimer: I got this as part of Good Reads First Reads
This book reminded me a lot of Tim Allen’s books ( like Don’t stand too close to a naked man). The author’s humor shines through, but humor is not its purpose. Unlike the Tim Allen book about quantum mechanics, which is about a weekend he had to himself to think, Aasif’s book is a collection of essays that forms the rough outline of an autobiography.
Things my PS3 has been used for
In order of most to least:
- Watch Netflix
- Watch Amazon
- Watch Youtube
- Listen to music via uPNP
- Play PSN games
- Play disc-based games
So…I doubt I’ll be getting a PS4 or any next gen system. I could get by with a Roku (or Google or Amazon or whoever streaming stick) and a laptop to stream my Steam games (if I want to play them on the big screen).
Boo from Monsters, Inc
Now that I have a two year old I realize that Boo’s drawings are way too advanced for a kid who can’t even speak in full sentences.
No, Florida, No.
Apparently my old stomping grounds of Ft Lauderdale have passed an ordinance making it illegal to feed the homeless. WTF, Florida? Anyone who is active in church should be fighting this with civil disobedience. They can’t arrest all of you!
New video for Death to Ego
I’ve been really loving my favorite new Florida-based Ska band, Beebs and Her Money Makers since I saw them in concert last year. I really enjoyed their new album Wurst Album Ever which I crowdfunded.
Check out the new 70s-tastic video for Death to Ego: