Now here’s an altered book: La fantasia esiste (Klog). Click on the image to see the whole sculpture.
Edgy Eft
After running Fedora Core 6 for several months, I installed EdgyEft, the latest Ubuntu release, released on October 26, 2006. I had run previous versions of Ubuntu, but gave FC6 a try because that is what Jack runs on his machines. However, I could never quite get rpm working correctly on my machine and when your package manager doesn’t work consistently, it makes the machine seem very fragile.
Edgy Eft installs Firefox 2, and I was glad to see that my favorite Firefox extensions installed without difficulty. Other than that, I haven’t noticed any big changes: it is just nice to be using apt-get again.
Partly Cloudy
February 19, 2007 – Click on image for higher resolution version.
At least we have a nice view while waiting for the train to pass. (Photographic note: I had to play with the light levels using Gimp since shooting toward the sun confused the light sensor. The wide-angle look is purely a feature of the topography of that area.) I’ve wanted a good photo of this area for a long time: this is the closest so far to what my eye “sees.”
D – E – F – I – N – I – T – E – L – Y
This is D – E – F – I – N – I – T – E – L – Y one of my problem words.
Nanda
I can remember when Jack could have used a nanda. He had a simple method of dealing with noisy alarm clocks: he threw them across the room. They usually didn’t last very long.
I Want A Linux/Unix Utility To…
I Want A Linux/Unix Utility To… organizes available tools for the Linux operating system by function.
del.icio.us Bookmarks Firefox Add-ons
An upgrade has been released for the del.icio.us add-on I use which syncs my browser to my del.icio.us account. This add-on now allows you both bookmark to your local browser as well as to del.icio.us. It requires a full refresh, and the servers were getting hammered, so it took a while for it too work properly, but now I like it a lot.
10 Linux commands you’ve never used
10 Linux commands you’ve never used has a nice list, with usage examples. I had, however, used several of them.
Mia and Lody
February 18, 2007 – Click on image for higher resolution version.
Yesterday was a nice morning for a walk: not too cold for the Dalmatian Mia, not too hot for the Collie Lody, and not too soggy for my sneaker clad feet. This image is unusual because I can rarely capture Mia and Lody in the same shot.
Twisted
February 16, 2007 – Click on image for higher resolution version.
This is the most interesting of the photos that I took of the wreckage yesterday. If you click on the high res version, you can get a better idea of the force that must have been involved.