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On Having a successful GNOME event
Posted by Jason in Uncategorized on June 25, 2010
A successful GNOME event involves everyone having fun. If someone in your audience is uncomfortable with something you’ve said, you’re not doing your job. Apologize to them as soon as possible, and try to avoid the topic that triggered this for the rest of your presentation. Is it just me or is this an absurd [...]
Upstart woes
Posted by Jason in Uncategorized on June 3, 2010
Sigh. Has anyone implemented a pure Upstart system? I’ve spent several days now trying to do so, and with little success. First, let me say, I really like the idea of Upstart. I dig the concept of an event-based init system. I dig the idea of a faster boot. That, and I’m motivated to try a [...]
Guitar Pro 6
Posted by Jason in Uncategorized on April 10, 2010
Oh my, Guitar Pro 6 has native Linux support! Guitar Pro is a very common format for guitar tablature online (review here)- I’m not sure if Guitar Pro was the first format to suport text-based tablature with MIDI playback, but it was the first I (and many others) encountered. Linux has generally had difficulty making [...]
Linux and Crapware
Posted by Jason in Uncategorized on April 1, 2010
Shawn Powers has a new article up on the Linux Journal site, “Linux, Where Crapware Goes to Die“. It’s a good article all around, but he makes a brilliant point that somehow had never struck me: Linux Apps Come Pre-vetted! Go ahead, try to run ‘apt-get install BonziBuddy’ — it won’t work! Linux distributions come [...]
Murphy’s Law and Melton’s Query
Posted by Jason in Uncategorized on March 31, 2010
Murphy’s Law: Anything that can go wrong, will. Also, a column for Maximum PC. Melton’s Query: This jackass gets paid to write for a magazine, why can’t I? Right, so the Murphy’s Law headline is “Stop Supporting Open-Source Bloat“, where the author goes on to decry shady tactics of several programs, like: Revo Uninstaller Digsby [...]
On Comments
Posted by Jason in Uncategorized on March 31, 2010
I’ve been thinking about comments and conversations lately. First, I read Matt Asay’s “Should we be having this conversation on Twitter?” post, where he expresses his preference: I therefore prefer the discussion that arises out of a blog, but is conducted over Twitter. It’s hard to remember to go back to blogs I’ve written to [...]
Rhythmbox 0.12.8
Posted by Jason in Uncategorized on March 30, 2010
Huzzah! New version of Rhythmbox is released with lots of bug fixes and other goodies! Rhythmbox holds a special place in my heart: not only is it the best Linux audio player I’ve ever used (and I’ve tried every one I’ve ever ran across), but it’s one of those driving forces that keep me motivated. [...]
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