Linus versus GNOME
Now I understand why I don’t like GNOME. God knows I’ve tried MANY times to use it, on several different distros, and never been able to get past the fact that I couldn’t get there from here. There were always things I COULD do in KDE, EASILY that were seemingly impossible in GNOME. Now after reading the article I understand that one of the underlying principle of GNOME is to make things EASY by REMOVING options. HUH??? Sorry folks but that AIN’T the way I work and now that I understand that is the way GNOME is MEANT to be I won’t try waste my time with it again. IMHO Linus is right and GNOME is wrong. Options SHOULD be easy to both find and change. Taking away the users ability to change things is one of the big mistakes I’ve seen MicroSloth making more and more with each new version of their OS and one of the reasons I moved to Linux. I really hate to see any Linux distro and/or desktop being dumbed down like this! But now that I know what the problem is I will make sure to point out that if you want to be able to make your own decision’s just use KDE. Simple enough. Thanks again Linus!
OLPC computers on their way to Birmingham, Ala.
Anyone who has thought that, as nice as the Linux-powered One Laptop Per Child computers are for the target market of third-world children, they’d also make a lot of sense for U.S. kids too, is in good company. The mayor of Birmingham, Ala., Larry Langford, had the same thought and the result is that the city will be deploying 15,000 OLPCs to its school system.
So cool that an Alabama city is the first in the US to do this! This news is a month or more old but I just found this post on it and had to share. Hope it works out for them.
Microsoft Threatens to Go Hostile on Yahoo | Epicenter from Wired.com
It’s this type of bullying that keeps getting them into trouble in the courts. You’d think they’d have learned by now to at least give the appearance of playing nice. Yet another reason I will never purchase another Micro$oft product and promote Linux every chance I get.
Streetsblog » On Potato Omelets and Winter Cycling
A Spanish tortilla, unlike the Mexican version, is essentially a potato omelet. You fry some diced-up onions and potatoes in oil, and then pour in some beaten egg. Flip it over, and voila, you have a tasty, round golden thing to cut into slices and eat.
Interesting take on why folks cycle (and do other things) in one place and not another. Makes a WHOLE lot of sense.
Posted the bit above to assist my memory cause I want to try them. Sounds quite yummy! 😉
I spent most of the day getting through the last of the backlog of stuff in the feedreader, so this should be the last day with 20+ posts in a day for a while anyhow. 😉
Lots of storm warnings around here today. And quite a few storms came through too. Had a couple of close lightening strikes but no damage at least that I know of. Am glad that it’s fairly quite tonight. Hope it stays that way…
Think I am gonna call it an early night. Till tomorrow. 😎
DIY Electric Kawsaki Motorcycle : TreeHugger
This is freaking awsome! Has a 15 mile range and a top speed of 40 mph. Gonna have to look through the bits and pieces of several motorcycles that I have in the barn and start looking for a motor and pricing batteries. 😯 😎
Brass Goggles » Blog Archive » Remnants of Skystone, Upcoming Flash MMO
Gonna have to check this out when it goes live. Not much for games as a general rule but this looks quite interesting.
BBC NEWS | Health | Daily caffeine ‘protects brain’
Coffee may cut the risk of dementia by blocking the damage cholesterol can inflict on the body, research suggests.
And a good reason to drink coffee… 🙄 😉
Survey: Do You Read Books? : TreeHugger
Maybe Steve Jobs doesn’t read anymore but that doesn’t mean everyone doesn’t. Go and take the survey and help prove just how wrong he is.
Portable Yurts from Go-Yurt : TreeHugger
This is just too cool! 😎 Canvas skin and about 45 minutes setup. I want to see one in person.
Mobile phones ‘more dangerous than smoking’ : TreeHugger
So says Dr. Vini Khurana, an Australian neurosurgeon. His recent 15-month critical review of the link between mobile phones and malignant brain tumors concludes that the phones could kill far more people than smoking or asbestos, that people should avoid using them wherever possible, and that governments and the mobile phone industry must take “immediate steps” to reduce exposure to their radiation.
I don’t know if they are or aren’t dangerous, but studies saying they are keep popping up from all over the world so I use one as little as possible. Time will tell.
Tapping the Power of the Mighty Mississippi: Thousands of Hydrokinetic Turbines Could Generate 1600 MW : TreeHugger
Makes a LOT of sense to do it this way vs the huge dams and massive turbines. Instead have a LOT of small units. One goes out just put another in it’s place. Hope they get the permits and go ahead.
More on Pedal-Power Victory : TreeHugger
Glad to see that the Judge threw this out. Stupid waste of the taxpayers money to be in court in the first place and wouldn’t have happened if the cop hadn’t been a complete ass about it.
Brain Scanner Can Tell What You’re Looking At
Interesting and scary at the same time. Lots of uses as well as misuses for this kind of tech. First thing that comes to mind is Big Brother and thought crimes. Then there is communicating with folks that can’t due to birth defects or injuries.
Speed Up Windows XP – Wired How-To Wiki
And one more How-To from Wired. Even though I don’t use Windoze I know lots of folks that do and have to help some of them out from time to time so am once again posting the link here so I can find it later. 🙄
Make a Local Backup Of Your Gmail Account – Wired How-To Wiki
Another good How-To from Wired. Mainly posting the link here so I can find it later when I need it. 😉
Set Up Dynamic DNS – Wired How-To Wiki
Done this before but alas the computer is no more so am glad there is a How-To so I can (maybe) get it set up again on the soon to be server.
The Double-Decker Smart ForTwo – Twice the Space, Half the Handling | Autopia from Wired.com
If you haven’t seen this yet it’s worth the look. And the laughs! The video is wonderful and LOL funny!
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