Create a Xmas tree out of them!
Check out the page my pal Trigger put up with pictures and videos. It even spins!
http://www.nzgames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81672
Good work!
Tuesday, 16 December 2008
Xmas platter:
What do you do when you have too many spare HDDs?
Create a Xmas tree out of them!
Check out the page my pal Trigger put up with pictures and videos. It even spins!
http://www.nzgames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81672
Good work!
Create a Xmas tree out of them!
Check out the page my pal Trigger put up with pictures and videos. It even spins!
http://www.nzgames.com/forums/showthread.php?t=81672
Good work!
Kubuntu 8.10 with KDE4
As we are winding up here in Holland (only 3 more days of work for me), I am consolidating all the data I have scattered over 3 laptops down to just the old Acer.
I did a clean install of Kubuntu 8.10, and upgraded with to all the latest updates. I had a few reservations about KDE4:
The whole UI runs smoothly with hardware accelerated video and compositing. KDE4 is complete: it has all the major features going, and is very stable, no crashes or lockups.
In short, I am really impressed! Theres not many widgets, themes etc. yet. I want a widget that does CPU and network statistics if anyone knows of one..
But build it, and they will come. Give it a few minor point revisions and KDE4 could be suitable for most desktop situations; I would be comfortable developing with it.
This release of Kubuntu, which has a recent current kernel, supports all the important hardware in the Acer. The webcam is the only problem hardware, still only experimental drivers.
I did a clean install of Kubuntu 8.10, and upgraded with to all the latest updates. I had a few reservations about KDE4:
- Is KDE4 going be fast on this hardware? Though badged as such, this is not "Vista capable" even with 2Gb RAM.
- Will it support hardware accelerated video? If not, is the performance in 2D mode OK?
- Is it usable yet?
The whole UI runs smoothly with hardware accelerated video and compositing. KDE4 is complete: it has all the major features going, and is very stable, no crashes or lockups.
In short, I am really impressed! Theres not many widgets, themes etc. yet. I want a widget that does CPU and network statistics if anyone knows of one..
But build it, and they will come. Give it a few minor point revisions and KDE4 could be suitable for most desktop situations; I would be comfortable developing with it.
This release of Kubuntu, which has a recent current kernel, supports all the important hardware in the Acer. The webcam is the only problem hardware, still only experimental drivers.
Thursday, 27 November 2008
The US bailout:
according to bloomberg.com , on the subject of US "bailouts":
Hmm so where is that money coming from? Yup, they will borrow it from overseas at interest. So the American taxpayer has quite a tab to pay off! If 100% of your tax money went into only servicing this debt, how long would it take you to pay it off?
In practice, this will never be payed back because the govt won't pour 100% of tax revenue into paying back the debt. It really is the yoke of debt slavery for generations of Americans.
The money that’s been pledged is equivalent to $24,000 for every man, woman and child in the country.
Hmm so where is that money coming from? Yup, they will borrow it from overseas at interest. So the American taxpayer has quite a tab to pay off! If 100% of your tax money went into only servicing this debt, how long would it take you to pay it off?
In practice, this will never be payed back because the govt won't pour 100% of tax revenue into paying back the debt. It really is the yoke of debt slavery for generations of Americans.
Wednesday, 12 November 2008
Graphics Nirvana
http://www.engadget.com/2008/11/10/nvidias-quadro-fx-5800-with-4gb-graphics-memory-is-the-most-po/
240 GPU cores and 4 gigabytes on your graphics card... nerd-tastic cluster within a computer!
Not designed for gaming; the unit is more for complex and high volume calculation.
240 GPU cores and 4 gigabytes on your graphics card... nerd-tastic cluster within a computer!
Not designed for gaming; the unit is more for complex and high volume calculation.
Bald alert
One of my old colleagues is being sponsored to get his head shaved.
http://www.fundraiseonline.co.nz/John_(Andrew)_Thomson/
Sponsor him, its for a great cause!
http://www.fundraiseonline.co.nz/John_(Andrew)_Thomson/
Sponsor him, its for a great cause!
Friday, 31 October 2008
Ubuntu 8.10 out:
Ubuntu 8.10 is out, upgrade at will. I found a great pointer for those keen to upgrade.
The strain on Ubuntu servers and its mirrors is always noticeable for the early days of a release.
Bit torrent file thrive on quantity (and of course quality) The more the better, and its popular enough that your pipe will likely be saturated.
Max downloads!
You can, of course torrent the ISO, but even better you can dist-upgrade using bit torrent to get awesome speed with minimum time wasted - it only get needed libraries, not the whole back-catalog of stuff included on the install CD.
Max Efficiency!
I have had mixed experiences with dist-upgrades, but keen to try this. After backing up my data that is! Check the article:
http://torrentfreak.com/use-bittorrent-to-upgrade-to-ubuntu-intrepid-ibex-081029/
Nice one TorrentFreak !
The strain on Ubuntu servers and its mirrors is always noticeable for the early days of a release.
Bit torrent file thrive on quantity (and of course quality) The more the better, and its popular enough that your pipe will likely be saturated.
Max downloads!
You can, of course torrent the ISO, but even better you can dist-upgrade using bit torrent to get awesome speed with minimum time wasted - it only get needed libraries, not the whole back-catalog of stuff included on the install CD.
Max Efficiency!
I have had mixed experiences with dist-upgrades, but keen to try this. After backing up my data that is! Check the article:
http://torrentfreak.com/use-bittorrent-to-upgrade-to-ubuntu-intrepid-ibex-081029/
Nice one TorrentFreak !
Friday, 24 October 2008
The best way to pick your US candidate:
It seems no one in the US wants to talk proper policy or real issues. Why waste your vote based on personality, or who has the nicest clothes?
If you are wasting your vote on trivial attributes, at least vote based on a cool attribute...
Unbelievable McCain Vs. Obama Dance-Off - Watch more free videos
Oh, and if any Americans are looking at my humble blog; vote 3rd party. Obama may be the lesser of two evils, it may be a historic event for a Black man to run for president, but unfortunately hes still part of (and therefore controlled by) the Democrats.
The rest of the world can hardly distinguish between your 2 major parties; they are both conservative in the global scale and have both lead your nation to ruinous debt: spending on wars with no clear stated goal, spending on defense against an imagined enemy (You guys have ALL the guns BTW). Go read some international press and see what the rest of the world thinks.
If you are wasting your vote on trivial attributes, at least vote based on a cool attribute...
Unbelievable McCain Vs. Obama Dance-Off - Watch more free videos
Oh, and if any Americans are looking at my humble blog; vote 3rd party. Obama may be the lesser of two evils, it may be a historic event for a Black man to run for president, but unfortunately hes still part of (and therefore controlled by) the Democrats.
The rest of the world can hardly distinguish between your 2 major parties; they are both conservative in the global scale and have both lead your nation to ruinous debt: spending on wars with no clear stated goal, spending on defense against an imagined enemy (You guys have ALL the guns BTW). Go read some international press and see what the rest of the world thinks.
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