For those who might make a New Year’s resolution to try linux this year, Download Squad has a nice article. It is helpful and not distribution specific. Check it out! Also, the latest incarnation of some of the most popular distros are getting good reviews.
Saw this linked and felt that many would benefit from a look-see. In this MRSA-inspired panic, water is your friend, not necessarily soap. Read the blog entry on Making Light for the whole story of how to wash properly.“The single best way to prevent the flu is to wash your hands. But not everyone knows how to do it.”
According to former president of Mexico, Vicente Fox, as reported in the Telegraph UK, President George Bush is afraid of horses. He recalled a meeting in Mexico shortly after both men had been elected when Mr Fox offered Mr Bush a ride on a “big palomino” horse. Mr Fox, who left office in December, recalled Mr Bush “backing away” from the animal.
Duct Tape Server was built entirely from four rolls of gray Nashua duct tape, a quarter roll of translucent 3M duct tape, and these computer components:
Crazy html-coder/artist from Japan. Fascinating to watch this develop! [YouTube link]
The First International Talk Like A Pilot Day is Saturday May 19th. In the grand tradition of other International Talk-Like-Days, start practicing your phoenetic alphabet.
My hovercraft is full of eels! in many languages. You never know when you’ll need this.
Free replacements for many commercial apps are already available. Here is a good list to help you get started looking, once you have your basic Linux system up and running. (Some of these apps will already be bundled with many distros!) If you don’t find it in the list, freshmeat and sourceforge are your friends. A more complete list is available at the advocacy site, Open Source As Alternative.
A 82-year old widow, Ester Strogen, in Canton, Ohio was found to have paid about $14,666 for a now outdated rotary phone. She first leased the phone in the 1960’s. Strogen says she’s not a big fan of her new push-button phone.
“I’d like to have my rotary back,” she said. “I like that better.”
Ian’s Shoelace Site sifts through the 2 trillion mathmatically possible ways of lacing six pairs of eyelets on an average shoe and suggests 31 favorites. Odd but compelling.
