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Goodies for You Today!
Good morning! So I have two goodies (one of them is not really my work but I still want to share it with you) to give today. First thing is the release of Ubuntu 7.10. And in extension also Kubuntu 7.10, which is what I use. As I mentioned before, this is another sweet release.…
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A Free Society Needs a Free Market and Free Software
A few days ago I finished reading Richard Stallman’s “Free Software, Free Society”. The book consists of a number of interesting, well-written essays on the philosophy and history of the free software movement. Most people heard of open source as a practical development paradigm and distribution method. Eric Raymond’s “The Cathedral and the Bazaar” describes…
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The Spring of Eternal Winter
I lean my shovel, against the icy snow lining the bottom of my driveway. Exhaustion clouds my thoughts. At least I have defeated the mechanical monstrosity called the snowplough truck. This time maybe it will not come for a while. I watch the dirty brown trickle of melt water, as it skirts the melting floes.…
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PSA: Elections in Ontario & Referendum
Today, we Ontarians get to pick a new premier. Lets hope its someone who can actually deliver to help the majority of people, instead of just promising. The more pressing issue is a referendum. The question is whether we stick with the current system. Or do we go the “mixed member proportional system”. The current…
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Episode 2: In Search of Coffee
*Yawn* Olaf rubbed his eyes. He got out of bed, turned on the computer, and shuffled down the stairs to the kitchen. Must have coofffeeee… Olaf thought. Another late, late night kept awake by the thought of the end of the semester. Coffee. He prepared the stove top espresso machine. His body went through the…
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What I Am Thankful For
Today is Thanksgiving, at least in Canada. You Americans, will have to wait for few more days. This year I want to thank a number of people for this and past years. Thank you to my classmates and writing friends in my Professional writing classes, for helping edit and improve my writing pieces. Thank you,…
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Episode 1: Quantum Computing for… Dummies?!?
Olaf squinted at the text document. He tilted his head. Scratched it twice, and yawned. Crap. No matter which way he approached the problem, it seemed like a mountain. One of those mountains, that looks like a molehill at a close distance, but you walk into like you would into Mount Everest. The problem being…
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A Requiem for a Blog
Introducing the One-Time Trash Pad Greetings victim err… I mean reader. You stumbled across this strange journal, about the life of a frustrated writer. It mildly resembles my own life. But only superficially. So if its not about me, then why does it exist? The journal serves two purposes. Firstly, I get to throw around…
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Countdown to Ubuntu 7.10
To build up even more excitement to the release of Ubuntu 7.10, I am added this neat little countdown javascript app to the side of the blog. <img id=”countdownimage” src=”http://www.ubuntu.com/files/countdown/dist/710countdown_default.png” mce_src=”http://www.ubuntu.com/files/countdown/dist/710countdown_default.png” width=”199″ height=”164″ alt=”Ubuntu 7.10 – Coming soon” /> Share and Enjoy!
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Excuses
Sorry, for the delays. My schedule has been so hectic, that I barely had time to write. Most of the articles from the past days, are in a buffer waiting for editing. Once I get around to them, I will post them up (backdated). I should back to regular posting this coming week.