Graphical Woes and a Bricked System
Today’s big task was to get rid of the Windows 3.1 look of the default GNOME theme by installing the Compiz Fusion window manager. First, however, I needed to add 3D hardware acceleration and OpenGL...
View ArticleDNS Not Satisfactory
While trying to connect to a remote webserver via SSH last night, I found that my machine refused to resolve the hostname to an IP address. I couldn’t ping the server either, but could view a webpage...
View ArticleThe Magic of Lenny Backports
This afternoon saw me in a really annoying situation. I was in a coffee shop, wearing a beret, and writing poetry, and couldn’t get a ‘net connection. The coffee shop runs an open network access point,...
View ArticleTop 10 things I have learned since the start of this experiment
In a nod to Dave’s classic top ten segment I will now share with you the top 10 things I have learned since starting this experiment one month ago. 10: IRC is not dead Who knew? I’m joking of course...
View ArticleBlast from the Past: Top 10 things I have learned since the start of this...
This post was originally published on October 2, 2009. The original can be found here. In a nod to Dave’s classic top ten segment I [...]
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