Paul's Journal

09/02/2010 23:17 #52637

The new dell m4500
Category: computers

Its ugly and heavy but its a powerhouse and its not a mac.

When first booted it up to install fedora, I accidentally forgot to hit f12 to boot from the DVD and it started to load the factory preinstalled windows 7. Believe it or not windows 7 crashed on first boot and went into that stupid safe mode screen.

I quickly restarted and booted up the fedora dvd. Luckily Linux is running smooth on the quad core 2.0 ghz i7 with 8gb of ram, 256gb ssd and a 1gb nvidia card.

I love fedora so much. Every freaking thing worked on first try both on this and my old MacBook pro.

paul - 02/18/11 17:58
Just for fun I tried to install ubuntu on a secondary drive on the same machine. The experience was horrible. The internal monitor did not work, there was no default option for full disk encryption during install, and even after the install, the internal monitor did not working without a lot of fiddling around.

I simply booted up the live Fedora 14 disk and installed right over it.

tinypliny - 09/03/10 23:46
Unlearning is the toughest part. I still struggle between metric and non-metric units and constantly convert in my head. Though I am guessing that unlearning OS-based preferences and habits would be much easier than rewiring my brain for a measurement system that just doesn't make sense.

uncutsaniflush - 09/03/10 21:59
Wow. Those are impressive specs. I suspect that a 256 gig ssd costs more than some of my neighbor's houses on the WestSide.

(e:tinypliny) - you (and most people) are victim to the myth that Microsoft Windows products are easy to use and user-friendly. In India and other countries outside the grasp of Microsoft's tentacles, new users have little trouble using Linux computers because they don't have to unlearn what they know about Windows.

I've been using various flavours of Linux since 2001 almost exclusively. Windows XP and Windows 7 boxes confuse me because the gui isn't like any of the Linux guis and desktop environments I'm used to.

It's like imperial vs. metric measurementwise. Metric is easier if you don't need to remember what a gallon is in litres. Imperial Gallons are easier if you don't need to convert them into litres.

tinypliny - 09/03/10 08:02
Little wonder then, that so many of us with gutless souls are still on Win XP.

Our doubts are traitors,
And make us lose the good we oft might win
By fearing to attempt.

09/02/2010 00:13 #52634

Mike on an M&M
Category: food

For his birthday, one of (e:Mike)'s friends had his face printed on a bag of M&Ms. It was weird crunching his face.

metalpeter - 09/02/10 17:36
seen that advertised never seen it in person that is pretty cool did it say anything on the other side?

james - 09/02/10 15:38
A cavity munching on your face, forever.

mrmike - 09/02/10 14:07
After all these years, you now know that he melts in your mouth, not in your hand

09/02/2010 00:08 #52633

Chris' NY Sandwich Co Lunch Special
Category: food

No exaggeration, this was definately the best lunch I have eaten in my entire life.

It was two giant, panko encrusted chicken breasts on salad greens topped with layer after layer of yellow and red tomatoes, fresh mozzarella, and proscuito with a balsamic and Basil vinigrette.

Chris' NY Sandwich Co
395 Delaware Avenue, Buffalo, NY 14202-1603
(716) 854-6642

mrmike - 09/02/10 14:08
jb, only for workday lunches, but I've always had great prompt service when even getting take out. They are good enough to go out of your way for.

jbeatty - 09/02/10 08:13
I hear nothing but great things about that place. The one time I tried to get a sandwich there they were closed. I need to try it soon!