I saw my friend Liz that I grew up with. Its so weird seeing someone after such a long time. She couldn't believe I was a computer programmer and I wasn't on facebook.
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06/02/2011 19:47 #54407
video screen at thursday in the squareCategory: thursday
06/01/2011 00:20 #54392
I love Fedora 15Category: linux
I don't feel like enough people thank the Gnome 3 and Fedora team for what they do. This release is nothing but awesome. I don't care what the people who are not ready to give up gnome 2 say. The workflow of this new interface is great. It really keeps the clutter out of the way and forces me to not use my desktop like a trash can.
The effects are also much more useful than the old compiz ones for me. I never used the cube and the wobbly windows had no real purpose while the activity interface on gnome 3 is extremely useful in making getting to apps easy ,as well as, keep my interface clean. That plus just about everything can be done with the keyboard.
The effects are also much more useful than the old compiz ones for me. I never used the cube and the wobbly windows had no real purpose while the activity interface on gnome 3 is extremely useful in making getting to apps easy ,as well as, keep my interface clean. That plus just about everything can be done with the keyboard.
uncutsaniflush - 06/09/11 00:00
(e:paul) - wiping out xorg.conf dropped me down to the vesa driver. I can't remember if I reinstalled the kernel. Which probably means I didn't. Thanks I keep forgetting that they aren't drivers anymore but kernel modules. I'll try to give it a try tomorrow.
I was happy to find that Fedora had a decent e17 despite the package being an orphan. I wish I had the current skill set to maintain e17 for fedora or anyone else. but I'm more idiot than savant these days. I just don't have the time to keep up with anything. Linux was more uncomplicated ten years ago.
(e:paul) - wiping out xorg.conf dropped me down to the vesa driver. I can't remember if I reinstalled the kernel. Which probably means I didn't. Thanks I keep forgetting that they aren't drivers anymore but kernel modules. I'll try to give it a try tomorrow.
I was happy to find that Fedora had a decent e17 despite the package being an orphan. I wish I had the current skill set to maintain e17 for fedora or anyone else. but I'm more idiot than savant these days. I just don't have the time to keep up with anything. Linux was more uncomplicated ten years ago.
paul - 06/08/11 23:02
Can't you just wipeout you /etc/X11/xorg.conf, then just ctrl+alt f2 to drop out of x, killall Xorg and you are back in minus proprietary driver. You might need to reinstall the kernel and any remove any mods you added. Its been forever since I worked with ATI, not sure if that works or not, but it gets rid of my nvidia driver.
Can't you just wipeout you /etc/X11/xorg.conf, then just ctrl+alt f2 to drop out of x, killall Xorg and you are back in minus proprietary driver. You might need to reinstall the kernel and any remove any mods you added. Its been forever since I worked with ATI, not sure if that works or not, but it gets rid of my nvidia driver.
tinypliny - 06/08/11 22:46
What?? ATI radeon HD doesn't play well with Fedora 15?! Really? I am not going near this release then... I really was all set to try it this weekend. I have had enough trouble with my graphics to invite even more. :/
What?? ATI radeon HD doesn't play well with Fedora 15?! Really? I am not going near this release then... I really was all set to try it this weekend. I have had enough trouble with my graphics to invite even more. :/
uncutsaniflush - 06/08/11 22:00
The heart was an oopsy. I've been living with gnome shell and fedora 15 for about a week. My major frustration is support for my ati radeonhd card. Or lack thereof. My fps is around 85 fps in Fedora. And around 1500 fps with Ubuntu.
After installing the ati catalyst module, I learned that gnome shell doesn't play well with it. I like gnome shell. I also like ubuntu's unity. It would be epic if someone made something using the best ideas from both projects.
I like gnome shell better as a usable desktop but I like the way unity manipulates windows. There are legacy buttons for old farts like me.
I think I may have to reinstall fedora 15 to get rid of my workarounds for the ati driver issue. I think too much config got changed auto magically. And not enough cofig got reverted auto magically.
The heart was an oopsy. I've been living with gnome shell and fedora 15 for about a week. My major frustration is support for my ati radeonhd card. Or lack thereof. My fps is around 85 fps in Fedora. And around 1500 fps with Ubuntu.
After installing the ati catalyst module, I learned that gnome shell doesn't play well with it. I like gnome shell. I also like ubuntu's unity. It would be epic if someone made something using the best ideas from both projects.
I like gnome shell better as a usable desktop but I like the way unity manipulates windows. There are legacy buttons for old farts like me.
I think I may have to reinstall fedora 15 to get rid of my workarounds for the ati driver issue. I think too much config got changed auto magically. And not enough cofig got reverted auto magically.
tinypliny - 06/01/11 01:05
I really want to try it out... Currently, I don't have a "desktop" at all in my debian modified install so there is no concept of a trashcan. But yes, I do use the desktop as a trashcan uniformly in all my windows systems...
I really want to try it out... Currently, I don't have a "desktop" at all in my debian modified install so there is no concept of a trashcan. But yes, I do use the desktop as a trashcan uniformly in all my windows systems...
05/31/2011 23:41 #54391
Work is so boring right nowCategory: work
I am so bored with my job right now. I am having to re-write a bunch of existing code instead of working on anything new because a vendor product purchase changed the way we store employee position information.
Just about all of the other web apps depend on my directory service JSON RPC2 API so just about everything needs to be tested again.
Sometimes its fun to revisit old code and refactor but in this case, the code was very optimized and now I am just having to re-write and test a lot, in the end nothing will seem much different, just that my life will be sucked away a little more.
Just about all of the other web apps depend on my directory service JSON RPC2 API so just about everything needs to be tested again.
Sometimes its fun to revisit old code and refactor but in this case, the code was very optimized and now I am just having to re-write and test a lot, in the end nothing will seem much different, just that my life will be sucked away a little more.
tinypliny - 06/01/11 00:01
Funny, I was reading this today morning... :::link:::
And I am realizing just how true it is for everyone I know and mostly for myself. I sometimes that I need to re-examine my decisions and seek some honesty in why I am doing what I have apparently set out to do. Am I even doing what I came to do? The lines are so blurred now that that article makes more sense than ever.
Funny, I was reading this today morning... :::link:::
And I am realizing just how true it is for everyone I know and mostly for myself. I sometimes that I need to re-examine my decisions and seek some honesty in why I am doing what I have apparently set out to do. Am I even doing what I came to do? The lines are so blurred now that that article makes more sense than ever.
05/30/2011 23:44 #54389
Street Signs In KenmoreCategory: kenmore
(e:terry) and I were in Kenmore the other day when he commented on how large the lettering is on the new road signs there. They are at least twice the size of before. He said he thought it was perhaps due to Kenmore's aging population. I think he might be right.
metalpeter - 06/01/11 17:23
I see they have the federal Mandated Up and Lower case signs ...
I think the big sings are for car traffic since they are higher they should be bigger..... At some point Buffalo went to all capitals and then the law changed saying that signs are more readable if Only the first Letter is a capital. ......
I see they have the federal Mandated Up and Lower case signs ...
I think the big sings are for car traffic since they are higher they should be bigger..... At some point Buffalo went to all capitals and then the law changed saying that signs are more readable if Only the first Letter is a capital. ......
tinypliny - 05/31/11 11:04
I love big signs because I am terribly myopic and somehow never got used to wearing specs.
I love big signs because I am terribly myopic and somehow never got used to wearing specs.
05/30/2011 23:41 #54388
160 lbsCategory: body
Eating more carbs is helping me put on weight. Clearly it was the food group I was lacking in most. Strangely it is addicting. I used to have a protein shake for break (banana, milk + whey protein.) Now I eat a bowl of cereal with milk and honey. Before I would not be hungry till lunch or dinner. Now I snack incessantly during the day.
I just hope I can stop before I become fat and that I didn't open Pandora box.
I just hope I can stop before I become fat and that I didn't open Pandora box.
paul - 05/31/11 12:26
I never had heartburn again. I think it was from that freakishly sour green apple before bed followed by yoga right after dinnertime the next day.
I never had heartburn again. I think it was from that freakishly sour green apple before bed followed by yoga right after dinnertime the next day.
tinypliny - 05/31/11 10:56
What do you eat throughout the day? I think you should make your breakfast more balanced - for eg. eat those kashi cereal with 13g of protein per serving or add a hardboiled egg to the breakfast. The idea of introducing carbohydrates to your meal was not only to balance out the excessive amounts of proteins you were consuming but also to make sure that you didn't go hungry and/or empty-stomach for an extended period of time - a factor that increases risk for heartburn.
What do you eat throughout the day? I think you should make your breakfast more balanced - for eg. eat those kashi cereal with 13g of protein per serving or add a hardboiled egg to the breakfast. The idea of introducing carbohydrates to your meal was not only to balance out the excessive amounts of proteins you were consuming but also to make sure that you didn't go hungry and/or empty-stomach for an extended period of time - a factor that increases risk for heartburn.
I just ran into (e:Matthew)... on the way to getting myself waffles and we discussed why we don't like to go to TATS and prefer walks in the parks instead. .hahaa