OpenSuSE, one week later
Beta3 of OpenSuSE was released yesterday and I dutifully updated overnight last night. One snag I hit was a ton of conflicts from the cairo upgrade, but thanks to darix on #opensuse, I simply changed “update all with newer versions” in yast2 to “update all unconditionally” and Bob was my Uncle. And after having upgraded, the system is still remarkably stable and fast.
Day two of OpenSuSE, still kickin’ and happy
Just a quick word from the street that after a couple of days with OpenSuSE, I am still REALLY loving it.
An impromptu OpenSuse install
I am not, by nature, someone who enjoys doing the same thing over and over and over again. Variety is most certainly the spice of life. This holds true in every aspect of my life. The Linux distributions that I use are no different. For the longest time, I used nothing but Debian unstable (like we’re talking 4+ years here…). Then at some point I switched and started using Fedora Core, and pretty much enjoyed it except for the annoyances regarding mp3 playback and other minor nits. In fact, I have 2 computers at home running Fedora Core 3 still.
Beyond the Sea, beyond my expectations
I had this one sitting on my desk for 2 weeks at least from Blockbuster online rental. I had read somewhere that it was good, and I have always absolutely loved Bobby Darin’s voice and style. But I was not prepared for this amazing movie.
Really Wrinkly, Old Guys
The last iTunes e-mail brought this recent photo of Mick and the boys in front of my eyes. blink blink
Danger Mouse!!!
You cannot deny the importance of Danger Mouse–neither in my growing up years, nor to the sanity and balance of the world. I can’t wait until these DVD’s show up from Blockbuster online!
Online music, breaking the mold
I must admit that I am very impressed with a some of the songs that were sent to me in the latest MP3Tunes e-mail sampler. Dragonfly by Universal Hall Pass, for one, is suprisingly enjoyable! To quote their Mercury album page…
Yes, Marge, it is possible to watch those movies with your kids
So, my beautiful bride and I had an opportunity the other night to spend the evening without two of our children, which left just the two of us and our beautiful daughter (we’ll call her Kiwi here). We enjoyed a few serene and peaceful hours at the local Borders, looking through whatever books we found to tickle our fancy. And then we came home, thinking that we could watch some movies with Kiwi, being that she’s getting older now and stuff.
So, you can have your iTunes and Linux it too!
This is absolutely the coolest Open Source thing, by far, this month. In fact, it might be the coolest thing I’ve seen in a couple of months. Jon Lech Johansen (you might remember him as the guy who largely made it possible to watch those pesky little DVDs that you paid good money for on the Operating System you choose) has done it again.
Mere Christianity, Sunday BBQ
After talking with John from KKSM, I ordered and received Mere Christianity by C.S. Lewis. I read the preface thus far and underlined about half of it. It is SOOOOO good!! I absolutely love C.S. Lewis’s writing style. He is both precisely clear and creative at the same time. One example: