Here's something I didn't know: The DEC VT100 turns 40 in August. This factlet comes courtesy of Wikipedia, as I'm not quite old and wise enough to have made its acquaintance outside of a museum. None the less, the VT100 …
Continue readingGNOME and Rust
I've been keeping an eye on Rust for a while now, so when I read Alberto's statement of support for more Rust use in GNOME, I couldn't resist piling on… From the perspective of someone who's quite used to C, …
Continue readingNew toy
I got a new toy. It's a WASD keyboard with Cherry MX Clear switches. The picture doesn't do it justice; maybe I should've gotten a new camera instead… I guess it'll have to wait. Mechanical-switch keyboards are pricey, but since …
Continue readingYear of the Linux Desktop Debate
It's been interesting following the recent discussion about the Linux Desktop and how it failed. It's a notion that's been around for some time – I'd say approximately since people tired of discussing whether next year was going to be …
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openSUSE community week
Be sure to check out the openSUSE community week currently underway. The GNOME-centric part of the community has its own program for the week.
Continue readingShoveling snow
The snow-shoveling I've been taking part in over the last couple of weeks is best described with a set of graphs: So far, we've been able to lop about 23 seconds – or 48% – off the time it takes …
Continue readingENLi 2008
My talk, La comunidad GNOME para principiantes (The GNOME community for beginners), seems to have gone over well here at ENLi 2008 (the 2008 National Linux Meeting in Puebla, Mexico), with a big audience and interesting followup questions. The slides …
Continue readingEvolution goodness (and some badness)
My laptop went south a couple of days ago, so I'm having to make do with a screen that is bigger but endowed with fewer pixels. This has been a source of frustration, especially in Evolution, where I depend on …
Continue readingI has a face
I'm wearing it on my head. Looks good on planets!
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