My Aer Lingus flight from Chicago to Dublin was on an Airbus a330. I somehow got stuck with the up-against-the-dividing-wall-next-to-the-bathroom seat, but on the plus side, the row was so lame, that I had it all to myself and I could put up the armrests and sleep laid out across the entire center row. I […]
Entries Tagged as 'Linux'
Happy Birthday, Debian!
August 17th, 2008 · No Comments · Free software, Linux
Yesterday, August 16th, was the 15-year anniversary of the first release of the Debian Linux distribution. This makes Debian, along with Slackware, one of the oldest Linux distros still being actively developed. The name Debian is a portmanteau of project-founder Ian Murdock’s name with his then-girlfriend’s (now ex-wife’s) name, Debra. The lesson: don’t use girlfriends’ […]
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Back to the NL
August 31st, 2008 · No Comments · Linux, Spain, Travel
I found a ride back to the Netherlands on this ridesharing website. I went and met the guy, he seems like a pretty nice, somewhat crusty, laid-back Italian guy. He also has a drop-dead gorgeous Spanish girlfriend, who won’t be accompanying us on the trip and an excitable black Labrador that will. He said he’s […]
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The Eternal Quest for Ping
August 31st, 2008 · 2 Comments · Linux, Spain, Technology
So of the three free internet terminals at the hostel, one of them has never worked (the screen is just dark), and the other one has been frozen all day (based on the error message displayed, it’s actually running eLux NG). Yes Virginia, Linux can freeze. Although, based on the errors it looks like what […]
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Sorry for not updating
September 24th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Hungary, Linux, Travel
I’ve actually got a bunch of stuff to write about. Unfortunately, my laptop’s hard drive seems to be in the process of dying a slow, painful death. It tends to flake out completely at inopportune times. During these “bad periods” the BIOS acts like it can’t even find any bootable media, but then it will […]
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