Archive for October, 2005

Slashdot quote on “Why do people switch to linux?”

Friday, October 28th, 2005

I picked it [linux] for the same reason I chose to study computer science: money, women, power.
But then again, I’ve never been good at making decisions.
Slashdot article

How do computers bring people together

Thursday, October 27th, 2005

Well, yesterday I’ve spent a very nice evening with a very nice girl. We’ve talked about everything, I’ve tought her some computer tricks, she leeched some of my music and I’ve found someone that loves music to the point that she has an even bigger music collection than me (well, maybe even bigger than a […]

It’s true…

Wednesday, October 26th, 2005

The following quote from Adams’ Mostly Harmles holds so much truth it’s allmost scary:
The major difference between a thing that might go wrong and a thing that cannot possibly go wrong is that when a thing that cannot possibly go wrong goes wrong it usually turns out to be impossible to get at or repair.
EDIT: […]

Programming and D&D?

Monday, October 24th, 2005

I’ve found this interesting quote on Slashdot’s “Ask Slashdot”:
Tabletop roleplaying involves coming up with creative solutions to problems set in a clearly-defined ruleset, involve constant data-tracking and minor mathematical equations, and involve working together with small groups of people toward like-minded goals. Conversely, love of roleplaying can illustrate how important creativity is to good programming. […]

OpenOffice.Org 2.0 Final is out!

Thursday, October 20th, 2005

Woohoo! Just 3-4 weeks after OOOrgCon the second reincarnation of Open Source office suite OpenOffice.Org has reached the final version! Already downloading and will be reporting later.

Please, help to distribute downloading and make it faster by using BitTorrent!

It’s all clear now…

Wednesday, October 19th, 2005

I just had an revelation! I know why people say that linux sucks. It’s because there is NO DECENT FILE (F****G) MANAGER! :(
If you’re not using KDE you are fucked! If you try to use Konqueror as file manager in GNOME you lose all the integration, which isn’t so imporant as the fact that you […]