http://www.linuxextremist.com An Eccentric on the Bleeding Edge between Madness and Windows Sat, 16 Aug 2008 17:31:57 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My fiancee likes small laptops. One of her first recovery missions for me was to take an old Dell and see if Linux would revive it. Sadly, even Ubuntu can't make a laptop that has a battery running as hot as short order chef's griddle run better. ... http://www.linuxextremist.com/2008/08/16/ubuntu-hardy-heron-804-on-the-msi-wind-advent-4211/ Both Firefox and Opera are on the cusp of releasing new versions of their browser software.  Firefox is on the fifth beta of the up and coming Firefox 3: it is the browser of choice for the new release of Ubuntu Linux.  Opera is on the second Beta of Opera ... http://www.linuxextremist.com/2008/04/27/battle-of-the-betas/ My ideas about waste make it nearly impossible for me to throw out an old computer.  I still have an old HP Compaq nx7000 which is still my workhorse - it's the living room computer, the one I sit down with in the morning and evening to do web surfing, ... http://www.linuxextremist.com/2008/04/26/ubuntu-hardy-heron-804-on-a-hp-compaq-nx7000/ Here's a demonstration of how 3D games could work in the future: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jd3-eiid-Uw 250 200] I have to say - just wow. http://www.linuxextremist.com/2008/01/09/just-wow/ I'm not known for sugarcoating things. Thus I can say without shocking too many people, Democrat voters of New Hampshire, yes you, the accountant in the phony Scottish tartan flannel shirt and the Soccer Mom who believes that bumper stickers on the back of her giant Volvo estate are ... http://www.linuxextremist.com/2008/01/09/obama-the-open-source-candidate/ Given that politics is the subject du jour for the blog, this Armstrong and Miller offering seems appropriate: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfGHhnyBWF0 250 200] I believe him. http://www.linuxextremist.com/2007/12/12/and-its-not-just-him/ It's a sign of impending middle age, but I enjoy watching television programmes about property: Relocation, Relocation, Property Ladder, Grand Designs, you name it, when I land on a channel that's featuring something involving renovating a house or moving to a new location, I find it compelling. It may ... http://www.linuxextremist.com/2007/12/12/good-bye-gordo/ The weather in Britain has been damn awful as of late. Thus the following sketch from the geniuses Armstrong and Miller appeals to me greatly: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Dqw2KOOzdzQ 250 200] If only. http://www.linuxextremist.com/2007/12/11/sacrifice-the-weatherman/ My parents, now retired, like to keep computing simple. To their credit, when faced with a choice between a PC and a Mac, they chose the latter. However, my father tried out the Linux PC I built in 2006, and was highly impressed by its speed. So, ... http://www.linuxextremist.com/2007/12/11/a-64-bit-linux-pc-for-christmas/ There are only a few television shows produced today that are truly funny, in my opinion - the best of the lot is the show done on Friday nights by Ben Miller and Alexander Armstrong - their RAF "chav" sketches are utterly hilarious. Here's an example: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lwNQf08Kxsw 250 200] And another: [youtube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xiQatiEzz_k ... http://www.linuxextremist.com/2007/12/08/raf-chavs-standard/