Monthly Archives: November 2006

Every time Nvidia releases a closed source driver…

Posted on November 29, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

I’m not taking a stance on the open/closed driver issue, but I thought this was damn funny (not to mention safer for work than the original…): Original link spotted by my eagle-eyed colleague Joe Barr on the #beryl channel on … Continue reading →

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Download redirects…

Posted on November 27, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

I’d consider it a kindness if people would stop using crappy download redirects that basically require you to use a browser to download files instead of being able to save a URL and use wget to grab a download. Urgh. … Continue reading →

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10 arguments against DRM

Posted on November 20, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

I suspect most readers of this blog are already aware just why DRM is a Bad Thing™ — but I thought I’d post a link to this top 10 list anyway, because it’s a good collection of arguments against Digital … Continue reading →

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Time for a new system

Posted on November 15, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

I was away from my computer for a while today, and when I came back, I found it powered off. After a little examination, it looks like the fan in the power supply died, the machine overheated, and powered itself … Continue reading →

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Did you vote yet?

Posted on November 7, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

Just a quick note for all the readers in the U.S. — if you haven’t voted yet, you still have a few hours to do so. Lines are long in some places, so step away from the computer (painful, I … Continue reading →

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Writing is harder than you think

Posted on November 6, 2006 by Joe Brockmeier

I’ve touched on this topic before, but I think it’s worth repeating. I was reading Planet GNOME this morning and noticed this post from Quim Gil: I’m talking from a GNOME perspective but I’m sure this situation is common in … Continue reading →

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