Monthly Archives: May 2009

Cutting edge openSUSE Goodness: 11.2 Milestone 2 Released

Posted on May 28, 2009 by Joe Brockmeier

openSUSE 11.2 Milestone 2 has hit the streets. M2 includes Firefox 3.5 beta 4, KDE 4.3 beta 1, GNOME 2.26, and quite a few additional updates and is ready for download. This milestone release is a chance for contributors to keep … Continue reading →

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openSUSE Ambassadors Unleashed!

Posted on May 27, 2009 by Joe Brockmeier

Want to help spread the word about the openSUSE Project and encourage more people to become part of the openSUSE Community? Are you ready to roll up your sleeves and spread the word about the openSUSE Project? Do you want … Continue reading →

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Linux Against Poverty

Posted on May 21, 2009 by Joe Brockmeier

Self-proclaimed “Evil Genius” whurley* is doing something not-so-evil: Trying to get together an effort to refurb aging computers with Linux and put them in the hands of people who need them. The event is set for August 1st. The rest … Continue reading →

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From clutter to clean

Posted on May 14, 2009 by Joe Brockmeier

I have to agree with this by Tim Bray, about reducing clutter and recovering space from all that stuff. Right now, my place is a bit on the cluttered side largely due to media: Books, CDs, and DVDs (with a … Continue reading →

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Creative drinking

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Joe Brockmeier

There’s probably no point in my saying not to try this study at home. In certain people, alcohol may act more like an opiate than a depressant, which may explain why many creative types also tend to like their liquor. … Continue reading →

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Day two of openSUSE Community Week

Posted on May 12, 2009 by Joe Brockmeier

Today was day two of openSUSE Community Week, and we had a lot of great sessions, good discussions, and an all-around good day. Well, except for the wiki downtime, which was a bit of a problem but should be sorted … Continue reading →

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Selling the war: Interview with David Barstow

Posted on May 11, 2009 by Joe Brockmeier

Interview with David Barstow about his Pulitzer Prize-winning expose on the Pentagon’s propaganda campaign prior to the invasion of Iraq. From the interview: He recently won the 2009 Pulitzer Prize for Investigative Reporting for exposing how dozens of retired generals … Continue reading →

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