Month: December 2003

Seek and you shall find

The link on Jason’s blog pointed in the direction to find this link. Rhymezone is search engine for public domain information.  Jason used it to search the entire collection of Shakespeare, but it can be used to do things like search the Bible, the U.S Constitution, famous quotations, Mother Goose nursery rhymes, etc..

Good-bye Redhat

There are many of use currently using Redhat 9 that are in the market for a new Desktop OS.  The two that I am strongly considering at this venture are Mandrake and SUSE.  They both have a few things going for them:  no broken’ass KDE version installed;  mp3 support out-o-da-box; and they have not abadoned the desktop community!

 Here is a review (read the comments too, they have some nice mandrake tips) of Mandrake’s newest desktop OS.

In addition here is a quick review of  SUSE’s latest Linux offering.  The reviewer also makes a point I have been making for a long while.  The question is not IF Linux is ready for the desktop… the question is WHICH desktops are ready for Linux?

Ode to Texas

My co-worker just got back from Houston, TX (the dirtiest city in the US!) At the same time Daniel sent me this list; it seem appropriate. You know you’re livin’ in Texas if…

  1. You measure distance in minutes.
  2. You’ve ever had to switch from “heat” to “A/C” in the same day.
  3. Stores don’t have shopping carts; they have buggies.
  4. Stores don’t have bags; they have sacks.
  5. You see a car running in the parking lot at the store with no one in it no matter what time of the year.
  6. You use “fix” as a verb. Example: I am fixing to go to the store.
  7. All the festivals across the state are named after a fruit, vegetable, grain, or animal.
  8. You install security lights on your house and garage and leave both unlocked.
  9. You carry jumper cables in your car… for your own car.
  10. You know what “cow tipping” and “snipe-hunting” are.
  11. You only own four spices: salt, pepper, ketchup, and Tabasco.
  12. You think everyone from a bigger city has an accent.
  13. You think sexy lingerie is a tee shirt and boxer shorts.
  14. The local papers covers national and international news on one page but requires 6 pages for sports.
  15. You think that the first day of deer season is a national holiday.
  16. You know which leaves make good toilet paper.
  17. You find 90 degrees F “a little warm.”
  18. You know all four seasons: Almost Summer, Summer, Still Summer, and Christmas.
  19. You know whether another Texan is from southern, middle, or northern Texas as soon as they open their mouth.
  20. There is a Dairy Queen in every town with a population of 1000 or more.
  21. Going to Wal-Mart is a favorite past time known as “goin’ wal-martin” or off to “Wally World.”
  22. You describe the first cool snap (below 70 degrees) as good chili weather.
  23. A carbonated soft drink isn’t a soda, cola or pop… it’s a Coke, regardless of brand or flavor.
  24. (…and in honor of Mike) You believe that the fastest way to get through traffic is to stop in the middle of the intersection during the red light.