Author: mattezell

Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) Upgrade – 1000HE EeePC

So… I decided to bite the bullet and forge forward with the dist upgrade from 9.10 to 10.04 last night… Ok, so let’s be honest – I let curiosity take control once again, allowing my cautious mind to be overridden: allowing the entry of ‘sudo update-manager -d’ in the terminal… This was about 11PM last… Continue reading Ubuntu 10.04 (Lucid Lynx) Upgrade – 1000HE EeePC

Genuinely Perplexed

I am genuinely and generally perplexed. My family and my friends are the things of which I feel most certain.  The other facets of my life, less so. Of one other things which I feel is most definitely certain: this is not how I dreamt it. Am I sad? Sometimes. Am I depressed? Not chronically.… Continue reading Genuinely Perplexed

February 28, 1983 – February 22, 2005

Looking at these dates as I type them in the subject line….far too short of a life… Especially a life with so much to give to the world. We still love and miss you very much, Mark. [Link]

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Google’s Newest Toy – Installing Go in Ubuntu 9.10

Setting up Google Go in Ubuntu 9.10 Google Go Go is Google’s newest offering to the development community.  According to the project’s page, Go is an expressive, concurrent, garbage collected programming language that is simple, fast, safe, concurrent, fun and (best of all) open source. Touted as a cross between C/C++ and Python, Go seems… Continue reading Google’s Newest Toy – Installing Go in Ubuntu 9.10

Ubuntu & Python Shell: Code Completion

OK, so I know this is an old one, but one I felt is worth mentioning none the less. Ubuntu does not, by default, have the PYTHONSTARTUP variable set – furthermore, the pythonstartup file does not exist initially either.  Fortunately, both of these ‘issues’ are easily resolved. From bash, you:~$ gedit .pythonstartup Now to fill… Continue reading Ubuntu & Python Shell: Code Completion

The Exorbitant Price of Movies Today

06/22/2009  RMP LEE BRANCH $12.25 (Coke and Popcorn) 06/22/2009  RMP LEE BRANCH $19.50 (2 tickets) Total: $31.75 Summary: Yes, I paid it – doesn’t mean I think that $32 for a Saturday movie for 2 is exactly reasonable…

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Support Alabama HB 373 – Remove Antiquated Alcohol % Beer Restrictions

*HB373* In case you are unaware, Alabama is currently in the process of attempting to reform its antiquated Alcohol Laws.  The bill has passed the house and now needs Governor Riley’s approval to pass it into law – Governor Riley really needs to know that we Alabamians want this to pass!!! Current restrictions do NO… Continue reading Support Alabama HB 373 – Remove Antiquated Alcohol % Beer Restrictions

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EzEeePc – 1000HE Eee PC + Jaunty = Heaven

It all works – out of the box!  You name it – Webcam, Wifi, Audio… It all works – at blazing speeds, no less!  Comiz – no sweat, works great on this chipset…  HD Video, no problemo…  Good times, good times… 1000HE + Ubuntu 9.04 = Awesomness

Shat Happens.

Ok, so admittedly I am not the biggest Bible buff.  And, yes, I have read the book.  I tend to agree with Einstein on this one – “The word god is for me nothing more than the expression and product of human weaknesses, the Bible a collection of honourable, but still primitive legends which are… Continue reading Shat Happens.