Gentoo Linux has its problems. Gentoo once heralded the source-based distribution revolution. You could setup your system at a very low level, compile everything, tweak everything, optimize everything. It was great for a time.
Nim’s Winter Journey
On this Christmas Eve, gather family around, turn down the lights, and allow yourself to be taken away by the magic of Nim and his world.
Merry Christmas
Merry Christmas to one and all and may the light of the bright and morning star bless and keep you and yours.
git – a love/hate relationship (with maybe a little more hate)
As per my previous post on git, we’ve been investigating and running trial repositories using git. So far, though, git has been frustrating me.
Wooly mammoth may have gone extinct more recently than thought
Wooly mammoth may have gone extinct more recently than thought
Mediterranean Might Have Filled In Months
Slashdot is carrying the story. As it turns out, large-scale flood theories are not uncommon. The Black Sea deluge theory is well supported. Discussion, on the slashdot story, have some suggesting that these large-scale floods are most likely the source of the many flood myths around the world.
Ashley Madison on Toronto Transit
So, Toronto Transit is/was in discussions with Ashley Madison for an advertising deal on their vehicle. Ashely Madison is an adult website catering to having an affair. I just tried googling them…that’s all they do, apparently.
Love Generation
Love Generation. You’ve all heard this tune on the Lotto Max commercials. It’s actually a pretty good video.
Google: Nothing to hide? Nothing to fear!
Google, one of the legends that came with your company was Don’t Be Evil, but this quote from Google CEO Eric Schmidt is atrocious, “If you have something that you don’t want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn’t be doing it in the first place.”
The Mire of Miracles
Third Day’s song Carry My Cross has an interesting lyric: I’ve come here with a mission \ And soon I’ll give my life for this world \ I’m praying in the garden \ And I’m looking for a miracle.