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My drive to the office is short and rather dull, but it does take me past both the local police & fire departments. On most days, all that means is occassionally a cop car pulls out of the police parking lot. And on some days, there’s a Pepsi truck blocking half the road as they deliver soda. But on rarer occassions, life is far more interesting.
On those occassions, the fire department has car wrecks in their parking lot. The cars can be half crushed, upside down, missing doors, etc… Unfortunately, they finished up with their training and removed the cars before I got over there to take photos. *sigh*
Still, there’s also some new construction which just started up along my commute and I think it’s for an expansion on CPL. Given that they’ve only dug out a big hole in the ground so far; I think I’ll have time to get some photos before they finish up. 😀
As has been noted on this blog multiple times, I use Linux. Specifically, I use SuSE Linux. For my desktop environment, I use KDE. There are several music players available for KDE but the one that is far & away the best is amaroK. It’s got some great organizational tools, a cover manager and can even copy songs to your iPod. It rocks and if you listen to music under Linux; you’re missing out if you’re still using XMMS.
Another thing I like is Magnatune. This is a website that allows you to listen to MP3s of all the albums they offer for sale as CDs, plus they let you podcast with their music without paying for some ridiculous license. They’ve got a wide selection of music (e.g. blues, ambient, rock, medieval, etc…) and when I’m looking for something new to listen to; they’re the first place I go.
In fact tonight, I started poking around their site for some new music when I ran across this post on their founder’s blog:
A few months ago, the developers of amaroK (the amazingly gorgeous music player for Linux and Unix, that really does give iTunes a run for its money) asked me about Magnatune cooperating on their new release of their version 1.3. Their idea was to make a self-booting linux image, that boots into a linux desktop, with amaroK running and some Magnatune music included.
It’s like Reese’s Peanut Butter cups, they’re getting peanut butter (Magnatunes) mixed in with my chocolate (amaroK)! Nice move people! 😀
The last PLotW never happened because I was too lazy to post it. :p Sorry about that.
From Pukka:
Not from Pukka:
- Pumpkin Apple Bread
- Ubuntu No Sound Troubleshooting [Editor] I recently installed Ubuntu 5.10 on my ancient laptop and I plan to get KDE up & running on it. I’ve had problems before getting the sound to work with this laptop. So I’m making a note of this page as the Ubuntu forums link to it for help with sound issues.
- Backlink Checker [Editor] You can use this site to see who’s linking to you.
- Anti-game activist Jack Thompson under investigation
- Transparent aluminum [Editor] Makes you wonder if Scottie stopped by and gave ’em a tip. 🙂
- Official Site for gDesklet Sensors & Displays [Editor] I recently wiped out my laptop and loaded the Ubuntu Breezy (5.10) on it. One of the things I added to it was gDesklets (KDE users should think SuperKaramba, Windows/Apple users should think Konfabulator).
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Wizard 40% Combativeness, 26% Sneakiness, 73% Intellect, 50% Spirituality |
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Brilliant! You are a Wizard! Wizards are spells-casters who study powerful arcane magic. While Wizards tend to be pretty fragile, some of those spells can pack quite a punch. Unlike Clerics, Wizards aren�t as good at fixing people as they are at breaking them, so watch where you toss that fireball� Your most distinctive trait is your intelligence. You’re probably well learned and logical, if perhaps a bit fragile. |
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My test tracked 4 variables How you compared to other people your age and gender:
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| Link: The RPG Class Test written by MFlowers on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the 32-Type Dating Test |