2 + 2 = 5?
July 7th, 2008 by Blake
In no particular order…
OpenSUSE 11.0 came out a couple weeks ago. I’ve been using it since about Beta 2. I think it’s a great improvement over OpenSUSE 10.3. For example, I now have basic 3D acceleration without installing any ATI drivers, and I have native 3G support. However, there are two bugs which are rather annoying from my perspective. One of which, if a laptop goes into suspend mode, and then wakes up, the touchpad no longer works. Second of all, all new windows seem to open up below the current active window. (Using GNOME /w Metacity) This makes it feel as the window / program never opened at all, which tends to cause some confusion at times.
WordPress 2.6 is supposedly coming out seen. I upgraded to the beta over at SimpleScripts.net. Seems pretty nice so far. I have not figured out how the post versioning system works yet, but I suppose I will eventually.
My cousin, Angie Miner, is on her way to Honduras to help out down there as she was accepted by the Peace Corps. Best of luck to her, and I hope she enjoys it. It’ll be an experience of a lifetime for her that I could not say I’m willing to take myself. I’d be extremely grateful if you would check out her web site, and possibly leave a comment for her telling her how much you appreciate what she is doing.
I had a great 4th of July weekend. I would like to thank Brady Whealon for hosting the party at his place, and putting up with all of us. Many thanks for all the bottles of Sprite I went through, and many thanks for everything else.
One of my buddies, Scott Werley, bought Metal Gear Solid 4 last weekend. I can’t wait to play that with him, or at least watch him play. It looks like (and sounds like) an epic game.
30 Days: Season 2 is now out on DVD. Season 3 is currently playing on FX. I really recommend anyone and everyone to watch one or two of those episodes. I can almost guarantee that watching one will make you think a bit, and might even change your mind on some things. Morgan Spurlock is an amazing guy though, and that might be the real reason why I like the show so much.
For the past couple weeks, I’ve been doing the whole vegetarian thing. The main reason for doing it is just to see if it will actually be a challenge for me. So far, it’s been a breeze. There have been a couple times where I have wanted BBQ chicken pizza, or snack on a can of tuna, but nothing too temping yet.
I’m pretty sure my website needs a new look. I should get on that. More than likely, I’ll settle on a K2 based theme. I love the flexability that comes with it.
Last, but not least, my internet connection here at my home has been pretty shotty lately. I’ve been switching to my 3G card when it gets really bad.
