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Wednesday, May 11, 2005
I just watched The Daily Show rip on blogs and the news so I figure it was time for me to post a blog entry.
Today I finally found the time to install Mandriva 2005 LE (Mandrake 10.2). While I am still not crazy about the name "Mandriva," I am loving the new version. It does not have a lot of Conectiva in it but does seem to be "Mandrake" perfected. Of course, nothing is perfect, but this does come close.
Installation went smoothly as usual. The only trouble I had was that I had to re-learn how to enable dual monitors. Everything else has been easy, and I mean easy. I put in a DVD and a window popped up saying that they couldn't include libdvdcss, the tiny bit of software required to view DVDs, and then Mandriva provided a link to get the tiny bit of software. You can get it here if you need it. I buy all of my DVDs, and I'm going to watch them on my computer when I want to.
Would you believe me that KDE is much faster this time around? I read up to 10% faster, but I had no idea that I would notice it. And there's tons of new stuff I haven't had a chance to check out like The Gimp 2.2 and Beep Media Player.
Mandriva 2005 LE is also bitter sweet. There won't be another release until next year. Mandriva has switched to a yearly cycle, which is still six to seven times faster than Microsoft.
There was a bit of a shake up in the jh2media world over the last week. One of our clients, Criminal Intent, had their lead singer quit. They have a show this Saturday without him and are having an open mic night. I hope that they just jam for a bit. It's not real clear if the remaining members will still be Criminal Intent. I guess that's something they'll decide when a new person is onboard. When they do get a new singer, I hope that they sail quickly on out of Birmingham. Even if you sell out every show here, you're still just a big fish in a little pond. The only way to "make it" as a band is to leave for the ocean. Yeah, there's sharks in the ocean. But isn't it better to risk getting eaten by a shark than share a tiny pond with horny toads and goldfish that shit all the time?
My novel HAUNTED was rejected the other day for being too controversial. HAUNTED has little to no foul language and no graphic violence or gore that my other stories have. HAUNTED does deal with racism. I guess that's still a touchy subject. I wrote it knowing that was touchy. I made this deal with myself that if I was truthful in the story, I couldn't get upset if it was rejected because of the racism. Well, I was bothered, but I also took comfort that if it was the subject matter that caused the story to be reject, then I must be doing something right.
HAUNTED will find a home one day. It is a shame that it was too controversial because the publishing house seemed to have really like my writing. It is even more of a shame because I consider HAUNTED the least controversial of my writings. I do not have anything else to send them right now, but I will try them again the future.
Today I finally found the time to install Mandriva 2005 LE (Mandrake 10.2). While I am still not crazy about the name "Mandriva," I am loving the new version. It does not have a lot of Conectiva in it but does seem to be "Mandrake" perfected. Of course, nothing is perfect, but this does come close.
Installation went smoothly as usual. The only trouble I had was that I had to re-learn how to enable dual monitors. Everything else has been easy, and I mean easy. I put in a DVD and a window popped up saying that they couldn't include libdvdcss, the tiny bit of software required to view DVDs, and then Mandriva provided a link to get the tiny bit of software. You can get it here if you need it. I buy all of my DVDs, and I'm going to watch them on my computer when I want to.
Would you believe me that KDE is much faster this time around? I read up to 10% faster, but I had no idea that I would notice it. And there's tons of new stuff I haven't had a chance to check out like The Gimp 2.2 and Beep Media Player.
Mandriva 2005 LE is also bitter sweet. There won't be another release until next year. Mandriva has switched to a yearly cycle, which is still six to seven times faster than Microsoft.
There was a bit of a shake up in the jh2media world over the last week. One of our clients, Criminal Intent, had their lead singer quit. They have a show this Saturday without him and are having an open mic night. I hope that they just jam for a bit. It's not real clear if the remaining members will still be Criminal Intent. I guess that's something they'll decide when a new person is onboard. When they do get a new singer, I hope that they sail quickly on out of Birmingham. Even if you sell out every show here, you're still just a big fish in a little pond. The only way to "make it" as a band is to leave for the ocean. Yeah, there's sharks in the ocean. But isn't it better to risk getting eaten by a shark than share a tiny pond with horny toads and goldfish that shit all the time?
My novel HAUNTED was rejected the other day for being too controversial. HAUNTED has little to no foul language and no graphic violence or gore that my other stories have. HAUNTED does deal with racism. I guess that's still a touchy subject. I wrote it knowing that was touchy. I made this deal with myself that if I was truthful in the story, I couldn't get upset if it was rejected because of the racism. Well, I was bothered, but I also took comfort that if it was the subject matter that caused the story to be reject, then I must be doing something right.
HAUNTED will find a home one day. It is a shame that it was too controversial because the publishing house seemed to have really like my writing. It is even more of a shame because I consider HAUNTED the least controversial of my writings. I do not have anything else to send them right now, but I will try them again the future.
Buy my book.
From a Hole in the Sky
13 Stories of Horror, Madness, and Religion make up this dark-kudzu collection. A city run by angels with demanding burial rites. A white van jostling with clowns and warnings about sleep. A weeping pastor with a dead man in a boat. Homicide, Suicide, Jesus, and The Devil. To join a family, you're going to need some stitches. Kids today on their way to cut grass and play cowboys and injuns'. A hole in the ground where poor John Henry met a foul ending. And unholy birthing machines with a chosen one. All this and more. Where do bad things come from? They come FROM A HOLE IN THE SKY.
The Alabama Weather Blog
A blog of the current forecasts, watches, and warnings for the state of Alabama. The posts are automatically generated from E-forecast and E-warn e-mails from my local ABC Network Affiliate, ABC 33/40. The images are from the National Weather Service. The site will refresh itself every ten minutes.
From a Hole in the Sky
13 Stories of Horror, Madness, and Religion make up this dark-kudzu collection. A city run by angels with demanding burial rites. A white van jostling with clowns and warnings about sleep. A weeping pastor with a dead man in a boat. Homicide, Suicide, Jesus, and The Devil. To join a family, you're going to need some stitches. Kids today on their way to cut grass and play cowboys and injuns'. A hole in the ground where poor John Henry met a foul ending. And unholy birthing machines with a chosen one. All this and more. Where do bad things come from? They come FROM A HOLE IN THE SKY.
The Alabama Weather Blog
A blog of the current forecasts, watches, and warnings for the state of Alabama. The posts are automatically generated from E-forecast and E-warn e-mails from my local ABC Network Affiliate, ABC 33/40. The images are from the National Weather Service. The site will refresh itself every ten minutes.
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