Addictions

Speaking of addictions in the IRC Channel this morning, some of us had the realization that we are all addicted.... to Linux, PCLinuxOS specifically. In describing some of the withdrawal symptoms that might arise if a cure was to be affected, these were some that came up:

Searching for a kernel, or kernel panic!! Where's my kernel ?!?!? I need a kernel fix right now!!!!
Looking for your 'imaginary' friends, Where did Paul and John go?? I haven't seen them and I miss them horribly... I can't find them anywhere.
Keying on an invisible keyboard, staring at an unseen monitor, playing with an invisible mouse.

Can you imagine what the world would be like without Linux? I can't...

Weather

I just happened to be on (actually working with) the computer when I got notification via Firefox that there is severe weather in the area. A tornado seems to be ripping through the northern section of Broward county as I write this and listen on another tab to Weather Bloopers. Here is one I just couldn't resist sharing.. ha ha ha!!!

Weather Forecast | Weather Maps | Weather Radar

Sign the petition

If any one out there is reading this blog, how about going on over to this site and signing the petition. It's all about VIA Technologies making better drivers for Linux Distros...

http://www.petitiononline.com/vialinux/petition.html

Santa's Little Helper

I am learning the ins and outs of building rpms with the team over at www.mypclinuxos.com . It's no less than a great joy when you can actually do something to get your spec file correctly done and have a program build... But... But, so many things to learn and not nearly enough time or brain power to get it all done in one sitting... Then you come back to the project and....and... Shoot! I've forgotten where I was.

I'm currently working on the latest release of Songbird over at www.songbirdnest.com . It's a nifty little open source jukebox, player, etc. Works fine unpacked and right out of the folder on my desktop, so what's the deal here? Why won't it go when I've built an rpm and installed it? Dang, I must have goofed somewhere along the lines... Buaaaaaaaaaaa... chirpbuaaaaaaaaaaa...

Here we go!!

Here's the first in a series of never ending new things for me. I've left notes and thoughts on MSN's MySpace in the past, along with some photo albums. Of course, I have albums on Google's Picasa, and my very own photography website. http://www.csolisphotography.com

I will post relevant and not so relevant material here from time to time. Just notes of what I've learned, what I've stumbled upon, or what I like. I will keep my dislikes to myself as it helps no one in general.

A short list of what I do like will help you get to know me a bit better.

PCLinuxOS
Photography
Torah, Talmud, all things Misterious and unknowable for the most part.
Animals (I guess my dogs and birds are happy with that)
Florida (Sunshine is great!)

Enough for now. I will look for blogs to add for your reading pleasure, or at least one's I find educational or entertaining.

C Solis