February 2008
In Bristol for the first time in years. I wonder if I’ll find that glove I lost?
I still maintain that all covers of Queen songs are inferior, but the Jonathan Coulton ones are really nice…
Indaba Music - Make music online →
A place for musicians to find one another, create and remix music and showcase their work. Record with our online session console, find musicians around the world, and blog about your new creations.
Ubuntu Brainstorm Launched! →
Ubuntu now has its own Brainstorm website where people can add their ideas and vote for their favorites.
Network Rail Chairman Sir Ian McAllister Knighted today for “services to transport” as the company gets a record £14 fine for works delays!
Bad undercracker day today.
As positive as my Linux experiences have been, I wish installing apps was easier. Launching an exe vs. http://tinyurl.com/3bl34a - Fail
MILK →
The ultimate computer desk!
chumby →
With an LCD touchscreen and embedded squeeze and motion sensors, the chumby delivers a robust audio and video entertainment experience to owners, including:
- Personalized wake-up experience â…
Free! Why $0.00 Is the Future of Business →
Once a marketing gimmick, free has emerged as a full-fledged economy. Offering free music proved successful for Radiohead & Trent Reznor of Nine Inch Nails. The fastest-growing parts of the gaming industry are ad-supported casual games online and free-to-try massively multiplayer online games. Virtually everything Google does is free to consumers..
Ubuntu Mobile | Ubuntu →
Ubuntu Mobile is an Ubuntu edition that targets an exciting new class of computers called Mobile Internet Devices. Ubuntu Mobile, based on the world’s most popular Linux distribution, and MID hardware from OEMs and ODMs, are redefining what can be done in
Transmission →
Transmission is a fast, easy, and free multi-platform BitTorrent client with a focus on being lightweight yet feature-filled.
gOS - Discover a good OS →
Ext2 IFS For Windows →
It provides Windows NT4.0/2000/XP/2003/Vista with full access to Linux Ext2 volumes (read access and write access). This may be useful if you have installed both Windows and Linux as a dual boot environment on your computer.
You are a very redundant person, that’s what kind of person you are.
Ooh, Transmission is really nice. I think I’ve found my alternative to uTorrent under WINE :) http://www.transmissionbt.com/
Drastically Speed up your Linux System with... →
Preload is an “adaptive readahead daemon” that runs in the background of your system and observes what programs you use most often, caching them in order to speed up application load time. By using Preload, you can put unused RAM to good work, and improve the overall performance of your desktop system. Best of all, it’s easy to install and use!
Coming up on TalkShoe: ‘Is God For Real? EPISODE1 - Who is God?’. Seems to me like they missed a step there…
In double plus good Netvibes news, a tech support request got answered in minutes. Thanks François :D
Hmm, Netvibes has gotten even more social-networky. Lets see how I feel about that…
This is too cute: http://icanhaz.com/synopsis
Here's a Story For You, Fox: Gamer Risks Life To... →
Sure, it could have been anyone donating that liver, but this time it was a gamer. If the other media outlets want to focus on gaming in negative stories, I see no reason why we can’t do it on the positive ones.
Dave's Trailer Page →
Free Penguin Project →
Welcome to the free-penguin project page. This project provides ‘executables’ that enable you to make your own soft-toy Linux® penguin. To put it straight: You can find sewing patterns and a community to sew your own soft toy or stuffed Linux® Tux pengu
I CAN HAZ dot COM →
I can haz short urlz now? kthx.
is.gd URL Shortener →
The Shortest URLs Around
It's Official: Live-Action Akira Confirmed for... →
“We finally have official confirmation today that says there will not only be a new adaptation, but that it is being split into two movies! Warner Brothers has re-acquired the rights and is putting the first film into production right away, aiming to release the first movie by the summer of 2009.”
Why would I follow someone who is following 1000 others, but has twittered nothing? More importantly, why are 30 people following him? Hmm.
Watching the Helvetica documentary, finally.
A Font We Can Believe In →
“Barack Obama and his favorite font, Gotham. Unless you’ve been avoiding television, newspapers, and all other forms of mass media for the past few months, you’ve probably seen Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama’s “Change We Can Believe In” and “Stand for Change” banners…”
Foo Fighters ‘Come Alive’ is supertastic! I swear, it could be three hours long and I wouldn’t get sick of it.
BittBox | Freebies →
Homemade vector freebies, design tips, tutorials and bitts.
'DVD Jon' frees your media with DoubleTwist →
Beginning Tuesday, the first product from his company, DoubleTwist Ventures, will enter open beta. Called DoubleTwist, it’s a free desktop client that essentially allows any kind of music, photo, or video file to be shared between a long list of portable media players, and through Web-based social networks.
Plotbot: Screenwriting Software →
Plotbot is free online screenwriting software. You can write your screenplay with as many or a few people as you want—right from your browser. We handle the formatting so you can concentrate on writing!
Google intoxicates Linux users with Wine... →
Improvements to Wine sponsored by Google have made it possible to run Adobe Photoshop and Dragon Naturally Speaking on Linux.
Shit! I just decided to give up on Firefox and move to Flock, but Flock is just as bad. It crashed on me after 2 mins. Something is screwy!
BREAKING: The internet has killed another innocent teenager. Parents holding a press conference to ask for less media coverage…
…we now take you live to our correspondent standing in the freezing cold outside a police station for her speculation…
Waiting to see Cloverfield. Too late to send me spoilers. :-P
It’s amazing how profoundly mood changing music can be. I think the Foo Fighters may just about be the best thing ever!
My first contribution to the open source scene is proving to be popular. :) http://tinyurl.com/yucspr - Thanks to exploder
Ubuntu Studio →
Ubuntu Studio. A multimedia creation flavor of Ubuntu. Ubuntu Studio is aimed at the GNU/Linux audio, video and graphic enthusiast as well as professional. We provide a suite of the best open-source applications available for multimedia creation. Complete