Anyone out there actually get lucky enough to buy one before the distributors sites failed in the initial onslaught? I didn't ( Read more... )

You know what I could really really use.... GNOME shell keyboard shortcut stickers for my keyboard ( Read more... )

Inspired by Spot's SELF 2011 keynote, I got drunk and penned the following parody lyrics to the infamous "Log Song" from the old "Ren and Stimpy" cartoon. Those of you who know it, feel free to hum along ( Read more... )

Due to a set of very interesting circumstances I'm going to be flying from Alaska back to the East Coast for a couple of weeks. And apparently the plane ticket fairy has decided to make it possible for me to get back down to Charlotte on condition that I show up to SELF down in Spartenburg and not just spend every day commuting between the _new_ ( Read more... )

I've made heavy use of the revelation-applet on my gnome 2 desktop panel to search for passwords inside my revelation password file. I'd like to restore that sort of quick password search inside the preferred mechanics of GNOME3 shell ( Read more... )

"You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means" - The Princess Bride ( Read more... )

If you have ever in the past mistakenly assumed that I work and speak for a company that competes with your employer because I have been vocal in expressing my personal opinions which just happen to be critical of your employer....

And then you decide to claim it is offensive for me to even question whether your public speech might be influenced ( Read more... )

When you or your employees make vague statements about being prejudiced against in the activities of a multi-vendor project, and those allegations are being made in public forums...but you and your employees refuse to provide evidence of those allegations in those public forums... I am not amused ( Read more... )

So a little while back I wrote a blog with a few questions about the future of LibreOffice and what part of its restructuring is going to matter the most ( Read more... )

This post is about Canonical and the Banshee situation that has unfolded over the last week or so. Specifically I am going to address the point that has been raised concerning whether or not Canonical has an ethical obligation that goes beyond what is allowed by the licensing associated with Banshee as a FOSS codebase ( Read more... )