fleshyorgans

My work machine recently developed the click of death, so I had to get a new hard drive and reinstall everything. Just in case this happens again, and in case anyone else is interested, below is the list of things I install in addition to the standard Ubuntu installation:

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Update: Seems the original link was removed for some reason. I’ve posted a link to the new location, which is a source bz2 file.
One of the things I love about Gnome is how it doesn’t overwhelm you with options and settings for things. But one of the things I hate about it is how it […]

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NVidia has a known issue with compositing and VRAM exhaustion. This doesn’t manifest under Vista because it (appears to) start using system memory properly.
Under Linux, it reaches a point where VRAM is filled and subsequent window draws end up black or with just decoration. You can duplicate this by running Beryl without the use-copy […]

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(Update 04/08/2007: apparently I’m number one for most searches about editing with Vim over SSH, so I’ll note for other searchers that this method isn’t perfect, but it gets the job done. The downside to this method is that it keeps asking for a password for every file operation.
Also note that the reason it’s problematic […]

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My friend Fahad hooked me up with this particular gem: Sideshow Collectibles
This site is interesting to me from more than just the monitor-gnome aspect. I find the psychovisual aspects even more intriguing than the products being sold.
For example, if you look at the Buffy figurines you’ll see that, though they mostly look like the […]

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