A very touching song.
The animated version here.
Logic
Logic will get you from A to B.
Imagination will take you everywhere.
Albert Einstein, 1879-1955
Theoretical Physicist, Author and Philosopher
Release of Debian Squeeze
In stark contrast to the typical fanfare associated with Ubuntu releases, Debian 6.0 or “Squeeze” was released a couple of days ago quietly.
I have been using Squeeze for the past 8 months, when it was still in the unstable branch, and before the final code freeze some time in October 2010. I must say, apart from some issues for using an existing RAID-1 array during installation and lack of video driver acceleration for my card, Squeeze has been pretty stable and fast even at that stage. While there is justification for the universal criticism of slow release cycles (and not to mention the older software versions once released), there is a lot to be said for the stability of a Debian system.
Couchsurfing
In this day and age where human deception and cruelty are not uncommon both on- and off-line, it is amazing and perhaps testament of human nature (our need to reach out to another human being, perhaps?) that trusting another person can lead to positive outcomes?
The case for sofa diplomacy – the story of hospitality networks.
Power of opensource
For those who may still be wondering what opensource is all about, here is an interesting piece on the power of opensource in the context of Obama’s election win. Since I use opensource for both work and at home
- OS = Linux (Debian and Ubuntu)
- Web browser = Chrome, Firefox/Iceweasel
- Email = Thunderbird/Icedove and (well, this is not quite opensource 🙂 ) GMail
- Office = OpenOffice
- Image processing = GIMP
- Database = MySql
- CMS = WordPress
- …
I can certainly appreciate first-hand the versatility and comprehensiveness of opensource softwares.
If you have not done so, why not dip your hand and try something new today?
Persistence
Just saw these quotes on someone’s T-shirt.
“Hope is not a strategy.
Luck is not a factor.
Fear is not an option.”James Cameron
What’ll be next? Words of wisdom from a cereal box?!
Making choices
The freedom to make choices comes also with responsibility and burden to face the consequences. Perhaps it is because of our unwillingness to face the harsh outcomes that we often choose the course of least resistance?
House moving saga
Due to the unpacking/tidying up/rearranging and reacquainting with a new neighbourhood associated with moving to a new place, all IT hobby-projects are currently on hold. Hopefully can return to normal real soon! 😉
Back yourself
I used to think (and still do) that it was a cop-out statement when a Christian friend told me that instead of putting our faith in people, because it inevitably led to disappointment, we should put our faith in God. I mean, who else do we have apart from the people around us?
However, for me, the caveat is that the trust needs to be earned. Nevertheless, most importantly I think it’s necessary to back yourself in your own convictions, rather than depending on opinions or assistance from others. After all, you alone have the most stake in how you turn out, no?
Honeycomb
The official preview of Android goodness (Honeycomb or Android 3.0) to come in, not months, but weeks!
Now I am really looking forward to get my hands on a good-ol 7″ Android tablet sometime this year.
Unless the 9″/10″ tablets including the iPad are going to have significant weight reductions, they won’t be on my shopping list any time soon. In my opinion, iPads are currently too heavy to carry in one hand for any extended period of time.