Everyone knew this was going to be an interesting one to watch. Die-hard Microsoft fans were sure Vista would be the final nail in the Open Source coffin, die-hard Linux fans were sure that the release would be Microsoft’s demise. Myself - I’m sitting and enjoying the show. It’s always very interesting to show Beryl to non-Linux users. They are almost always highly impressed, and are often completely in shock that Linux is a graphical system - many people still believe Linux is command-line only.

This is absolutely antique (2000), but it’s good to hear an artist with a clue. http://archive.salon.com/tech/feature/2000/06/14/love/print.html

If you’re like me, and don’t use Gnome or KDE, then you probably use the pmount or pmount-hal applications to mount removable media. Here’s a neat thing to add to your .bash_aliases: 1 2 3 4 5 function pmh { pmount-hal $1 UDI=`hal-find-by-property --key block.device --string $1` cd "`hal-get-property --udi $UDI --key volume.mount_point`" }

I do type mesmerizingly fast, though… :) Wanted poster I am told these were scattered around Taub… I haven’t been there to day, but it feels good to be infamous.

My lecture slides. Have a peek if you like :) sybilproof Reputation Mechanisms - Seminar

When approaching a port, the Scotsman: You will never find a more wretched hive of scum and villany. And the crab cakes ain’t too bad, either! Later on: Is it fast? It sure is. But it’s gonna cost ya - 10,000 up-front. 10,000? We could buy our own ship for that! But who’s gonna sail it? I can. I piloted (some smaller kind of ship) back when I was a kid.