It seems to be a pretty hot topic on everyone’s mind this year since we are electing a new President. I was watching the debates tonight and I have to say that I am one of the ones that is still torn in the middle, waiting on one of them to simply stand up and say “Shut, your wrong and here is why” (without a bunch of the phony numbers). I need this political thing explained to me in very simple terms, don’t give me a bunch of numbers that mean nothing to me. I am just curious to see what the others of you are thinking on this topic.
Like all other Linux geeks, I am a big fan of Slashdot. I normally don’t post news that was on Slashdot but how else will my wife know what I want for Christmas if I don’t post a cool toy I found. Let me introduce you to the Claw. It is a controller that is OS independent that allows for better playing of Quake and other first person shooter games. They aren’t available in the US but are available online for purchase. What a great stocking stuffer!
XFree 4.0 and the Great Battle
Posted by Keith Elder | Posted in Linux, PC Software | Posted on 28-10-2000
For the past few weeks I have been trying to get my VooDoo 3 working again in Linux. I hate having anything (especially hardware) that doesn’t work. 3DFX has released an XFree 4.0 server along with new modules and Glide. After converting the RPM’s listed on their site over to deb packages I was able to get X4.0 up and running and even start Quake III. QIII is running really slow, which means that something to do with the libraries isn’t loaded correctly. Why won’t it just all work!
If you are somewhat of a sports fan (not necassary) then I would suggest checking out “Remember the Titans”. This is the best movie I have seen so far this year. It is based on a true story starting in 1971 when a small town in Virginia was ordered to integrate racially. A new head coach of the football team was appointed (Denzel Washington, who is black) and the rest of the movie is based on his battles with his team, town, and fellow co-workers while building a state championship team. Whether you wait, or go to the theater be sure to add it to your list.
MySQL (what did you say?)
Posted by Keith Elder | Posted in Open Source, PC Software | Posted on 24-10-2000
Nuge sent this little tid bit of information in for all of you PHP/MySQL users out there. He is trying to set the world straight and he decided to use ZorKa.Com to do it, so read, listen, and learn.
Just thought you should know. This is right off the MySQL website:
Thanks for clearing that up Nuge, our next question is who is going to win the election and the world series?
The official way to pronounce MySQL is “My Ess Que Ell” (not MY-SEQUEL). But we try to avoid correcting people who say MY-SEQUEL.