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Archive for June, 2008

Hapiness/Sadness

Monday, June 30th, 2008

It’s been quiet around here the last couple of weeks. Sad news today. The LUG Radio crew is calling it a day after 100+ episodes. We’ll miss you guys! They were one of the better Linux related podcasts out there. Yesterday I watched the Euro 2008 final. Spain finally won a major tournament. It’s first […]

Linux haters be damned

Friday, June 13th, 2008

Lately it seems there’s a lot of hatred directed at Linux. I hear it on certain podcasts, read it on certain blogs and read it in certain articles. Some of these haters are feeling the heat of more and more people switching to Linux. Most of them make their livelihoods sucking on the Windows tit. […]

My first Ubuntu package: Gvpndialer - GUI frontend for Ciscovpn

Sunday, June 8th, 2008

I use the Ciscovpn client to connect to my job’s vpn. The program is command line only in Linux and I don’t mind that. Some of my co-worders have started using Linux and have asked if there was an easy way to use the Ciscovpn client for Linux with a GUI frontend, I found Gvpndialer […]

My only post regarding the general election in November

Wednesday, June 4th, 2008

I hate arguing with people over politics. Everyone is entitled to their own opinion and have very personal beliefs that makeup who they are. The general election in November will pit Obama vs McCain. I tell people look at where the candidates stand on the important issues and cast your vote for the person who’s […]

Season 3 of 30 Days starts tonight at 10:00 PM

Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008

Just a reminder that Season 3 of 30 Days starts tonight at 10:00 PM on FX. I really like this show. It’s pretty interesting seeing someone outside of their element. The first few installments will be life as a coal miner, life in a wheel chair, animal rights activists, same sex marriages , gun nation […]

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