Archive for January, 2007

Linux Kernel hackers offering hardware companies free driver development

That’s right, the Linux kernel community is offering all companies free Linux driver development. No longer do you have to suffer through all of the different examples in the Linux Device Driver Kit, or pick through the thousands of example drivers in the Linux kernel source tree trying to determine which one is the closest to what you need to do.

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Most Insane Ride Ever: Straping Yourself to a Robotic Arm!

Quite Literally Strapping you to “a normal industrial robotic arm that has a car seat welded and a 5 point racing harness.” and letting the machine go CRAZY, Watch as the man’s head comes within inches of the ground at several times. I would NEVER ride this.

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The Contractor’s Note

Fun story about an incompetent contractor: “The CTO was a bit skeptical; perhaps The Incompetent simply forgot to check in everything to source control? They both went to his desk to for an explanation, but found that the contractor simply up and left. The only trace that remained was the following note.”

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Why Gentoo is a Great Server Distribution

This is a rebuttal to “Why Gentoo Shouldn
’t be on Your Server”. I run Gentoo on 12 machines that experience heavy load. They’ve run Gentoo for over a year. When I saw how Gentoo was taking such a beating, I couldn’t let that go unanswered.

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How to nab free T-Mobile WiFi lovin’ without running Vista

So, you’re not quite ready to spring for a copy of Vista, or maybe your system can’t handle it, or perhaps you’re running Mac OS or (gasp) Linux. Why should you be left out of those three months of free T-Mobile WiFi just because you don’t kowtow to The Man? Never fear,

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Beryl’s new *3D* animations!

Thanks to Cornelius work on beryl we can enjoy full 3D animated window effects. They look very sleek :)

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Shuttleworth calls for participation for Ubuntu Live 2007

“Together with O
’Reilly we are thrilled to be inviting the WHOLE community, individual and corporate, technical and social, from small businesses and global giants, to join us in our first annual business conference - Ubuntu Live 2007.”

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Another Woot off is Underway

The site will occasionally deviate from the one-product-per-day model for a “Woot-Off,” where a succession of products are available for a period of unannounced length, usually 24-72 hours. This mode is indicated by rotating lights and a bar indicating the usually unknowable amount of product remaining.

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Sharing Large Files Over a Unique URL

Sending and sharing files is a daily routine. If you have the need in your working, or personal, life to send and share large files easily without tying up your email, senduit could be a service for you to try out.

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