Here is a general update on my life. It has been a while since I had the chance to blog, things have been rather hectic recently, though that’s no excuse when so many people are lining up to read my blog </sarcasm>
I recently made the change to linux, finally. I have nothing against Windows and will definitely continue to use Windows XP and Vista, for tasks that require it. I have two laptop HD’s so I can get away with having two OS’s on separate HD’s. The distribution I decided to go with was Ubuntu.
Ubuntu is very quick and easy to install, it came as a LIVE CD so I can pop it in and see whether it will recognise my hardware at once. It recognised everything except the 1394 connection, which i was thrilled about anyway, because not only do i not use it, I hate it. The 1394 connection is always disabled on my windows installations anyway. Everything else worked like a charm.
This distro is great if you have a constant internet connection because you can use the update manager to grab updates and software from the many community and other repositories out there. You can also use apt-get to grab software that is not included in the updates from the command line, and Automatix to pull the necessary basic software, codecs, and tweaks.
I can definitely see myself dropping Wndows altogether as my main OS very soon because most Windows software can be run on a Linux box using WINE (acronym for Wine Is Not an Emulator). This enables linux to run Windows software natively rather than as an emulation, which oft uses more memory and added CPU usage along with more processes running in the background.
Another thing I love about Ubuntu is the amount of community support there is. Any question you have has probably already been answered on the forums.
Other than that, things have been crazy busy around here (as the phone rings). I have been having a hard time getting alot of personal things done because it seems like everytime I get within five feet of the door to go to the gym, or the head, or to run some other errand, phones ring and my name is mentioned way too many times. While this may seem like a gripe, do not get confused. I love what I do and I put myself in the position of being the goto guy for most situations.
In other news, what to think about Israel?
Who here thinks they are doing the right thing? ::raises hand:: I do!
Actually, I think they should have shown more force in the situation. Don’t misconstrue this and picture me as a war lover, because I am not. I do think that terrorism should not be shown an ounce of leniancy, because every time someone does, it is a victory for terrorists everywhere.
Terrorists are recruiting new terrorists based on the strong propoganda building from the current situation in Israel. Say Israel commits to a cease-fire without any conditions. They never see their troops that were kidnapped again, they just stop shooting. Who wins? Hezbollah.
Does anyone else see why our current position in Iraq and Afghanastan are so vital to the larger picture? Americans think they have lost numbers, though no one stops to think that almost every war we have been in has been bloodier than this early on.
With Iran and Syria having connections with OPEC and having threatened us in the past with stopping our oil supply, we could never have achieved victory in those countries without our economy taking a dive and a new depression taking hold. If we had allies in the middle east with oil supplies that could supply the energy resources we need until the end of the war, well wouldn’t that just make things smoother for the American economy? Why yes!
If we play our cards right, we are already in prime position to tackle the largest proponents of terrorism in the entire world. And Israel will play their part, as they are our strongest allies in the region.
Though I hope this doesn’t escalate to World War proportions, there are definitely more lives to be put on the line to see this out to victory. What we need now is the American public to stop watching one news atation thinking that they have all the answers. Additionaly, for God’s sake lose the tunnel vision and think outside your comfort zone!
~RouterB
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