Comments for I Can Has Linux? http://icanhaslinux.com Invisible Patent Infringement! Wed, 07 Jan 2009 23:18:05 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.3 Comment on Making Ubuntu boot in 19 seconds, pt2 by dope http://icanhaslinux.com/2007/09/14/making-ubuntu-boot-in-19-seconds-pt2/#comment-231 dope Sat, 06 Sep 2008 22:28:52 +0000 http://icanhaslinux.com/2007/09/14/making-ubuntu-boot-in-19-seconds-pt2/#comment-231 Btw. After sitting down for a full 20 minutes, my boot times went from 1min10s to 40s the sysv-rc-conf hint was truly golden, in addition to the 'profile' pointer of course. it turned out I had many daemons (notably loggers/traffic analyzers/monitor services etc) that I never (fully) removed after evaluating them for use at work. A bit sad to find that my usage pattern seems to induce the same kind of bloat in Ubuntu that comes pre-installed with my old windows setups. Hehe. I could always do a fresh install, I guess! Btw. After sitting down for a full 20 minutes, my boot times went from 1min10s to 40s

the sysv-rc-conf hint was truly golden, in addition to the ‘profile’ pointer of course.

it turned out I had many daemons (notably loggers/traffic analyzers/monitor services etc) that I never (fully) removed after evaluating them for use at work.

A bit sad to find that my usage pattern seems to induce the same kind of bloat in Ubuntu that comes pre-installed with my old windows setups. Hehe. I could always do a fresh install, I guess!

]]> Comment on The 10 most useful applications in Ubuntu by dope http://icanhaslinux.com/2007/08/22/the-10-most-useful-applications-in-ubuntu/#comment-230 dope Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:22:07 +0000 http://icanhaslinux.com/2007/08/22/the-10-most-useful-applications-in-ubuntu/#comment-230 I second LC on vnc-ing a separate connection. However, I added a second default X terminal in xorg.conf and siwtch terminals even when at home. (the wife is at Ctrl-Alt-F7, I'm on Ctrl-Alt-F8!) I also use FreeNX for remote sessions because it rocks in comparison with vnc. Big time I second LC on vnc-ing a separate connection.

However, I added a second default X terminal in xorg.conf and siwtch terminals even when at home. (the wife is at Ctrl-Alt-F7, I’m on Ctrl-Alt-F8!)

I also use FreeNX for remote sessions because it rocks in comparison with vnc. Big time

]]> Comment on Making Ubuntu boot in 19 seconds, pt2 by dope http://icanhaslinux.com/2007/09/14/making-ubuntu-boot-in-19-seconds-pt2/#comment-229 dope Sat, 06 Sep 2008 21:00:58 +0000 http://icanhaslinux.com/2007/09/14/making-ubuntu-boot-in-19-seconds-pt2/#comment-229 Thanks for sharing your skills in optimizing boots. Sorry to hear your 22 seconds seem to stick (mine was at 1:17 avg) but your 'checklist' runs down pretty nicely and just about sketchy enough for me to take the time to read it :) Thanks for sharing your skills in optimizing boots.

Sorry to hear your 22 seconds seem to stick (mine was at 1:17 avg) but your ‘checklist’ runs down pretty nicely and just about sketchy enough for me to take the time to read it :)

]]> Comment on Howto: Random E-mail Signature in Evolution by LightningCrash http://icanhaslinux.com/2007/10/18/howto-random-e-mail-signature-in-evolution/#comment-162 LightningCrash Mon, 07 Apr 2008 12:09:59 +0000 http://icanhaslinux.com/2007/10/18/howto-random-e-mail-signature-in-evolution/#comment-162 Sorry it took me a while to get back to you on this. Most of my comments are spam, so I tend to ignore them. :) Being that this is just a snippet of code, I'll declare the code itself to be public domain. Sorry it took me a while to get back to you on this. Most of my comments are spam, so I tend to ignore them. :)

Being that this is just a snippet of code, I’ll declare the code itself to be public domain.

]]> Comment on Howto: Random E-mail Signature in Evolution by edgar.b.dsouza http://icanhaslinux.com/2007/10/18/howto-random-e-mail-signature-in-evolution/#comment-160 edgar.b.dsouza Sat, 05 Apr 2008 03:50:01 +0000 http://icanhaslinux.com/2007/10/18/howto-random-e-mail-signature-in-evolution/#comment-160 This is very nice, thanks - found it useful! I think PHP-CGI is not as common on desktops as Python; also, I'm learning Python and this was an easy exercise - so I converted your code to Python, in response to a query on my home LUG (Goa, India), and posted it there (see http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug-goa/message/18028 if interested) (the archives are publicly accessible, no need to sign up). Another member asked about copyright/license information, and though my post to the LUG attributed your blogpost as the source, it would be nice if you would clarify the license for your PHP-CGI code, which my Python conversion is very obviously derived from :-) so I can license the limited rights I have on the converted code. Would you please consider mentioning a FOSS license for your code, in an update to your blogpost? Thanks in advance, Ed. This is very nice, thanks - found it useful!

I think PHP-CGI is not as common on desktops as Python; also, I’m learning Python and this was an easy exercise - so I converted your code to Python, in response to a query on my home LUG (Goa, India), and posted it there (see http://tech.groups.yahoo.com/group/ilug-goa/message/18028 if interested) (the archives are publicly accessible, no need to sign up).

Another member asked about copyright/license information, and though my post to the LUG attributed your blogpost as the source, it would be nice if you would clarify the license for your PHP-CGI code, which my Python conversion is very obviously derived from :-) so I can license the limited rights I have on the converted code. Would you please consider mentioning a FOSS license for your code, in an update to your blogpost?

Thanks in advance,
Ed.

]]> Comment on De-RIAAing my music collection by KristjanS http://icanhaslinux.com/2007/10/05/de-riaaing-my-music-collection/#comment-147 KristjanS Tue, 19 Feb 2008 06:55:19 +0000 http://icanhaslinux.com/2007/10/05/de-riaaing-my-music-collection/#comment-147 I checked my music collection out, being curious about it myself. I found that all my albums except one we're not covered by RIAA. Ironically, it also happened to be the only album that I downloaded illegally. Rest of my music is purchased from eMusic.com. I checked my music collection out, being curious about it myself. I found that all my albums except one we’re not covered by RIAA. Ironically, it also happened to be the only album that I downloaded illegally. Rest of my music is purchased from eMusic.com.

]]> Comment on Amazon S3 Backups by Ramblurr http://icanhaslinux.com/2007/10/01/amazon-s3-backups/#comment-73 Ramblurr Tue, 06 Nov 2007 14:32:30 +0000 http://icanhaslinux.com/2007/10/01/amazon-s3-backups/#comment-73 What are you using to make your backups? So far the only decent S3 utility I've found is duplicity. What are you using to make your backups?

So far the only decent S3 utility I’ve found is duplicity.

]]> Comment on Annoy your coworkers, Linux style by High Desert Wanderer » Speaking of annoying… http://icanhaslinux.com/2007/09/17/annoy-your-coworkers-linux-style/#comment-54 High Desert Wanderer » Speaking of annoying… Wed, 10 Oct 2007 15:53:32 +0000 http://icanhaslinux.com/2007/09/17/annoy-your-coworkers-linux-style/#comment-54 [...] someone in your office legally. I’ve shown you that I can be annoying. Now it’s time to annoy your coworkers, Linux style. I hadn’t really considered making a series out of this, but I keep finding these great [...] […] someone in your office legally. I’ve shown you that I can be annoying. Now it’s time to annoy your coworkers, Linux style. I hadn’t really considered making a series out of this, but I keep finding these great […]

]]> Comment on 5 ways to drop yourself reminders/alarms in Linux by pixelbeat http://icanhaslinux.com/2007/10/03/5-ways-to-drop-yourself-reminders-in-linux/#comment-51 pixelbeat Tue, 09 Oct 2007 15:38:40 +0000 http://icanhaslinux.com/2007/10/03/5-ways-to-drop-yourself-reminders-in-linux/#comment-51 I think you got them all: http://www.pixelbeat.org/cmdline.html#dates Here's another: (sleep 10; DISPLAY=$DISPLAY xmessage wake up)& I think you got them all:
http://www.pixelbeat.org/cmdline.html#dates

Here’s another:
(sleep 10; DISPLAY=$DISPLAY xmessage wake up)&

]]> Comment on Linux and the most-wanted Windows applications, pt1 by dankegel http://icanhaslinux.com/2007/09/04/linux-and-the-most-wanted-windows-applications-pt1/#comment-48 dankegel Sat, 29 Sep 2007 23:50:50 +0000 http://icanhaslinux.com/2007/09/04/linux-and-the-most-wanted-windows-applications-pt1/#comment-48 As of wine-0.9.46, iTunes 7.2 works well enough to buy songs from the iTunes store, but it still can't quite interface with the ipod. (Not too far to go, though.) Also as of wine-0.9.46, Photoshop CS2 works well. See also http://wiki.winehq.org/AdobePhotoshop I applaud your project. See also http://kegel.com/wine/qa/ for a similar page. As of wine-0.9.46, iTunes 7.2 works well enough to buy songs
from the iTunes store, but it still can’t quite interface with the
ipod. (Not too far to go, though.)

Also as of wine-0.9.46, Photoshop CS2 works well.
See also http://wiki.winehq.org/AdobePhotoshop

I applaud your project. See also
http://kegel.com/wine/qa/
for a similar page.

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