I run Ubuntu 10.10 on my primary machine, a now-aged Lenovo Y510. I used to upgrade the minute I could get my hands on a newer release, but the novelty has worn off, and I can’t spare the time these days to get my system back to how it should be, customising and/or fixing things,… Continue reading Lubuntu, Kubuntu, Ubuntu and Mint
Month: May 2011
African language Wiktionary Update
Wikipedia never ceases to amaze me. I remember meeting a teenage Alaskan editing on the Malagasy Wikipedia. Thanks perhaps to those long wintery nights, he was learning languages like some collect stamps, and Malagasy, being an interesting language, had attracted his attention. Updating sports results as quickly as possible seems to be as popular as… Continue reading African language Wiktionary Update
Faster online video
I don’t watch too many online videos – mainly because I’m impatient, and watching videos is…. just… so… slow… It’s not (just) that I’m counting the seconds but also that I get bored listening to people speak slowly, especially when they’re belabouring the point. Text is far preferable as I can race through text very… Continue reading Faster online video
On Gratitude
I wrote a post for the Ethical Co-op newsletter briefly mentioning gratitude. Since it’s short, I’ll quote it here in full: Gratitude is a key to happiness. When we are more grateful, we are happier. Gratitude is also much like love. It’s easy to apply conditionally – to be grateful for wonderful food, or wonderful… Continue reading On Gratitude