Even as a self-declared FOSS fanboy, I’m tired of seeing other designers make their little sesnational posts about embracing GIMP. It’s a lie. The vast majority of existing users won’t really be using the primitive image editor any time soon, even with their vastly redesigned user interface in 2.8. If GIMP could do the deed, …
My friend Steven was raving about a plugin that adds support for the Twitter protocol to the Pidgin instant messenger. I’ve used a lot of other Twitter clients, but this is neat because it fits in with all my other instant messaging protocols. It would be nice if there was a PPA on Launchpad that …
I’m going to be running through a gauntlet of dumb in a “study” I’m calling Stupificated. Here I’ll be spending a week straight unplugged from anything creative, educational, or remotely close to intelligent. We’re talkng about scraping the bottom of the barrel here: No programming or fixing technical problems. If I have a problem with my system, …
A while ago I tweaked Sam’s simple animations plug-in for Compiz, mainly so windows I minimized would slide away to match some of my other settings. This was to strike a balance between usability and performance, since none of these effects use alpha blending. During this time I made some jokes about a Spinner Rims …
Most Oregonians make a sacrifice to pay taxes on their income, property, and whatever else the State threatens them with force to pay. My title was a bit sensational, and I’m not saying you don’t fork over the cash. In our system it’s proven that your voice is linked to your contribution. Big business and anyone else …