The way it is, everywhere....

[kinzel]

Just got an IM from Rolanni, aka Kit, aka Sharon ...

which included this link:

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/earth/main.jhtml?xml=/earth/2007/11/14/scisurf114.xml

indicating that someone has a clue to what shape the universe is in today....

and the paper is here:
http://arxiv.org/abs/0711.0770

Wheee ...


So today I test electronics. The new cellphone gets a v weak signal here (today) if I stand out in the mixed rain and snow. i have made one phone call with it successfully. It charges and will travel with me.

I'm still looking for a name for... my newest linux machine. This eee pc weighs about 2 pounds soaking dry, comes with ethernet, wifi, and has a typable keyboard ...though I am accessorizing since the cute carrycase it comes with has no room for the power cord. Right now it sits next to this computer, playing WFUV, just because it can. So, this travels with me, too. Eventually I'll try out the Skype feature...

I saw earlier news that amazon.com is expected to unveil an e-book reader come Monday...they are calling it Kindle? Sigh.

More later, time permitting, else from the road.

Comments

Naming computers

[edgreenberg.livejournal.com]

I am not a serious Harry Potter fan, but I name all my computers after HP characters. My Linux boxen are named after "Good" characters, and my Windows computers are named after "Evil" ones.

Currently, my laptop is "Albus" and my under-the-desk experiment box is "Arthur" (for Weasley). My Windows virtual machine is "Cornelius" (Fudge.)

Previous boxes have been Hagrid, Hedwig, Sirius (which was a Mac), Malfoy and Draco.

I've never named one Snape. I was never sure.

You could name your computer Lin ux'System, but it would be silly.

What distro are you running?

Re: Naming computers

[kinzel.livejournal.com]

Distros in the house:

Mandriva, Xandros, Freespire, Kubunto ... and somethign else...

eee comes with a custom Xandros version.

Re: Naming computers

[(Anonymous)]

Kool that you use linux.... I started a while back with minux and a group of us that were working at DEC hacked an early version of Linux to work on a 386 laptop and on the DEC rainbow. I saw a couple of early articles on the Kindle thr reviewer as I recall was ho hum on it. I saw a comparison of some book readers including a new Sony offering using their e ink technology the reviewer was also less than impressed. Can't remember the name but they raved over this one reader but its price was like $800.

Brian