A bit more than a week after Debconf9 ended here is a post summarising what I remember about it – for myself to look back to later, for others that were there for a good memory, for those that were not there for insight and for organisers of future Debconfs to improve.
Let’s start with something [...]
First I will point to resources that will receive more updates than this blog:
My Twitter feed – if I have a bit of info to get out, I’m more likely to tweet it out there, rather than writing a blog post about it.
#debconf9 Twitter feed – me (and other people) posting Debconf9 related info on [...]
Wednesday, February 18, 2009
I finally made myself read a classic sci-fi book and the choice fell on The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress by Robert A. Heinlein. I missed this writer somehow while I was growing up and reading all the books I could find left and right. I sure will seek out and read more of his [...]
Sunday, December 21, 2008
What does it sound like when a commission is reinventing a wheel? Much like this. Guys, the technology you are looking for is called (*gasp*) a forum, with moderators and poster carma and such …
It would not be too hard to implement a gateway that would receive emails posted to any list and republish then [...]
… I find that I am actually respecting her after this.
“Thou shalt not whine” was written under his desk. I just discovered him recently and was presently surprised by his directness in questioning politicians and challenging them to explain things that they have said before. Like a Howard Stern of politics. Not shy to respectfully question the existing assumptions, but (unlike Howard) still remaining neutral [...]
With the cost of plane tickets approaching 2000 USD it is rather hard to sell me going to the Debconf 8 as that can be approximated as 3-4 months of my income. I did apply for travel sponsorship, but due to some kind of brainfart I misread “Amount I am unable to fund myself” as [...]
“… Today is the first day in office for President Barack Obama … In other news, Hillary Clinton is still on the campaign trail and is not giving up …” – best ever joke about the current US election. I think it was from The Daily Show, but I cannot be certain.
Apparently it is a political suicide in USA to make people think. Obama’s ex-preacher Jeremiah Wright is the most sane US preacher that I’ve ever heard. If you read or listen to his sermons in full length and go beyond the Fox News presented soundbites, he is 99% right. The US has long been doing [...]
Most absurd religious bullshit in long time. Baby Jesus cries like being stabbed in the eye with a fork. It is like a sweet gay love orgy between baby Mohamed, baby Jesus and baby Abraham while baby L. Ron Hubbard films it all and baby Buddha gives artistic directions. Wouldn’t you want to see that [...]
