So, I started messing around with some new (to me) fractal software, XaoS, on my Linux box, and this is the first one I’ve rendered out and captured. Like a lot of things in Linux land, the UI for this software leaves a lot to be desired, and there’s a bit more of a learning [...]
Subtitle: Why making simple things hard is a bad idea. Don’t get me wrong, I’ve made my choices and I’m sticking with it. Day to day, I work in Linux and that isn’t going to change. But there’s a good reason why Linux is a “Fringe” OS on the desktop, and why it will remain [...]
I’m a bit under the gun here. I was actually working, and kinda lost track of time. Now I’m staring down 40 minutes to make my personally imposed “deadline.” Let’s see if I can come up with a couple of hundred words. I think I’ll stick with the tech theme of the past couple of [...]
Subtitle: Linux Will Conquer All The first time I used a computer was back in the late 70′s. My dad used to take me with him to his office if he had to work a few hours on a Saturday (I think to get me out of my mom’s hair). He’d plunk me down in [...]