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My name is Ramkumar Shankar and I love Sweden, my iPhone (but possibly considering the switch to Android), guitar, linux, open source, football, metal, and general geekery among other things...and in no particular order (except for Sweden at the top of the list). I also use some of that knowledge to pay my bills as a technology consultant. This is my tumblelog, where I post original content as well as some of the good stuff I find around the net. |
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Fedora!
I just installed Fedora 11 on my work machine a couple of weeks ago (together with the necessary software for work) on my thinkpad, and I’m very impressed with the OS. This is the first time I’m using Fedora on a daily basis to get work done. Until now, it’s usually just been trying out the live CD, but nothing more.
Fedora makes Ubuntu look positively dated in a few ways. The implementation of Pulseaudio is great (although this breaks apps that rely on OSS), Plymouth makes boot look very pretty, and virtualization support is way better. Also, I never thought I’d say this but *gasp* I quite prefer PackageKit over Synaptic.
I’m still discovering new things as I use it everyday. The issues I’ve had are usually because Fedora has moved on to something better, and the apps are yet to catch up. Which brings me to the point that the only problem is Fedora might just be a tad *too* bleeding edge to be recommended for people new to linux and/or who are not willing to spend some time on google if they encounter issues. Ubuntu is more straightforward, and is therefore still more suited for people trying Linux for the first time. Regardless, when everything is ironed out, Fedora is a joy to use. I’ll probably get it on my home machine as well when Fedora 12 rolls around.
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Hilarious excerpts from an old-school Acer computer manual.
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Free time? Really? I disagree. What do you think? ;)
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I need to talk to you about computers. I’ve been on a veritable roller-coaster of “how I feel” about the iPad announcement, and trying not to write...
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“For years we’ve all held to the belief that computing had to be made simpler for the ‘average person’. I find it difficult to come to any conclusion...”
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Loosely organized initial thoughts on the iPad
A lot of writers and journalists are expressing disappointment in the iPad because it didn’t live up...
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I’ll take a quiet life.
- ‘No Surprises’ by Radiohead
Dead butterflies really break my heart. They live so lightly - they flit from plant to...
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“When someone you love dies, you don’t lose them all at once. You lose them in pieces over time, like how the mail stops coming.”
