Interesting Bits of Virtual Celluloid Part CIV

One of those odd little YouTube clips you find there which I thought needed to be included in my journal because I could.

This is Weebl’s Stuff’s ‘Emo Pear’:

Linux: Driving a Point Home!

After using Linux for over a year now with a fraction of the problems and issues I had when I used Microsoft Windows other than issues both of my own making and poorly written third party software.

In these years contrary to those within the Computer Industry and those users who have fell for the propaganda within the said Computer Industry I have done exactly the same as I would of done if I had a Windows Computer. If anything I have managed to do more things on my Linux computers which could not of been done in Windows because of the limits Microsoft puts on it’s own operating systems!

I have also fun in these years Linux again contrary to the propaganda from within the Computer Industry is no harder to use or set up than Windows itself as some of the Linux Distributions look remarkably the same as Windows XP or even Apple o/s.

I am and I will continue to drive this point home to people out there as it needs to be done so as this point needs to be continually hammered out to computer users out there especially those users who are not happy with Microsoft Windows 8 and those Windows xp users dreading the upgrade to newer Windows operating systems.

The point being computer users do have a real choice of operating systems out there and the big Computer Companies are denying you the right of this choice by spreading lies and misinformation about alternative operating systems and software!

Linux: A Rebel Yell!

I was bored so I changed my desktop on my laptop, shaggy, again so it sort of more suited the wallpaper I had chosen for the background. I was pleased with the effect I got as it certainly went together well or so I think but hey that is the most important thing.

It also got me thinking that Linux allows people like myself can create desktops we are comfortable with rather than large majority of Windows Users who are given a desktop by Microsoft with no ability to change it other than colours and positions of tiles in the case of Windows 8.

Basically Microsoft forces the users to accept their desktop regardless of the fact most users cannot use it or dislike the desktop they are provided with by Microsoft.

You might say Linux Users like myself cry a Rebel Yell against the desktop fascists like Microsoft and Apple by creating our own customised desktop in a small defiance to their attempt to control the minds and souls of the computer users!

The following is the current desktop of the laptop in question which will change when I fancy a change:

Journal of a Lost Soul Part CCXCIII

Coming to end of another good week at work as I was left alone by certain Management to do my job again without the usual constant watching and asking what I am doing as in previous months. It has meant work has been a lot less stressful and I have managed to get more real work done as I am not been ranting about such minor things.

Though I cannot say that about the rest of the people I work with as I suspect something big I going to happen after end of last week as I really suspect some people are not going to be happy with what happened. When it occurs I will just watch then say to those who need it told you so.

It also helps this week that after tomorrow I have two weeks off work so I am in a Holiday mood just glad I have another two weeks to rest again as I need it. This time I am actually visiting people so even better as I will have break from my environment called home which should do me a world of good. Plus it would be nice again to mix with people outside of my own family and work.

So tonight I am in a rare thing a good mood and relaxed.

Utterances of the Famous and Not So Famous Part CDXLII

All is grist that comes to the mill.

English Proverb

Falling in Love with Crunchbang Again!

Recently I decided to reinstall Linux back on to my laptop after I tried out a number of things on the Laptop which resulted in the previous Linux, Linux Lite, being corrupted. So I decided to try the current test copy of Crunchbang 11 which last time I tried on the same Laptop failed and much to my surprise it worked first time out of the box.

If anything Crunchbang worked even better than the previous Linux Lite which I always found to be a bit slow and resource heavy as it’s desktop was Gnome 2 based. I should not of been surprised by this as I have always found Gnome desktops to be slow on most of the computers I have used.

It looks like that both Crunchbang and Debain have progressed a lot in the last year as now both Linux’s load on newer hardware so much easier and result in a more stable operating system on said modern computers.

So now I have Crunchbang on all my computers at home both Crunchbang 10 and Crunchbang 11 all with customised openbox desktops and once again I am falling in love with Crunchbang Linux as I am finding it a very pleasant, stable and easily fixable Linux to use. Though as I have said before it is not best Linux for new user of Linux but most definite one of the better Linux’s for the more experienced users or someone who really wants to learn more about Linux in general.

The following is the current desktop of the laptop in question which will change when I fancy a change:

Journal of a Lost Soul Part CCXCII

Another work week starts a tad early this week because we had a meeting about the so called new customer plan for the company I work for which was exactly the same as last year bar they have reduced documentation associated with it.

As you gather I have grown very cynical of a company and it’s management who frankly have no new ideas and rather than look outside of the box fall back onto old ideas to get themselves out of the mess they have got themselves in. The attitude of both the company and management reflects this so well as it struck me as so tired, unimaginative and negative to a point I found whole thing very uninspiring and negative in the end after an afternoon of reflection.

Don’t get me wrong I love doing large majority of my job but that is coloured by fact of my personal views about modern corporations which in my view put profit before it’s customers and employees regardless of the fact both make them actually make their money in different ways.

But as always I have to make a compromise with my personal opinions so I can earn a living one of the paradoxes of life we all have to do but it still does not mean I agree with all what my company does and when the opportunity arises I will say so. I am not only person who does this to get through life and does not indicate a lack of character but a more realistic and workable view of life.

After a day doing few chores and working on a change of my desktop on my Laptop to see what I can do and make it more pleasing to my own eyes. I am still pleased and impressed with Crunchbang 11 as a Linux as it remarkably stable and more robust against myself generally messing around with it.