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Posts from ‘May, 2007’

Your Music On Linux

Last week we had a good thread over on the Ubuntu Canada’s mailing list on online music, especially sources that are Linux- and/or Freedom-friendly. I listen to music pretty much constantly – if I’m on the computer, it’s playing music. The full list archive is here; I can’t really recommend the Wine-based methods, but there [...]

Do you know where your towel is?

Friday, May 25th is Towel Day. I do hope you know where your towel is.

The family thing

I forgot to mention in my first syndicated-to-planet.u.c post that, yes, Corey (aka Burgundavia) is, in fact, my younger brother. He got me into Linux, mostly by stubbornly refusing to fix an XP install of mine. Those of you who were at the Sevilla Ubuntu Drinking Session might have been made aware of one of [...]

Entering Planetary Orbit (or something)

Assuming I got the config right, this is my introductory post to Planet Ubuntu. I’m Brian Burger; I’ve been an Ubuntu user for almost three years, an Ubuntu contributor for almost as long, and an Ubuntu Member for just over a year. The blog is only two weeks old, though – I’ve always sworn I [...]

Aviation Links

“Time spent aloft is not subtracted from your allotted time on Earth…” Victoria Flying Club NavCanada Weather Airliners.Net American Weather Information

Ubuntu Links

Links related to the Ubuntu distribution of Linux. Ubuntu.com Ubuntu Wiki Ubuntu Help site Community Documentation Canonical Mark Shuttleworth’s Blog Launchpad.net

Webcomics Worth the Bandwidth

Lots of webcomics out there; here are some of the ones I think are cool XKCD Crimson Dark Everyone Loves Eric Raymond

Ubuntu Drinking Sessions – On missing another Ubuntu con

Making engine noises – Airplane wibbling, and another test post

Blogs Worth The Bandwidth

Blogs I think are worth taking the time to read… Boingboing.net Planet Ubuntu BLDGBLOG BibliOdyssey First of many such link lists, I’m sure. Stay tuned.