Aug 21, 2008
Asking the wrong questions
Every so often, someone will ask me 'is Linux ready for the desktop?'. The implication of this is that there is some consensus that whilst GNU/Linux has established credentials in the server market, it isn't suitable for desktop use.
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Apr 23, 2008
Decentralisation and the wisdom of crowds
I've recently been reading The Wisdom of Crowds by James Surowiecki. It's an interesting book, and despite many America-centric examples the author uses (which I quickly started to skim over),I recommend it to anyone who's interested in the notion of 'crowd' intelligence. As a user and writer of Free Software, I was particularly keen to read the chapter on decentralisation, which uses GNU/Linux as an example of where decentralisation has been successful. On this subject Surowiecki writes:
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Feb 23, 2008
Lilypond scores with cover page and performance notes
In this post I will describe the method for creating musical scores in Lilypond which incorporate a cover page and performance/technical notes at the start of a score. Let's assume that the performance notes are pretty complicated and include a few musical examples from the score, some stage layout diagrams and a few examples of Pure Data patches from the live electronics part. To make things a little more interesting, we'll insist that all graphics and score end up as scalable PDF for professional-quality print.
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Oct 29, 2007
Mounting HFS+ partitions under Linux
Follow the instructions here, using the patch tarball from here. Add the following entry or similar to /etc/fstab
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Oct 26, 2007
GNU/Linux usability/eye candy recipe
- Install Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy)
- Enable Compiz Fusion, by right clicking the Desktop, selecting Change Desktop Background->Visual Effects->Extra
- Install the CompizConfig Settings Manager and customise to taste
- Add a pinch of screenlets following the instructions in the screenlets FAQ
- Setup screenlets to taste under System->Preferences->Screenlets
- Stir into Compiz Fusion, by enabling widget layer in CCSM, and enabling Treat as widget under each screenlet's options (right-click the screenlet to access)
- Add a dash of Avant Window Navigator following the instructions here
- Season with the Ubuntu studio theme
...leave to cool, and serve on a bed of Python snippets!
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