Redesign

Just spent the past couple hours creating a theme for my site. It bears a more than passing similarity (yeah, its a blatant copy) to Vavrek’s journal. Much better than anything I could come up with. Very clean, minimal and functional, as well as being very stylish. Full credit goes to Vav for the original design.

Just so you know, I did get Vav’s blessing before rolling this out.

Also, go listen to Vavrek’s music, really good Creative Commons stuff

Ubuntu 9.04 released

Just received and email by way of the Tayside LUG saying that the new version of Ubuntu, 9.04 (codename Jaunty Jackalope), has just been officially released. The Ubuntu site is very slow so I’m guessing that it is true. Thankfully I upgraded to the release candidate earlier this week so I don’t have to deal with slow package downloads.

Just a heads up to the Ubuntu users out there.

*Stefpalm*

15:33 <@Xenovalent> apparently you need typing lessons.
15:33 <@Xenovalent> And a new keyboard.
15:33 <@kevinisageek> i can type fine for the most part
15:33 <@kevinisageek> just got semi competent at toucjh typyting
15:33 <@kevinisageek> fial

RIPA Notice

Just as a heads up to any service that scans web pages and inserts contextual ads or does any filtering (PHORM and others like it): I do NOT consent to this. All data coming from my domain (kevinisageek.org) will not be intercepted in any way, shape or form by any third party that is not necessary for the viewer to gain access to the data. Any interception or modification is illegal under Section 1 of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act 2000.

Wearable Computing Survey

After much procrastination, I am finally putting up the survey for my wearable computing dissertation. You can reply in a comment or email it to survey at kevinisageek dot org. All results will be kept anonymous but if you wish to be credited, supply your name/nickname/pseudonym.

Level of computer expertiese:

Very high/High/medium/low/whats a computer?

Do you have a wearable system already?
Yes/No

If yes, can you please give some details (hardware used, software, tasks you use the system for etc)

What deficits do you see in the current field of wearable computing?

What advantages does a wearable have in your opinion?

What disadvantages/difficulties does a wearable system pose in your opinion?

Red Octagon TV 7

Throwing stuff out leads to new stuff getting bought

I have managed to shift a few of the books that I have offered, however more have come in to replace them. Why must Amazon be easy to buy from?

Three books arrived today with one still to come. I got Bushcraft by Mors Kochanski and the Collins Gem SAS Survival Guide as well as the 9th Trinity Blood manga. Bushcraft and the SAS book are packed with good info for out in the bush and should I need to abandon civilization, these books will be packed, no question about it.

Pruning

I’m clearing out some space in my bookshelf. All stuff is either gonna go on the Amazon Marketplace or to whoever claims things first.

• Rolling Thunder 3, 5 and 6 by Crimethinc Gone
• Tofu Knights, Ozy and Millie 2004-05 by D.C. Simpson Gone
• Introduction to Computer Law by David Bainbridge
• Sams Teach Yourself ASP.NET 3.5 in 24 Hours
• Ender’s Game by Orson Scott Card
• Dune by Frank Herbert
• Final Fantasy IX
• Stealing the Network: How to Own the Box and How to Own a Continent Gone
• The Art of Deception by Kevin Mitnick Gone

An Anarchist’s Declaration

• I wish no power over you.
• I wish that you have no power over me.
• Where I have power over you, I shall seek to renounce it.
• Where you have power over me, I shall pray that you renounce it, and so long as it be extant, I shall condemn it.
• Where there are those who would try to give me power over you, I shall denounce them and condemn them.
• Where there are those who would try to give you power over me, I shall laugh at them and condemn them.
• Where you would use force to sustain any putative power relationship over me, I shall condemn you and resist you, and call to my brethren in our struggle against you.
• Where a tyrant, a majority, a plurality, or a minority presume to grant you power over me, or over anyone else, I shall condemn it, resist it, renounce it and denounce it.
• Where there are those who are subjugated beneath the boot heel of power, by “democratic” means or otherwise, I shall support their resistance, their condemnation, their denunciation and their renunciation.
• I shall make no compromise with evil.

From Nostate.com Via Avagdu

Call me

If folk want, I will give out my mobile phone number so that you can contact me in a more direct manner. Only folk who I have a prior relationship will get the number though, not gonna give it to random folk. Comment here or find me some other way. This is open to folk outwith the UK though I’m not sure if you would be willing to pay for the long distance calls.

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