Puppet is an open source configuration management utility that works on Linux and Windows and has its own declarative language to describe system configuration. (Sounds like just what Windows needs!)
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Talk about politics, society, science, computers, internet, psychology, and philosophy.
Saturn’s hexagonal storm
Did you know there’s a storm on Saturn’s north pole that is shaped as a hexagon?
So, what is this? Alien tech? A gate to hell? Are we living in the matrix? Did the Illuminati do it?
Here’s an example of how this happens in a fluid:
And here’s how a wobbly drill bit can create a pentagonal hole in a piece of metal:
It’s still amazing although it’s most likely not alien, the matrix, nor the Illuminati!
It could, however, be a gate to hell…
If you ride a spaceship in there, and you’ve been a bad person in life… you may go to hell… 😛
Google glass – resistance is futile!
See the similarities? I think the BoRG collective has arrived and become board members of Google!
Being a hero sucks
Being a hero sucks; wherever I go there’s conflict and drama and whatever I try to do there’s always complications! And it’s all because of these pompous authors! I hate them!
The Orion Nebula (M42)
The image above represents a part of the Orion nebula (M42, Messier 42, NGC 1976), taken by the Hubble telescope and released November 1, 2006. Source: Wikipedia Commons.
The Orion nebula has a diameter of about 24 light years and is approximately 1 300 light years from the earth (about 400 parsecs). The nebula is the closest known area in the Milky Way where star formation can be observed.
The Orion nebula is the second “star” in the sword under Orion’s belt. In the picture to the right, it is extra bright.
Read more about the Orion nebula on Wikipedia.
Images:
- Header image: by NASA, ESA, and The Hubble Heritage Team (STScI/AURA), Public Domain, Link
- Orion: by Skatebiker at English Wikipedia, Public Domain, Link
Projects with vampires
Using vampires in the project eventually turned into a bloody mess. While they have a great deal of respect for the stakeholders they finally sucked anyway.
The Surveillance Society
Police: You’re under arrest for treason!
Citizen: Why?
Police: You are having a dream about assassinating the president.
Citizen: But that’s not the president! It’s my father… with a president-mask.
Police: OK, then it’s conspiracy to commit murder…
Citizen: Oh! I’m sorry.
Installing a mouse on Windows
After having tried to install a mouse (yes you heard me right, install a mouse) on Windows (now it makes sense, right?) I’m expecting to see a three headed dog walking on its hind legs.
Now, my mouse (my Microsoft mouse) was not supported by my computer (running Windows) so I had to rip the newer mouse from my Linux box and plug it into the Windows box, and after downloading, confirming the usage agreement (huh?) the mouse driver software installation progress *phew* started. After a lengthy stare period featuring a progress bar I finally had my mouse.
Yay!
While all that progressed I plugged the old (“unrecognizable”) mouse into my Linux box and lo and behold, it worked the instant I plugged it in. (Actually, no I’ve learned not to “lo and behold” Linux like decades ago, it’s SOP for that OS that simple things just work – sure you have to choose your graphics card wisely etc, but hell, a mouse pointer…?)
But Microsoft’s OS is superior… that’s what the Microsoft aficionados are whining anyway.
Oh, and pray the gods you always have access to Internet or your supersplendidgloriousfinesuperior Windows will have to work without a mouse…
What’s good for you nerves…
What’s good for your nerves may not always be good for your results, and vice verse.
Divorcee charged with murder
Divorcee charged with murder, she had an ex to grind…
Talkwards 