LBK Post 1: Let The Chips Fall Where They May, I Say.

Well its Been Almost a Year since my Last Post, and I've Posted a Lot of Linux

Stuff on my MC2 Blog ( Link Here: http://mediacircus2.blogspot.com ). 

Maybe it's the fact that I'm teaching myself C++ in VirtualBox on my Windows 7 machine, and feel Cramped all the Time.

This Story Popped Up and I said to myself, I've Got To Give Open Source and Linux More Space.

It will start Looking A Lot Like MC2 but I will create a more Open Style that Fits Better With Linux.

Bear with Me.

LBK.

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Can't WE All Just Get Along?

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Linaro nonprofit aims to fight ARM Linux fragmentation

Link 1: http://arstechnica.com/open-source/news/2010/06/linaro-nonprofit-aims-to-fight-arm-linux-fragmentation.ars

Chip Companies Form Company to Develop

Linux Operating System.

ARM, Freescale Semiconductor, IBM, Samsung, ST-Ericsson and Texas Instruments (TI), this week announced the formation of Linaro, a not-for-profit open source software engineering company dedicated to enhancing open source innovation for the next wave of always-connected, always-on computing.

Link 2: http://www.xbitlabs.com/news/other/display/20100604131202_Chip_Companies_Form_Company_to_Develop_Linux_Operating_System.html

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Kick in The Pants NEWS:

 Like Lil Abner's Shmoo.

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10 Things Android Does Better 
Than iPhone OS

"Since its 2008 debut, Android has grown - not only meeting all of the functionalities of the iPhone, but besting it in nearly all aspects. Here is our list of the top 10 things Android does better than the iPhone.


Link:

http://tinyurl.com/23q8g2v

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Still Cleaning Out The Kinks.

LBK

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How about a Detailed Tour of the Linux Kernel?

The Building Process

Trying to build all the file systems from 2.6.x is quite a challenge by itself due the span of more than 5 years which passed from 2.6.0 (December 2003) to 2.6.29 (March 2009). Luckily, kbuild, the makefile-based build system did not change that much and I had to divide the releases in two groups: 2.6.0 to 2.6.12 (older half) and 1.6.13 o 2.6.29 (newer half). For the first one I had to use the....

The rest is explained Here:

Link: http://cs.jhu.edu/~razvanm/fs-expedition/building.html

Open Lectures on Quantum Physics

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Harvard University
DEPARTMENT OF PHYSICS
http://www.physics.harvard.edu/about/Phys253.html
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Physics 253: Quantum Field Theory
Lectures by Sidney R. Coleman
Recorded in 1975-1976.
54 video lectures.
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From the website noted above:
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The videos shown here were transferred to DVD in 2007 straight from surviving VHS tapes, which were, in turn, copied from the original source tapes. As such, the quality of the image has suffered and is as good as currently feasible without resorting to an expensive remastering process. Made in 1975-1976, the videos were shot using a black and white tube video camera. The black halo or vignette effect you see around the image is caused by the camera's Image Orthicon pickup tube. Please note that the version of the videos presented here are at a lower resolution so as to make them small enough for streaming. Harvard affiliates also have the option of borrowing DVDs of these lectures, which have somewhat better resolution, from Physics Research Library.

Professor Coleman's wit and teaching style is legendary and, despite all that may have changed in the 35 years since these lectures were recorded, many students today are excited at the prospect of being able to view them and experience Sidney's particular genius second-hand.
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Listening to the Einstein book from Audible.com I discovered this gem website searching for Quantum Physics on Google.com. What a treat.
http://www.amazon.com/Einstein-Life-Universe-Walter-Isaacson/dp/0743264738

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How Does the MAC and Linux Compare?

A pretty good multi-part blog/webpage I found is Mike Salsbury's Web Site found Here:

http://mikesalsbury.com/mambo/content/view/235/

It's a little dated, since it's talking about Fedora Core 4 and Fedora is up to 7 (I use Fedora Core 6). But basically. the comparisons still apply. All in all, a good read for those on the edge trying to decide if they want to try Linux.

More later, Wingman.

I also found a good explanation by John C. Dvorak about blogging. I think it was called, "How to Read A Blog.", I'll try and grab and post the link.

And Yes, I've joined the communities of myspace and facebook and I've been on Twitter and Flickr for some time now. What can I say about that???

Not Much, Leo and John C. pushed me over the edge.

Links to ELO's Digital Story Blog on the Kindle...

Books from fullbooks.com I'm currently reading on the PSP:
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Trinity (Atomic Test) Site by the National Atomic Museum
http://www.fullbooks.com/Trinity-Atomic-Test-Site.html

Through the Looking Glass by Lewis Carroll (Charles Dodgson) (3 parts)
http://www.fullbooks.com/Through-the-Looking-Glass.html

The History of The Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire by Edward Gibbon (15 parts)
http://www.fullbooks.com/The-History-of-The-Decline-and-Fall-of-the.html

Twelfth Night; or, What You Will by William Shakespeare
(Collins edition) (3 parts)
http://www.fullbooks.com/Twelfth-Night-or-What-You-Will.html

How to Live 24 Hours a Day by Arnold Bennett
http://www.fullbooks.com/How-to-Live-on-24-Hours-a-Day.html

The Hounds of The Baskervilles by A. Conan Doyle (4 parts)
http://www.fullbooks.com/The-Hound-of-the-Baskervilles.html

Moby Dick; or The Whale by Herman Melville (12 parts)
(Great Movie Screenplay by Ray Bradbury)
http://www.fullbooks.com/Moby-Dick-or-The-Whalex8185.html
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Note: www.fullbooks.com was a "web site of the day" Pick by refdesk.com, and so is

Arts & Letters Daily - ideas, criticism, debate
http://aldaily.com/
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As for podcasts (internet radio talk/information shows) my favorite is done by
the Head TWIT himself, Leo Laporte. This xml link, Radio Leo, lets me tune in to the various TWiT.tv shows Leo podcasts on my Sony PSP. They are All good, but MacBreak Weekly, FLOSS Weekly, and especially TWiT are Top Notch, Must Hear podcasts, if you want to stay informed about Open Source, The Mac, and The PC.
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How Beagle and RSS Works.

Kerry, the KDE Beagle is the Desktop Searcher similar to the MAC's Spotlight. (Top Screensave)
You type in a search phrase and the beagle goes a-searching your desktop, Files, Emails, Pictures, Online History sources and RSS Feeds snagged by RSSOwl. A setup file lets you pick how Deep you want the rabbit hole to go. Selecting "ALL" looks everywhere, which can take some time.
Screenshot 2 shows the Beagle Search results by location: Desktop, Files, Pictures etc.
The Beagle called "Kerry", works pretty much as advertised. So you don't need MAC's Spotlight.

RSS is Real Simple Syndication, which up to minute webpage INFO provided in RSS Format which is usually a Headline and a paragraph or less of TEXT information. Most RSS feed readers (like RSSOwl which is available for Windows, the MAC and Linux) display this a three-pane window. The left being a tree structure showing search categories and subcategories and a number showing how many offerings the reader picked up.
In the sample, I clicked on category BOOKS and Sub-category "Variety". In the top right panel, the reader displays the snagged "One-Liners" picked up from the subcategory. Clicking one of these one-liners and more description (as much as a paragraph or MORE) is displayed on the lower right panel.
Reading this more detailed paragraph usually tells you if you need or want to visit the "source" of the information. There are usually a few highlighted terms in this detail window that will link you to the souce.

See Screen Capture 3 and 4.

RSS was initially used to detail the web sites more changable or up-to-date information the site has to offer. But now, even more archiveal information from that site is is accessable.
Such as the "Bambi vs Goliath" article, which appeared in Variety a few months back, which was pretty good explaination about why movies have gotten So Bad.
The link to That page is Here:

Removing Totem Player from FC6

For some unknown reason Totem Player is the Default video/media Player in Gnome Desktop. The fact that it chokes on most online media makes me wonder why?

The Quick-Fix is to remove it, and most explainations on how to do this is quite Funny.

Do the following (as root): yum -y remove totem

And your headaches are over.

Install GXINE Player for web content, and you're good to go.

Later.