A friend of mine commented on a post I had about Ubuntu and Dell and in that he said that Linux is like the wiki concept. Maybe the wiki concept is more like Linux and open source. Regardless of how one looks at either, open source is an new model of production which favors the wiki model of code and content creation. It seems that the latter has the potential for more power and at the same time has created a great deal of destabilization in the traditional market place. It seems however that this new model is here to stay at least for the short term. Whatever replaces it will grow out of it and not the old industrial age model of a closed system. Continue reading “Open or closed?”
Memorial Day
The following came in an email from Jim Hein, SFO (Secular Franciscan Order)
The son-in-law of Anne Kramar, SFO, St. Clare Fraternity in Omaha has recently returned home from Iraq. His name is Jim; he is married to Anne’s daughter, Mary Jane. Jim and Mary Jane have three children, the oldest (boy) is graduating from High School this year. Jim was serving his third tour of duty in Iraq. Upon completion of his second tour he was called up for a third tour – it was the time period that the Federal Government put into effect the “stop loss” policy. Continue reading “Memorial Day”
Random acts of senseless kindness
Today is the Feast of Pentecost. One of the stories from Fr. Bob’s homily today was taken from a real life event that occurred at Bakersfield College in California. Fr. Bob used the story to illustrate the powerful effect we have when we bless others. Continue reading “Random acts of senseless kindness”
Ubuntu Studio
Friday night I happened upon a blog where the writer explained how to install Ubuntu Studio on my laptop. I had just downloaded the ISO on Thursday and was interested but didn’t want to rebuild by laptop. Continue reading “Ubuntu Studio”
Satyagraha
Satyagraha is a relentless search for truth and a determination to search truth.–Mahatma Gandhi
As I sit here this morning on the edge of the hundred acre wood that borders our property I am surrounded by peace and yet I know that in much of the world there is violence and killing some of it sponsored by my own government. It pains me deeply to know that my countrymen are being hurt, killed and in some cases doing the killing of others. We are all brothers and sisters in this world. Continue reading “Satyagraha”
I needed that…
I get a regular email from Gratefulness.org. Today’s was very timely for me.
You simply will not be the same person two months from now after consciously giving thanks each day for the abundance that exists in your life. And you will have set in motion an ancient spiritual law: the more you have and are grateful for, the more will be given you.
–Sarah Ban Breathnach–Simple Abundance
Praise for Dell
Dell has Ubuntu loaded desktops and one laptop for sale on their site. I looked the models over last night and they are nicely equipped. They have Intel Core Duo processors and the prices are fabulous. I recommend that you surf on over and buy one. I think I’m going to get the Inspiron E1505 myself. They come preloaded with Ubuntu 7.04. Thank you Michael Dell and Mark Shuttleworth. Go Dell!!
Putting your money where your mouth is..
Believe it or not the White House opposes pay raises for our troops. Yeah, these are the same clowns who equate supporting the President with supporting the troops. The White House has supported tax breaks for the wealthy, Continue reading “Putting your money where your mouth is..”
Google Apps
If you haven’t seen Google Apps and whether you’re a small business, non-profit or a large enterprise you owe it to yourself to surf on over. Continue reading “Google Apps”
Who supports the troops more?
Scott Adams author of my favorite comic strip character and author of Dilbert Blog has had two consecutive great posts. Actually he’s had numerous insightful posts, but the last two seem more timely than ever. Continue reading “Who supports the troops more?”