I slept all day yesterday. I guess I had to recover from work, which can get stressful at times, especially with changes coming down the line that make no sense. We'll see what happens. Ideally, I'll build up enough in my 401k to be able to find another job, cash out of said 401k, and pay off a massive amount of debt in the process. Again we'll see what happens in the next 12-18 months. Speaking of people needing money (i.e. more than I do at the moment)....
Ken Starks is one who I consider a friend. He is the infamous HeliOS, the same person who has been giving computers with Linux preinstalled to children in need (and on occasion, to exceptionally bright students). He is now having to battle cancer yet again, and as we all know, that isn't cheap. Diane, his partner, cares so deeply about his well being.
She is now asking for help whether he wants her to or not. I think she made the right call, and she could very well be the next miracle that happens to him. You might want to
visit his website as well so you know what he does for a living.
Meanwhile, I've been running Linux Mint 12 for quite some time now. I like what it has to offer thus far, and kudos to Clem and crew for offering the myriad of choices as well. For those who have been sleeping under a rock, Ubuntu is trying to use Unity as a unifying interface for both stationary and mobile systems. The problem is that old habits die hard, and quite a few people don't want anything to do with that or GNOME Shell from GNOME 3. There's
MATE for those used to traditional GNOME 2. The Linux Mint team has also put out
Cinnamon, which is a different shell for GNOME 3. I have mainly ran MATE (the release that comes with 12, not the updated ones from the other repository), GNOME Shell with Mint's extensions, and as of late...
LXDE on my ZaReason Breeze 3110. I like LXDE so far as it fits my needs while being lightweight.
Speaking of which, I'm also thinking about doing a custom spin of a distro of my choice to run bitcoin mining software on. It would consist of a light interface like LXDE or plain OpenBox along with a Java virtual machine and the
BitMinter client. That's right. I mine bitcoins for the fun of it at the moment, especially since it's trading at around $5 USD at the moment. ;)
If the weather cooperates, I may spend some more time with my girl Heather in Sheppard Park. Otherwise, we'll have to come up with an alternative. I better be productive and do dishes or something. Talk to you later, world. XD
