Tue 27 Sep 2005
“I’ll be honest with you, I didn’t like what I saw.”
These were the words Miami Hurricanes coach Larry Coker used when asked about playing the South Florida Bulls this week. Perhaps it’s because they’re occupying that comfy number nine spot that Louisville held just a week ago.
Tony Marquis of the USF Oracle advises us to repeat this mantra, “It doesn’t mean anything.”
I’d advise listening to the White Album a few times.
Number nine, number nine, number nine…
Mon 26 Sep 2005
The Bulls aren’t the only team having a strong season this year. The Bucs (that team from Tampa who won the Superbowl) are making an impressive start of it this season.
“Cadillac” Williams is an imressive addition to the team, and he continues to surpass nearly everyone’s expectations. This week was his third consecutive 100-yard game and he’s still going strong. The Continuing Saga of a Buccaneer Fan has some nice words to say about Caddy as well.
I only caught brief excerpts of the game from the radios that were audible from the street as I pedaled along my excursion yesterday.
Bulls: 3-1, Bucs 3-0; good numbers if you ask me.
Sun 25 Sep 2005
I’ve found it. The long sought-after route from Temple Terrace to Downtown Tampa that doesn’t leave you feeling as if you’re going to be run down by the next semi.
Round trip took me a little under two hours, with a pretty stiff headwind half of the way.
The route is as follows:
Whiteway Dr east to Riverhills
Riverhills southwest to 40′th
40′th north to Yukon St
Yukon St west to Rowlett Park Dr
Rowlett Park Dr south to Sligh Ave
Sligh Ave west to Armenia Ave
Armenia south to Swann Ave
Swann one block east to Howard Ave
Howard Ave south to Bayshore Blvd
Bayshore into Downtown or Davis Islands
The final leg through SOHO and along the bay into Tampa is particularly nice, leading you beside a part of the world’s longest continuous sidewalk, which you can take, if road riding isn’t your thing.
When the persistant cyclist arrives, he or she may stand beside the Jose Gasparilla and take a picture much like this one.
Sun 25 Sep 2005
It’s been said, but allow me to say it again. The game last night was quite simply amazing. Louisville, ranked eighth or ninth depending on who you ask, choked in their conference opener in Tampa. The highlights of the game include a 94 yard kickoff return for a touchdown to start the second half, and that was only the beginning of the fun. The Bulls have been vindicated, and I am proven wrong from my somewhat pessimistic post from this time last year. Others around campus are excited about this too.
Images from the game are in the gallery.
On to Miami next week.
Wed 21 Sep 2005
One of the best things about having wireless internet in the condo is that I can blog about the best drama on television while watching it.
The questions just keep coming too. Why is Jimmy Hoffa hanging around in a hatch on an island in the Pacific? Why does he have a monochrome DOS terminal? Is he conspiring with Kate? Is Kate an old mobster? Where on Earth is Kate?
And what’s with the two miracle cures of paralysis now? Are there stem cells in the hatch? I’m… I’m… Well, I’m Lost.
By the way, I’ve blogged about this before. It seems to be an ongoing condition for me.
Wed 21 Sep 2005
That’s right, a Korean Mozilla distributor released binaries containing a three year old virus for Linux.
What you say? A virus for Linux?
That’s right, they do exist. However, in my time using Linux (4 years) I’ve been hit only once by the cinik worm on a webserver of mine and it was quickly dealt with.
According to Symantec, the worm has infected between 0 and 49 systems total in the three years it’s been around. This out of an estimated 29 million Linux machines in operation worldwide.
In a gross example of sensationalism, viruslist.com reported that mozilla thunderbird and others were infected, with the implication that Mozilla shipped this somehow. If you use Thunderbird or another Mozilla product, no need to worry. An unofficial mirror was the target, and the problem was corrected almost immediately after discovery.
Fri 16 Sep 2005
Don’t know how this one slipped by me. Development of the new Ubuntu Linux entitled “Breezy Badger” is near completion. Feature highlights include the freshly released Gnome Desktop version 2.12, OpenOffice.org 2.0 beta, X.org 6.8.2, an enhanced installer, integrated support for audio CD burning, and a fully graphical boot process.
Check out the preview release notes or download one of their preview discs. If you’re interested in trying out Linux, it’s a great place to get started.
Tue 13 Sep 2005
“I do.”
Followed shortly by:
“Liberty is not limited to freedom from physical restraint”
Allow me to breathe a sigh of relief for all of us who were worried about John’s respect for a constitutional right to privacy. Perhaps John Roberts is the right man for the job?
Tue 13 Sep 2005
Microsoft tried to recruit Eric Raymond, founder of the Open Source Initiative for a job. As usual, his response was both brutal and humorous. Eric blogged it verbatim.
Mon 12 Sep 2005
Gnome 2.12 is out and in production. A number of features that I’ve previously mentioned are included. It hasn’t been officially included in any stable distro I know of yet, but you can be sure that the next Ubuntu release as well as Gentoo will soon support this new feature set.
If you’ve never used Gnome or Linux before, the developers have included a LiveCD version of the newest Gnome. You can download it in multiple languages at the Gnome torrent site. The LiveCD won’t install anything or touch any existing data, but it will give you a fully functional demo of the Gnome desktop and all of the new features that come with it.
Also upcoming is the release of the next-gen Linux desktop environment, Enlightenment. I’ll be trying it out over its beta period and will provide a shakedown of Gnome vs. Enlightenment over the coming months.