General Blather

Today we said good-bye to our big dog, Jet. more »

Just a few days ago Canonical released the new version of Ubuntu, 13.04, Raring Ringtail. The upgrade went a bit faster on the desktop than the server; the desktop has the hex-core, while the server is simply dual (still pretty robust, though). There… more »

I ran the Valkyrie out of gas on the way home today. I had just passed the exit to the next-to-last gas station on the route when it started to sputter. I reached beneath the seat and switched to the reserve, but it made no difference; the tank was… more »