Posted on 08-21-2008 under general
But what are you going to do with all those shells?
Just wait and see kid, just wait and see…
BTW. First post using Bleezer :D
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Debian recently froze Lenny. Which means that Debian 5.0 is coming out soon. September is an estimate I’m hearing.
But I’m already using the “testing” (or Lenny) version of Debian. This lets me use fairly new software (like Firefox 3.0), without having to wait a year and a half for it to get into the “stable” version. So how does Lenny being frozen help me? Well, when Lenny is released, I’ll be able to upgrade to Sid (which will become the new testing)!
I’ve been able to get my hands on most freshly baked software, once it passes stability testing. Like the mentioned Firefox 3 which I got only recently. Although still not hot out of the oven, it works for me. The one thing I haven’t been able to get is KDE 4. This has been out for some time now. And has recently been upgraded to 4.1. Don’t get me wrong Debian releases KDE 4 packages as fast as the coders can write them. The problem is that they’re released to “experimental” or more recently, “unstable”.
I could just wait till September for Lenny to be released, upgrade to Sid, and get KDE 4. Or I could upgrade to Sid right now. I’m not very eager about the latter though. My system is running pretty neatly and I don’t want it to become unstable just because I want a better desktop. On the other hand, KDE 4 looks to be worth it. But its not just the eye candy. KDE 4 runs faster as well. Decisions, decisions…
In other news, the embassy hasn’t returned my passport yet. Which means I can’t attend the Fulbright Gateway Orientation in New York. I was kind of expecting this, so I didn’t get myself too excited about it in the first place. Anyway, good luck to all those who are going to the Gateway.
This also means I have a problem in paying my accommodation fees. Northwood housing at University of Michigan doesn’t take credit cards. Dang.
Back to square one: waiting for my passport again. Deja vu ca. 2006. Maybe this will give me more time to look into this KDE issue…
UPDATE: 21st August, 2008 - Turns out sid is not going to become the next testing. Which means that I’ll have to wait for lenny to get released and the new testing to come out. More waiting :/
My visa has yet to show its face. And today was the recommended date for arrival at the university. I still have some time till classes start on September 2, but its looking very unlikely that I’ll make it. Deferral, here I come… yippee…
Posted on 08-01-2008 under general
I’ve just created an account on Wikipedia and have been spending some time editing stuff. Recently I made some changes to the PNEC article. For one thing I changed the info box to reflect the fact that this is not a military college. So many people get confused by that. When I was being interviewed by Fulbright, one of the interviewers asked me why I had joined the Navy! Its going to take a long time for people to realize that the Navy in the name of the college is just a name. People like me study there, and don’t join the navy after graduation.
I’ve also found that if you have a Telenor connection you could get google calendar notifications on your phone. At least Telenor is listed on google’s help site. Since I don’t have a Telenor connection, I can’t test this.
Maybe something can be done … involving Twitter?…
Posted on 07-22-2008 under general
Has anybody been noticing the absolutely wonderful weather we’ve been having in Karachi the past couple of days? I just can’t believe it. Its just so … wonderful. After the humidity of the past couple of weeks, its a refreshing change. And surprisingly, the sunshine doesn’t sting as bad as Karachi’s usually does. Not to mention the beautiful sea breezes in the night.
I’m going to miss Karachi. Then again, I just can’t wait for my visa. I’m confused!! Aarghh! :\
Posted on 06-30-2008 under general
“The next phone I buy better be able to read my USB hard drive”, was what I said one day. It seems mobile phone manufacturers are developing a totally unrelated feature, (namely cameras), and ignoring a huge opportunity. Just thinking about the possibilities made my mouth water. I could hook up my phone with my drive and watch movies, listen to music, edit documents, without having to be restricted by my memory card. And interoperability wherever there is a USB port, which is everywhere by the way. Yummy! “So stop making cameras and do something worthwhile, phone developers!!”.
Actually, progress is already being made. [Link] Sweeet!! I can’t wait till they make this more mainstream. While the device doesn’t seem to have enough juice to power a hard drive, its a start and I’m not complaining.
On a side note, why does every idea I have turn out to be already worked on? …
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