Logiciel Libre

January 2, 2009

Monkey Island and the MT-32

Filed under: Default — adam @ 9:07 pm CST

When I was a kid, the Roland MT-32 was some kind of pinnacle of consumer MIDI appliances. Maybe I’m just nostalgic, but I can’t stop watching this video:

December 21, 2008

Don’t Try the Snake

Filed under: Default — Tags: , — adam @ 5:32 pm CST

I thought I’d learned a thing or two about unclogging drains, but I was flummoxed at a suddenly and completely plugged-up bathtub this morning at my apartment. Turns out a pinky-sized hole in the insulation let a draft through that was enough to freeze the p-trap solid! Written in pencil on a section of wall above the p-trap:

Heater on if below zero for several days.

Indeed, it’s been below zero for a stretch. I guess the previous tenant opted for the band-aid fix instead of just stuffing some insulation in the hole.

Yes, I still love it here in Minnesota, especially because of the weather! It’s a winter wonderland outside. It rarely rains and is often sunny.

November 22, 2008

Podcastic Mifos

Filed under: Default — Tags: , , — adam @ 9:36 am CST

Please check out the latest episode of FLOSS Weekly, featuring Mifos director George Conard and myself. The interview covers topics such as our mission, future direction and community involvement. The interviewers are Leo Laporte and Randal Schwartz.

October 15, 2008

Blog Action Day 2008 and Mifos

Filed under: Default — Tags: , , — adam @ 10:36 am CDT

Today is Blog Action Day, and the focus is poverty. Mifos is software designed to help eradicate poverty by providing an efficient way for microfinance institutions to serve many customers. If you’re into technology, please check out Mifos!

September 24, 2008

I’m a Talker

Filed under: Default — Tags: , , , , , — adam @ 9:56 am CDT

I’ll be giving a couple of lectures/seminars this week in the Twin Cities. The first is tonight at the U of M (topic: Selenium), the second will be Saturday morning (topic: Vim). See here for announcements about future talks and materials from talks past.

September 21, 2008

The Pigeon is Back!

Filed under: Default — Tags: , , , , — adam @ 9:01 pm CDT

Keeping me up late… keeping me from working on my upcoming Vim and Selenium talks. This time with fast-booting desktops!

Found on this Slashdot thread:

  1. ASUS motherboards now ship with an embedded mini Linux distribution to give you Web browsing and Skype in seconds
  2. A pretty cool-looking bootable os and desktop written entirely in assembly

August 30, 2008

Lake Nokomis Loop

Filed under: Default — Tags: , , — adam @ 12:27 pm CDT

I’ve got a ton more bike trail exploring to do around here before the snow hits! Here’s a start.

Automan

Filed under: Default — Tags: — adam @ 6:21 am CDT

Ever see that old TV show with the computerized crime fighter? Sidekick named Cursor?

Automan!

August 24, 2008

Funk ‘n Waffles, I heart you

Filed under: Default — Tags: , , , , , — adam @ 10:48 am CDT

Funk 'n Waffles Entrance

Eva found this place by searching the Web, I think. I hate to sound self-centered, but, holy cow, did they build this place just for me? I couldn’t think of a better restaurant idea, and if I lived in Syracuse I’d eat there every day. And night.

I munched a falaffel waffle while Eva and I played Guess Who? and listened to b-side-ish funk tracks I’d never heard before.

Funk ‘n Waffles, I heart you.

August 19, 2008

Getting Outside

Filed under: Default — Tags: , — adam @ 7:41 am CDT

I love going outside. However, perhaps because I’m a complete internet/computer addict or just feel more comfortable in my “nest”, there is definitely a bit of resistance that must be overcome before I actually lace up the sneaks and breathe fresh air. Eva (and I) purposely found a place to live near the places we work, learn, and commune, so proximity is often a handy excuse for walking, running, biking, or busing to wherever we might be going. And I’m actually exercising. Yay! Here’s some proof.

Oh, and what would this post be without something nerdy? The routes were downloaded off a wristwatch GPS as XML, and munged by a Python script I’ll eventually generalize, clean up and release publicly.

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