Monthly Archives: January 2009

Seeing is Believing.

Posted on January 27, 2009 by Peter

For the longest time, the notify bubbles from various applications (such as Evolution’s new-mail and Rhythmbox’s song-change notices) have always been a simple white background with a blue or red (or other color, for various reasons) stripe across the left. … Continue reading →

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If a PC speaker beeps in a Fedora system and no one is around to hear it, is it still annoying?

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Peter

Paul, John, and Joeren, I find that beeping so annoying that I simply eliminate that module entirely rather than disable it or blacklist it. To ensure that each new kernel update has its pcspkr module also removed, I append the … Continue reading →

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A Semester of Fun

Posted on January 24, 2009 by Peter

Well, now that I’m nearly finished with the general-education requirements, this semester is shaping up to be quite a fun adventure. Aside from the slight tedium of taking General Chemistry, I’m also taking two math courses (“Advanced Topics in Linear … Continue reading →

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New Year, New Blog

Posted on January 23, 2009 by Peter

Well, wwwaaayyy back in October 2007 (!), one of the reasons I citied for moving away from a self-hosted blog setup in the first place was “integration with external services.” It’s been well over one year since that time and … Continue reading →

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