cubereflex

Check out this new cubereflex plugin for compiz fusion. Here are some more screenshots of compiz-fusion customized by artists passionate about desktop GUIs.

Self Help and Hacking Linux

This conversation happened between me and a elite hacker, Fenix-Dark, in #slackman on FreeNode.

Fenix-Dark:

for the sake of learning, you're better off figuring stuff out on your own than having someone hold your hand

me:

i miss ryan holding my hand

Fenix-Dark:

but there's a point where you need to cut the umbilical cord

me:

are you saying that i don't belong here because i am too old and i sitll ask newb questions?

Fenix-Dark:

no. i was just pointing out that one of slackware's benefits is that it allows you to learn alot about linux, you negate said benefit by having other people 'fix' every little problem you encounter. if you have someone help you for every insignificant issue you encounter you'll build up bad habbits that will extend beyond computer operating systems

me:

any more useful advice?

Fenix-Dark:

yeah, floss your teeth

we laugh together

Why Secret Societies are kept secret

Here is a really interesting insight about religion and conspiracy theories I found (I think) on Digg:

"However they deck it out with the rhetoric of mystery and wonder, theirs is a universe of blind force," Booth writes, and you don't have to believe in Isis and the philosopher's stone to see his point. Most people will still choose to believe in something "more," whether it's the ninefold path of the Buddha or the pillars of Islam or pyramid power. Chances are that whatever they choose will sound ridiculous to anyone who doesn't also believe. That's something religion has always had in common with sex: If you're not into it, it looks silly. Which explains why all the really clever people do it behind closed doors."