http://fathippo.net virtuality: mindless ramblings from a gen-X geek Mon, 23 Mar 2009 03:14:10 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Okay, i never really got into it in the first place.  Move along.  I'm too busy to to do it, and don't think anyone cares to read it.  Go read Digg.com or Slashdot.org... If all else fails, Wikipedia will suck up some of your time and you might actually learn ... http://fathippo.net/2007/05/06/lost-interest-in-blogging/ YouTube yanks a video clip posted by a member claiming "copyright infringement". Only problem is, the people who asked for the clip to be removed DON'T own the copyright. To make matters worse, there are 15 other clips from the same program STILL on YouTube.read more | digg ... http://fathippo.net/2007/03/30/youtube-accused-of-selective-copyright-enforcement-with-proof/ One picture shows the true impact of hurricane Katrina. A must see, it's not anything remotely close to whatever you could be expecting the photo to be of.read more | digg story http://fathippo.net/2007/02/08/the-true-impact-of-hurricane-katrina-one-picture/ I just registered a new domain for a client. We use Network Solutions, exclusively--Hey they're the ones in control of .com. During the registration process, i was presented with no less than three pages of add-ons for the domain. Each page had 5-10 items to choose from. From ... http://fathippo.net/2007/01/23/how-about-some-fries-with-that-new-domain-name/ 2006 was another busy year for the five Regional Internet Registries: together, they gave out 161.48 million IPv4 addresses, just shy of the 165.45 million given out in 2005 as measured on Jan 1, 2006. The US holds 57% (down from 60% in 2006) of the IPv4 address space ... http://fathippo.net/2007/01/03/2006-ipv4-address-use-report/ As 64-bit processing becomes mainstream, the next major computing platform shift is due to arrive by 2008. If the open source community doesn't step up to the plate and address major impediments to widespread desktop adoption, Linux could be left behind.read more | digg story http://fathippo.net/2007/01/03/the-fate-of-desktop-linux-could-rest-in-open-media-formats/ Database of popular windows apps and their linux equivalentread more | digg story http://fathippo.net/2006/12/04/wanna-find-a-linux-equivalent-to-a-windows-app/ I'm an Ubuntu fanboy, i admit it. Single disk install -- Which also serves as a LiveCD. I like bells and whistles. Before that i had used Linspire (another single CD distro). When i say "use" i mean on my primary system. I've been using Linux in ... http://fathippo.net/2006/11/13/when-running-nessus-fedora-core-6-ubuntu-606/ After having no luck solving a whacky gtk+ dependency issue in Ubuntu 6.06 (another blog post will follow with those gory details), i set out to install another distro on my spare laptop. Fedora was my "old" favorite distro, so that was my first choice. It's also widely supported, ... http://fathippo.net/2006/11/07/fedora-network-internet-install-how-to/ The last remaining hippos in eastern Congo face extinction and could be wiped out in many parts of a national park by the end of the year due to intense poaching by militiamen, conservationists said Saturday.read more | digg story http://fathippo.net/2006/10/24/group-congo-park-hippos-face-extinction/