July 26th, 2006 by Garoth Thorp
I find it funny how my Windows XP seems determined to make certain that I can never go back to their side, after being a Linux user for almost two years. This article considers using alternate software to run your computer system. I have been taking some defencive driving courses, and as a part of the package, they gave me a piece of software on a CD that was supposed to train my brain for driving. This is the interesting story of what happened when I tried to get this software running. (Perhaps not so much running as crawling in agony to a hospital.)
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July 26th, 2006 by Garoth Thorp
To properly appreciate open source, you need an open mind. However, if you’re here, you’re likely on the right track 
. If a piece of software is open source, it means that the source code is available. Do you know how there is always that damn thing in Microsoft Word that you hate? Well, if it were open source, and if you or someone you knew could program, then it could be fixed. I don’t think Micro$oft would like that though…
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July 17th, 2006 by Garoth Thorp
It has been said: ‘Our lives are filled with more shortcuts, but we have less time’. Most people loathe losing. We often strive ahead and take risks to better ourselves, our careers, even our relationships. Why? Nothing ventured, nothing gained, they say. Or was it: nothing eaten, nothing fattened… One of the two.
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July 11th, 2006 by Garoth Thorp
I lived for about a year, worrying about everything: the planet, wars, disease, love, accidents, death, meaning, etc. It is very wearying to think about all this, all the time. Time came that I realized that there is little point in perpetually pondering the unknown and the unavoidable. Well, I figured, why not sit down, relax, play some games, drink some tea, and figure out if I can do a handstand while playing guitar?
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July 6th, 2006 by Garoth Thorp
Amongst all the darkness and the grey, is always a light. Amongst the sunshine and the beige, is always a shadow. Amongst the evil people in this world, there are always kind ones. Amongst the kind ones in this world, are those that do it for “wrong” reasons.
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