Archives for May, 2024
SPECIAL: Epic disappointments with Linux (not for the mentally retarded)
In the last year and half, I thought I could stop the distro-hopping, but very recently it turned out it wasn't the case. Since there are criteria and thoughts about…
Michiel Schrijver & Mark Beck: Painting styles
After Philippe Charles Jacquet: The Better Maestro of Solitude and Il gattopardo azzurro: How I discovered Evgeni Gordiets, I'll show you samples from two contemporary painters that are completely different…
Custom AlmaLinux 9.4 KDE Live ISO
Six months ago, I was Introducing an installable custom KDE Live ISO based on AlmaLinux 9.3 with kernel 6.1 from ELRepo. Today, I have to announce the 9.4 version, which…
On the European subordination to the American liquefied natural gas
Based on an idea of Margaret Thatcher, the European Commission started to implement a strong policy of liberalization of the European energy markets, including the separation of supply and production…
Norm Finkelstein, the reasonable Jew
Reasonable, as in “the voice of reason”; because very few of the prominent Jewish voices are honest enough intellectually as to criticize the actions of the state of Israel in…