SJVN made my day!
Please excuse the thumbnail for this post. I just couldn't use anything else, in the light of having read SJVN's latest article in The Reg. I also cannot quote from…
The shortest distro bashing and appraisal in a long while—now with added Dedoimedo!
Not long ago, I tentatively said that “I will keep using AlmaLinux with KDE on the mini-PC and on the newest laptop, at least for some time” and “For the…
Is systemd cancer? A reignited debate
I thought it's going to be a slow, uneventful Monday. As it turned out, I had a lot to read. It all started from the first comment of today's DWW.…
KDE5, KDE6, tiling and other rants
To some extent, this is a sort of follow-up to the previous extra-long feature Epic disappointments with Linux (not for the mentally retarded), which proved to be too complex a…
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 with kernel from ELRepo. Today, I have to announce the version, which brings an important…
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…
Yanis and the “Zionism Über Alles” Germany
Yes, I know it's not kosher to compare Israel to Nazi Germany. But I also know that Israel is guilty of ethnic cleansing since 1948 (Nakba), and of apartheid at…
Open-source software: the road to hell?
I'm hyperbolizing, but still. Open source was supposed to be the best possible software development model. Even those not into the GPL vs BSD war, or more generally, the copyleft…
Et tu, KDE? Vulnerable by design?
I never thought I'd discover such a stupid design decision in KDE. I didn't even learn about it on Planet KDE, but on KDE's Facebook public group, which I joined…
Answering to anti-establishment people on Ukraine
I know that most people in Europe are fed up with the war in Ukraine; that many of them believe that the high energy prices and the inflation are exclusively…
This is how I fell out of love with Yanis Varoufakis
Yanis Varoufakis, together with DiEM25 and MERA25 activists, recently took part in an anti-war rally in Munich, Germany. This speech is likely to have taken place on February 17, 2024:…
Idei pe marginea cumpărării unei mașini: aspecte financiare
Această postare a apărut inițial pe Facebook, unde oricum nu sunt citit de nimeni, cum nu sunt citit nici aici. Dar nu contează, hai să mă repet și aici. Iată…
Jessie Inchauspé, the self-made wannabe goddess
Wikipedia: “Jessie Inchauspé, also known as Glucose Goddess, is a French bio-chemist and New York Times bestselling author. Her books contain controversial claims promoting techniques designed to manage blood sugar…
I decided to ignore the upcoming Apocalypse—life is too short as it is
This is not the first time I promise myself to stop writing about politics and whatever I believe to be completely wrong in the society. This time, I hope, I'll…
Il gattopardo azzurro: How I discovered Evgeni Gordiets
The only time I posted about a painter, it was in Philippe Charles Jacquet: The Better Maestro of Solitude, where I also mentioned Giorgio de Chirico and Edward Hopper as…
Yoga, 4-6, 4-7-8 and 4-8 Breathing, and the retarded Dr. Weil
Breathing is something we don't properly do anymore, even as it's crucial to keep being alive. Modern life has made us unable to even breathe correctly! The ancient philosophy of…
Israel’s Defense at the International Court of Justice is Disgusting
South Africa’s case against Israel at the International Court of Justice is, without any doubt, not a sincere one. South Africa has its own domestic issues, and it's siding with…