AKA Oryx

Just another wannabe:http://kde-look.org/usermanager/search.php?username=Oryx

Movies:Love Stinks

On recommendation from one of my new co-workers,Eric,I need to check out Love Stinks. Just a personal note.

Employment:Granted.

I’ll make it quick,because I’m running on about 33 hours without sleep.

Just yesterday I took employment with American Summit Corp. / Wealth Spring Mortgage as their chief computer guy. It’s a pretty wide ranging position,so I’m not really sure of the title at the moment. I’m basically going to be handing nearly [...]

Considering A Name Change

Well,I’ve been considering this for some time now,and I’m not sure how I’m going to approch this when I actually implement it. I’m thinking of changing the name of Linuxwhore.com. It’ll still be accessible by that name,but for reasons of presentability,I think that I need to go by one of my [...]

Strongbad Email IM Sound Effects

If anyone has seen Strongbad Email Episode #59 “Marzipan“,you’ve heard the IM noises that Strongbad makes. A while back I ripped the audio out of the Flash file. Some people have requested that I make them available and so here they are:Strongbad IM Sounds

Creating Looping Ringers for SprintPCS Phones

Even though I use all Linux tools to make my ringers,with the exception of pvconv.exe (Wine handles that),this isn’t really a Linux tip,but I’ll put it here anyhow.

I’ve noticed when I create looping ringers for my Samsung N400 phone,I get a small gap in the sound between loops. Up until [...]

My Wish List

Just was thinking about stuff that I want after I get a job,so I thought I’d make a list. Something to keep me motivated,beyond the usual annoyance of not having a decent income.

A New PC. Integrity,my workstation,will turn into my MythTV server. Liquid-cooling equiptment. My current box is way [...]

Impostor Update

Dunno who this guy is (http://linuxwhore.no-ip.org/). Found it on google via this link:http://forum.autonet.ca/cgi-bin/lookup.pl?user=vossler

Adrian Monk on Food

I beleive most people don’t like their food to touch,they just don’t have the guts to admit it. -Adrian Monk,from the TV series Monk

XORP:eXtensible Open Router Platform

For several years now,I’ve been looking for a good open-source router distribution. Smoothwall comes close,but it’s a little simplistic for a good Cisco router replacement. Now,I don’t know why I’ve not heard of it up until now,but here’s what sounds like a good option:XORP. I downloaded the LiveCD and I [...]