Good for you! I've always wanted to build my own machine. What fun! I recommend that you go to disro-watch as they could probably help you a lot better. You are fast getting out of my skill level here, so some more research in what would be a good OS for you is needed. Take your time and find out what you need and if…

I don't use apt-get much, I do use aptitude a lot though. Synaptic does a good job as well.

This is not a good OS! Five years or so ago it would have been considered the best thing ever, hell, I even put it on my laptop at one time. I understand that it is reaching and trying to be a linux system that newcomers should try first, but there are so very many bugs and applications that don't work (i.e. that…

In Winblows I have to update the operating system, update the virus definitions, use third party software to see if my non-Microsoft software is up to date, update flash, java, and who knows what the $&^%! else and then restart half a dozen times. On top of that, I am not able to run more than one or two programs…

I really don't know what an HPC is, but I could probably think of a half dozen distrobutions that would be better for just analyzing data... Don't bother with this OS as it is going downhill very fast.

No throwback here; just the bleeding edge. Are you afraid of getting cut or what?

Hey void-life, I had been an Ubuntu user for quite a while before finally getting really fed up with it and switching to Mint. First of all, there is the issue of finding the codecs to play video and other files (included in Mint by default), then there is the release period (slightly a few months off of the Ubuntu…

Some of the repairs that I have done: fixed the handle on a stove because the screw kept backing out ( I had to pull apart part of the door for that one), replaced an ugly and complicated purple(!) showerhead with a nice and clean white one, patched a hole in some plaster(!) that I had made when I was really mad,…

As someone who has lived with depression for most of his life, this is a great article. If you think of this disorder as suppression, in other words: something that is keeping you from becoming the person that you truly are, then you may be closer to understanding how debilitating this mental illness is. What brings…

Plain Text is great for those that have multiple operating systems or if you want to keep some notes within a file.If you are into some serious note-taking I suggest that you check out the new Wiki sites. I had tried Zim for a while, but now have switched to

It could be a girl solution: you know, kind of trim the forest. Better than a "controlled burn".

I went to a major community college in my city and (through another party) got my hair cut for free (I think they charge about five bucks). I was more than satisfied with my haircut, but some other members of our group were not impressed. One said he looked like Kim Jong-un!

I hear ya, I bought a clipper set for about twenty bucks and although I really cannot cut my hair very well, it trims things up fairly decently. Kudos to those who can use this newfangled electric technology!

Well, maybe you can give them another shot. According to this article it seems to be half our fault anyway. I would say that what is important here is that you find a barber (like a good bartender) that will really listen to you. You find someone like that: you find a new barber after the old one retires. Best of luck…

The Art of Manliness (AoM); what a great site. I tend to like my hair cut a certain way and my favorite place to go is Floyd's 99, where they have good music, men's magazines, and professional staff. It's a few bucks more—but it's so worth it. I don't want to read Cosmo, inhale chemical fumes, and talk about Sex & the…

This is just awesome! Since I tend to travel from time to time, it always helps to know what the speeds are. I took Stephen Morrish's advice and wrote the 100 & 500 MB indexes into my ailiases as well and sent my Mac friends the curl command, thanks Ben Zvan!

I have been looking into getting one of these:

I just tried the stop reply and the 7726 and they both worked for my T-mobile phone. I am going to try to get these wierd out of state numbers blocked as well. Great job!

When I first started a facebook account, I chose really private settings and haven't really messed with it too much accept when I find out something has changed.

I have been using Acidrip now for quite a while. I was looking for a way to back up my DVDs and this seems like the easiest solution so far. I am pretty sure that I got the tip from here. Thanks Kevin!