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Not in my backyard, and not in yours either: On respecting the autonomy of others

22 December 2019 (updated 29 December 2019) | rant free software | Comment

Cataclysm: Dark Days Ahead, or CDDA, is an open-source survival roguelike video game. As a roguelike, CDDA is characterised by permanent death (permadeath), and one request which pops up now and then on discussion groups is whether permadeath could be disabled. The following is… »
The 2019 Tony Awards opening highlights everything wrong with the Broadway industry

19 June 2019 (updated 20 June 2019) | rant musical theatre | Comment

James Corden's opening number to the 73rd annual Tony Awards is an exhilirating visual spectacle, a love letter in song and dance to the magic of Broadway theatre. It's obviously been a lot of fun for the performers to put on, and extremely well-received by… »
Adventures in Arch: Part 2 - Is It Working Yet?

03 January 2014 | misc arch linux error rant intel amd guide linux hybrid graphics | Comment

Let's Get Some Hybrid Graphics Up In Here!
```
if [ ! -f /etc/X11/xorg.conf ]; then
        sudo cp /etc/X11/xorg.conf.fglrx /etc/X11/xorg.conf
fi
startx /usr/bin/openbox-session -- :1
```
How simple was that? And my script for starting X on my integrated card is about the same (only using XFCE,… »

Let's Get Some Hybrid Graphics Up In Here!