My primary computer at home has an AMD64 processor so I’m using the 64bit edition of Ubuntu Linux (currently release 6.10). I recently set it up to run Adobe Flash 9 (beta 2) using nspluginwrapper. It worked out really well, but I had to do one thing I didn’t see on the PluginDoc page at […]
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Madness, Drama, and Glory
9 July 2006 – 6:12 pm
As a FIFA World Cup newbie and soccer fandom outsider, I was more or less neutral for most of this World Cup. Personally, I’m in the habit of supporting underdogs but I also have a weakness for the story of sports as much as the games. In today’s final I didn’t know which side could […]
Italy Through, Aussie’s Out
26 June 2006 – 10:10 am
Even following it through the MatchCast it was a pretty interesting game. A really unfortunate way to end, but all credit to the Socceroos for strongly challenging a much higher ranked team.
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Lately, there has been a lot of jostling and talking about a federal election here in Canada. With a minority government an election is going to happen sooner rather than later. Personally, I’m not convinced there will be one this spring, but the exact timing of the pending election isn’t all that important: all parties […]