One major knock (or advantage) is that their are just too many distributions to decide from when it comes to linux. If someone new to linux wished to give it a try, which distro should they go for? Well, the Which Distribution FAQ answers all these questions and more. Read more »

Even though I was never a fan of Aeon Flux, I am a huge fan of Anime. In this respect, any way I can promote “cartoons” to the masses has to be good (yes I called them cartoons only because that is what the lay person refers to them as). Anyways, if you have never seen Aeon Flux or are a fan this is a good place to start. Read more »

You can’t really consider yourself a programmer unless you have programmed your own CMS. At least that is what it seems like with all the CMSs running around or left stranded. David Rodriguez presents a guide that describes how a real CMS should be designed, letting you focus more on the code since the design is already done for you. Wish more CMSs looked at this before starting. Read more »

Bistro is a SmallTalk variant that can be used over any JVM implementation. Don’t use either one, but from the arguments that I hear from the OOP crowd SmallTalk is nothing to scoff at. Might be worth a look. Read more »

The Fusebox Lifecycle Process (FLiP) is a process for developing web applications. There are two fundamental ideas behind FLiP. The first is keeping the process closely tied to client feedback. The second is to encourage inexpensive changes early, before they become more expensive and time consuming. FLiP offers a nice list of tools, techniques and methods to achieve this . Read more »

If you use Apache sooner or later you will encounter a time that you will have to use rewrites. Learn the stuff now. Read more »

Sometimes you come across something that is entertaining and you show it to your friends (non-geeks) and they find no joy or amusement in it. Diesel Sweeties is that type of site. Start from the beginning and watch the hours quickly pass you by. Read more »

Thinking about purchasing a new LCD monitor and have no idea where to start? Well you should start at this thread, but don’t start from page 1…maybe 110 and up should get you on the right path. Personally, I am hoping Apple gets thinner bezel on their next LCDs. $2k for the 23″ is one of the best deals you will find anywhere. Read more »

Geeks love games. That’s been pretty clear for a long time now. But some games that are of particular interest to geeks, you won’t find on a console or in a shiny box at Circuit City. Some of the earliest games, the ones some of us were weaned on, don’t even have graphics. And we like them that way. Read more »

There are times where I sit down and think there is absolutely nobody in the world who is geekier than me…then I came across threads like this and find out that I am at most a level 3 geek and some of these guys are pushing 90+ level geek status. Read more »