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Marcel Gagné

Writer and Free Thinker at Large: Musings on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Linux, FOSS, Science & Technology, Religion, Politics, Consciousness, Philosophy, VR, Gaming, and Whatever Else Comes to Mind!

Category: Linux/Open Source

Linux, Open Source, and Civil Disobedience

Posted onApril 8, 2020April 8, 2020Leave a comment

When I was still arguably a kid, there was an old TV show that my friends and I all watched called, “Baretta.” In the show’s theme song, “Keep Your Eye on the Sparrow,” voiced by the great Sammy Davis Jr., Read More …

CategoriesLinux/Open Source, Opinion

Microsoft Buys ReactOS for $12.3 Billion US!

Posted onMarch 23, 2020April 9, 2020Leave a comment

I was just remarking to my son that it’s going to be tough to write an April 1st (aka “April Fools”) story that is actually weirder than what we are living through right now. I mean, we are in the Read More …

CategoriesHumour, Linux/Open Source

My Open Source Journey

Posted onMarch 1, 2020March 15, 2020Leave a comment

Way back, in my late teens, when dinosaurs still roamed the Earth, I had created myself a geek’s paradise in my basement. I had a chemistry lab, with equipment sourced through my high school, a microscope, a telescope, and an Read More …

CategoriesCooking With Linux, Life, Linux/Open Source

The Book of Secret Knowledge

Posted onFebruary 25, 2019February 25, 2019Leave a comment

Every once in a while, you run across something so terribly useful, that you just need to share it with others, even if it does have the word “secret” in the title. This is one of those times. Should I Read More …

CategoriesLife, Linux/Open Source, Useful Stuff

The Open Deity Project (ODP)

Posted onOctober 24, 2018November 8, 2018Leave a comment

Creating The World’s First, and Best, Open Source God To contribute, see the GitHub link at the bottom. Today, I want to introduce you to the “Open Deity Project”. ODP will be a community built god and religion with a Read More …

CategoriesHumour, Linux/Open Source, Religion & Atheism

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No Net Neutrality? How About The Open Internet Instead?

Posted onNovember 21, 2017November 8, 2018Leave a comment

In the middle of yet another Net Neutrality crisis, I find myself wondering yet again if there isn't a way to just take our ball and go home. So to speak. We, in the open source community, have been great Read More …

CategoriesLinux/Open Source, Opinion, Suggestions

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(NOT) Calling From Microsoft : Trolling a Scammer

Posted onJuly 11, 2017November 8, 2018Leave a comment

Every once in a while, some joker calls, claiming to be from Microsoft (or Windows). They explain that they've detected malware of some sort on your computer and now they are here to help you fix it. I've known more Read More …

CategoriesHumour, Linux/Open Source

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Rainbowstream, a command line Twitter client

Posted onOctober 25, 2016November 8, 2018Leave a comment

I'm playing with a Linux command line Twitter client called "Rainbowstream" and it's pretty cool. The screenshot shows it running inside a KDE Konsole terminal. It can even display images, sort of, in striking ASCII art. You can download the Read More …

CategoriesLinux/Open Source

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