Pirate Santa
This Halloween, I'm dressing up as a Pirate Santa. Instead of saying, "Ho ho ho", I'm going to say, "Har Har Har, ye mangy landlubber. Tells me what ya want for Christmas quickly or I be sending your barnacle-encrusted hide Read More …
Author: Marcel Gagné
Ruggedly handsome science, Linux, & technology geek. Writer and Free Thinker at Large. The "Cooking With Linux" guy. Occasionally opinionated. Always confused. Loves wine, food, music, and the occasional single malt Scotch. Long time columnist for Linux Journal, LinuxPro Magazine, Ubuntu User Magazine, SysAdmin, and others. Author of six books including "Linux System Administration: A User's Guide" and the "Moving to Linux" series of books. Promoter, advocate, and evangelist for Free and Open Source Software on radio, television, and YouTube.
Jesus Is Alive – So Is Elvis
Meanwhile, near Peterborough, Ontario, a battle rages for the hearts and minds of drivers making their way down the roadways. One man, deeply devoted to Jesus, decides to make it clear by using his own house as a billboard. In Read More …
Help! I’ve Been Seach Engine Optimized!
Riddle me this . . . why don't the SEO companies that promise to make you number one on Google show up in the number one position for SEO when you search for them on Google? I begin this post with Read More …
Two Sides Of The Gun Debate
An old friend of mine, over on Facebook, posted a story about a young woman who surprised intruders in her home by shooting both and killing one. He held this up as a sample of how wonderful and useful it Read More …
Praying For Peace In Winnipeg
I'm trying to decide just how much fun I want to poke at this guy. On one hand, Devon Clunis has an unenviable job, one I certainly never want. While Winnipeg is a quiet rural town when compared to comparable Read More …
My Own 50 Shades Novel
So, like I'm writing my own "50 Shades" novel, eh. This one is going to be about surfing guys and babes, getting high, and basically just hanging out on the beach, you know. It's going to be called "50 Shades Read More …
IKEA and Starbucks Bow Down to Islamic Misogyny
In a misguided effort to placate the misogynistic government of Saudi Arabia, IKEA bent over backward and kissed ass by taking the morally bankrupt step of erasing all women from the Saudi edition of their catalog. By erase, I mean Read More …
Innocence of Buddhists
It's not just American based Coptic Christian filmmakers (a generous term for the brains behind the incendiary "Innocence of Muslims") who seem to be doing their best to offend Islam. Now it's the Buddhists. It seems that a Buddhist, acting Read More …
The Past Is Fading Fast
This morning, I was reading a book with my kid. It's one of the Little Critter stories by Mercer Mayer, titled "When I get bigger". I was struck by the sheer number of things that don't actually apply and will Read More …
KDE Plasma Does Gestures Globally
This is going to be a surprise to a number of people out there, but not only does the KDE Plasma desktop environment have gestures built in, but it has had them since the 3.2 (roughly) release. Gestures in KDE Read More …