This needs to be read.

This needs to be read.

This is reality if you are not white in america. But even if it isn't that bad here in europe those same tendencies exist here.

Read it. Understand what life does to the unprivileged. And shut up about "not all..." or "i don't...". To many do behave like this. To many are quiet when they see it.

Let us all fix it.

Originally shared by Ward A

After taking a few days off from Google+ to calm myself down, I've decided to write about Ferguson and how it relates to me. I felt it was best to write on Medium to avoid the giant post that won't get read. It's a 9 minute read written in my classic style of writing, for your Turkey Day festivities.

#Ferguson  
http://goo.gl/pR44gd

How about buying a child a pc for her/his homework for only $40?

How about buying a child a pc for her/his homework for only $40? Isn't that a christmas gift for yourself this year? To know that some child who would not have a PC otherwise will get a much better chance in life?

The reglue foundation will do the job. Support them through their fund raiser. You can buy books or refurbished PCs for yourself or others. Or directly sponsor one pc for $40 as i just did. Go on. It's only pocket change in this season anyway.

Originally shared by Ken Starks

I want to thank the people that have jump started our annual fund raiser for #reglue. We are just over half way of meeting our goal of $9000.00. In that meeting our goal is critically important to us, I have discounted all of our refurbished laptops anywhere from 25.00 to 100.00. A lot of these are Intel i7 quad core machines and are being offered at absurdly low prices. If you don't particularly need any of these, please pass this along so that others might have the chance to snag one of these beauties.

And as always, thanks for helping us do what we do.
http://igg.me/at/reglue

How Arthur got a pack

How Arthur got a pack

Originally shared by ****

Something nice for a Sunday.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2846228/Meet-Arthur-stray-dog-followed-extreme-sports-team-grueling-430-mile-race-Amazon-rainforest-refused-leave-finish.html

Old and new

Old and new

The frog on the right is 8.5 years old. My daughter got it the day she was born. It has been with her every single night since then. She cannot be without her frog.

The cape has been put back on as well as every single "knob" on the crown. Apart from that she has held up. As can be seen on the picture the colours have changed "a bit".

I have been on the lookout for a family, but they where nowhere to be found until i found Enchanted Ivy Gifts​​. Thank you for wonderful service.

H/t Jan Wildeboer​

H/t Jan Wildeboer​

Do not take notes. Do not link this. For your eyes only. I will say this only once. Message will self destruct in 10 seconds. Clear your cache after reading. The secret is out, but the shadowmen may be coming after you just for reading this. Beware of red shadows!

The systemd plot thickens...

Originally shared by Jos Poortvliet

LWN.net subscriber Tao explains what is wrong with systemd. Well said, best argument against it I have seen in a while.
http://lwn.net/Articles/622251/

With two youngsters at home who are 50% retriever (labrador) i can totally relate to these priorities...

With two youngsters at home who are 50% retriever (labrador) i can totally relate to these priorities...

Originally shared by Jonas Neergaard-Nielsen

Priceless fail!
What you're timing is how fast I can eat all the sausages, right?

While I watched this, my wife heard strange sounds from the living room and anxiously came running to see what was up. Nothing - it was just me LOL'ing over this adorable golden retriever.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5iTTNRE-njM&feature=share

With systemd your services can easily be tweaked from old school init privileges to full out container style.

With systemd your services can easily be tweaked from old school init privileges to full out container style.

Read this presentation to see some of the power. Having systemd launch and manage your services as more-or-less containers by tweaking the services file is quite awesome.

Originally shared by Lennart Poettering

Earlier today I gave a talk at the NLUUG Najaarsconferentie
2014 in Bunnik, Netherlands, about "Security Features in systemd". I promised to upload the slides, so here they are.

Even if you didn't attend the conference the slides might be interesting, please have a look.

Oh, and before you ask: no, to my knowledge the presentation was not videotaped.
http://0pointer.net/public/systemd-nluug-2014.pdf

Perhaps this is what the ylvis fox was looking for?

Perhaps this is what the ylvis fox was looking for?

h/t Simone Oech 

Originally shared by Simone Oech

I think my brain just fried......
Umm, it really IS wtf!
http://www.incrediblethings.com/video/chinese-music-video-every-kind-wtf/

I believe I can fly....

I believe I can fly....

A humpback whale photographed outside Tromsø, Norway by Karl-Otto Jacobsen.

I have no idea how big this one is, but they can be up to 19m long and 40 metric tons. It must have been a fantastic experience to see this.

Deleting The Digital Divide One Computer at a Time

Deleting The Digital Divide One Computer at a Time

Ken Starks really lives for this. Helping kids get a computer to get a good start climbing that digital divide.

He runs Reglue, an organization that puts Linux based refurbished computers in the hands of families that need it.  They are running their yearly funding campaign. They have reached $3000 of their $9000 goal. We can help him do that.

If you are abroad like me and don't want to waste money on shipping you can buy the Time Weaver chronicles for just $10 as a non-DRM'ed ebook. I already have it, but bought a new one to legally give away. I don't have to steal at these prices. ;-) Or you can buy a tux or two and just tell Ken to give it away with one of the PC's.

https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/deleting-the-digital-divide-one-computer-at-a-time
https://www.indiegogo.com/projects/deleting-the-digital-divide-one-computer-at-a-time

Design your own pulp fiction front pages using the pulp-o-mizer

Design your own pulp fiction front pages using the pulp-o-mizer

http://thrilling-tales.webomator.com/derange-o-lab/pulp-o-mizer/pulp-o-mizer.html

opening up in git from the start, using apache license, and not their own, building on and cooperating with LXC and...

opening up in git from the start, using apache license, and not their own, building on and cooperating with LXC and Docker...

Step back, give them space and let us see if this is a new canonical emerging. Show them some love when they do it right.

Originally shared by Steven Vaughan-Nichols

Some straight talk from Canonical's brass and tech on what's what with LXD.
http://www.zdnet.com/ubuntu-lxd-not-a-docker-replacement-a-docker-enhancement-7000035463/

All about that base - no rebels

All about that base - no rebels

Originally shared by Jesús S

It wouldn't be the internet if there wasn't a Star Wars parody of "All About That Bass"
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RV5WqRnFejI&feature=share

Remember, remember

Remember, remember
the fifth of november
the gunpowder treason and plot.
I can think of no reason
the gunpowder treason
should ever be forgot.

It's Guy Fawkes night tonight.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guy_Fawkes_Night
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/19/Windsor_castle_guyfawkesnight1776.jpg/1280px-Windsor_castle_guyfawkesnight1776.jpg

Translation of heroine

Translation of heroine

Yesterday my 8 year old daughter and 9 year old son were sitting in the back seat of the car discussing names of minecraft servers. They correctly deduced a norwegian translation of "Hide and Seek" all on their own, and i was rather pleased. Then the boy asked about "Heroine", and his sister replied "I know that. Heroine is a girl with big boobs in a bikini".

There is no objectification or sexualisation in computer games, no. We can clearly see that. And all we need is more responsibility in journalism. Right.

This is not the values i want the gaming industry to teach my children. Of course we had a talk to put things straight, but this should not be the first thing a girl thinks of as a heroine.

I hope it is rather clear by now that i think points raised by Zoe Quinn and Anita Sarkeesian are important, and need to be discussed. And everyone supporting #gamergate should go talk to a grown-up about these matters before ever posting about them again.

(image from "Dead or Alive 5")