Adventures in Internet Publishing
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Drawing, finally
So, for the first time in a while, I did some somewhat complete drawing. Just a quick sketch, but it showed me that my skill isn't getting dulled too quickly. That, and I've pretty much purged myself of the overused anime style. Some of the concepts are useful, but realistic proportions are more fun. Cue fanbois chiming in with examples of non-typical anime.
Scanner no workee, so I can't share yet. Take my word that it looks better than the stereotypical DeviantArt drawing.
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Saturday, May 10, 2008
A Challenger Appears
OpenSolaris 2008.05 came out a few days ago, so I tried it out, being that I am a huge geek. Initial results are pretty positive, surprisingly positive, even.
It has the requisite missing drivers, but it supports the "exotic" WiFi in my MacBook. No sound, no bluetooth, no iSight. However, unlike the various BSDs it has a custom-tailored Flash plugin, so if they fix the sound thing it could be a real competitor for Linux/OS X. It's already a good deal on hardware platforms it fully supports.
I didn't take a screenshot, but it just uses a standard GNOME interface anyway. It supports Compiz, so you get your desktop effects, though I had trouble getting it to work properly (it doesn't have the right render path for my video card, couldn't find the switch to change it).
At any rate, it has the potential to change the OS landscape, probably moreso than the BSDs, since it's backed by a megacorp and supports all the latest buzzwords. I'll be keeping my eyes on it.
It has the requisite missing drivers, but it supports the "exotic" WiFi in my MacBook. No sound, no bluetooth, no iSight. However, unlike the various BSDs it has a custom-tailored Flash plugin, so if they fix the sound thing it could be a real competitor for Linux/OS X. It's already a good deal on hardware platforms it fully supports.
I didn't take a screenshot, but it just uses a standard GNOME interface anyway. It supports Compiz, so you get your desktop effects, though I had trouble getting it to work properly (it doesn't have the right render path for my video card, couldn't find the switch to change it).
At any rate, it has the potential to change the OS landscape, probably moreso than the BSDs, since it's backed by a megacorp and supports all the latest buzzwords. I'll be keeping my eyes on it.
Labels: OpenSolaris, operating systems
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