Monthly Archives: October 2006

Jogging Week 3: The Funk of Forty Thousand Years

Posted on October 31, 2006 by seemant

So Aimee and I started off week 3 of our running programme last night. We were both a little uncertain as to how the 3-minute jogging blocks would go for us. I’d have to say we were both rather pleasantly … Continue reading →

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Another Team-Mate Gone

Posted on October 30, 2006 by seemant

Emanuele officially announced his retirement from the project last night. Real life duties are catching up with him, and he’s suffered a loss of motivation within Gentoo, and so he’s decided to move on. This saddens me greatly, because in … Continue reading →

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Boston’s Best South Indian Restaurant

Posted on October 30, 2006 by seemant

So, Friday I went in for my verification blood test, as planned. I guess I’ll find out this week some time whether I really do have a gluten allergy or not. While I’m all for being the rare exception, this … Continue reading →

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On Masking Popular Packages (XMMS)

Posted on October 27, 2006 by seemant

I remember xmms as well. I used to use it a lot. In fact, it used to be one of my favourite applications. I was even friends with one of the upstream devs (I used to maintain Gentoo’s ebuild for … Continue reading →

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Dan Armak: A Long Overdue Send-off

Posted on October 25, 2006 by seemant

You know, Dan left Gentoo a few months ago. And he was another who left with a whisper rather than a bang. Dan (danarmak) was already a developer when I joined. At the time, I couldn’t stand KDE. I was … Continue reading →

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Farewell to Old Gentoo Friends

Posted on October 24, 2006 by seemant

A few developers were retired from the Gentoo project in the last couple of weeks. I’d like to acknowledge those people here for a moment. First up: Sascha (cybersystem). Sascha was 14 when he first joined Gentoo. He was immediately … Continue reading →

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The Liver Cleanse: Autopsy

Posted on October 24, 2006 by seemant

OK, I’ve been asked on a number of occasions since Saturday how I feel. Truth is I don’t feel that much different, physically. The only noticeable thing is that my digestion seems faster, but I’ll chalk that up to psychological. … Continue reading →

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The Apple Juice Fast: Day 6 – The Liver Cleanse

Posted on October 22, 2006 by seemant

Well, I did what I said I’d do last night. I started drinking the epsom salts mixture. Let me warn you, the damned stuff is bitter. Pretty nasty. The only way to do it (you have to drink three-quarters of … Continue reading →

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The Apple Juice Fast: Day 5

Posted on October 22, 2006 by seemant

Well, here it is. We’re at T-minus-zero today. So, I had a breakfast of toast and blueberry preserves (2 pieces of toast, thanks!). And I had as much apple juice as I could before 2pm (14:00). According to the recipes … Continue reading →

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The Myths and Realities of the Gentoo/Government: Part 2

Posted on October 21, 2006 by seemant

So let’s catch up quickly. Daniel started Gentoo, he led it, Gentoo grew and attracted all sorts, including (and especially?) those who would rather see Daniel not in power. I have a theory: some of those people who lobbied for … Continue reading →

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