couldn’t resist, tried connecting my SonyEricsson k750 via USB cable to the machine running Mint. and guess what? it: 1. recognized the phone as a device, let me browse its memory with the file manager 2. recognized the phone’s memory card as an mp3 player, let me browse it as well 3. offered to set up a connection through the detected modem. I selected Ukraine, chose my carrier “Beeline” — and the connection was established successfully right away!

Installed the subject. Had no DVD drive, so installed from a flash drive. From the moment I finished partitioning the disk and clicked “Install” to when the system reported it was ready and asked for a reboot, it took 7 (!) minutes. Installed on a work machine (3GHz/1GB/160GB SATA). Impressions — superb. Despite it being GNOME, everything is quite decent: clean, though somewhat more involved compared to KDE. Maybe just because it’s less familiar. Will be testing the printer and scanner.

Went to my mother-in-law’s to help with the potatoes. Turns out I’m not bad at it — didn’t expect that from myself. I think everything will ache tomorrow…

failed to update … (unexpected error)

Might come in handy for Arch Linux newcomers. If after updating pacman it starts showing the following:

:: Synchronizing package databases… error: failed to update core (unexpected error) error: failed to update extra (unexpected error) error: failed to update community (unexpected error) error: failed to synchronize any databases

don’t panic — just edit /etc/pacman.d/mirrorlist Uncomment the lines with the mirrors you use.

thanks to http://zlord.itcrazy.ru/

Hooray! The event we had been talking about for so long has finally happened! We now have running water in our yard…

From sources wishing to remain anonymous but considered trustworthy, information has been received that passwords of users from a number of jabber servers who connected through QIP have been spotted for sale. It is claimed that the offer passed preliminary verification.

source http://community.livejournal.com/ru_root/1782670.html

We got married. Congratulations :)

Out of nowhere, carpal tunnel syndrome has flared up (or appeared for the first time?): my right wrist hurts, even though I can’t say I’ve been using the mouse or typing on the keyboard any more than usual lately. And I’ve had a pad with a silicone wrist rest for quite a while now.

Starting today, spring has arrived for us: earthworks completed earthworks begun, the house is being chipped away at for repainting, we are clearing rubbish from the garden plots and burned it at night. Hot water (autonomous) is a bit lacking, and cold water — which is also still absent — is expected to appear any moment now.

I pulled out the bicycle, replaced the tyre on the rear wheel, rode around a bit — still a bit chilly, but manageable if you don’t push too hard. I need to think about getting a second bike, otherwise I suspect someone will want to claim this one :)