The license agreement is the part that most people ignore during an installation, but I tend to read them on principle.
Then I saw this.
Following Ubuntu’s rise to the top of the Linux distribution bulk, Wubi brings new and free-of-charge hope to Windows users who are curious about this operating system but are too lazy to burn CDs, partition, and perform other mundane preparations for dual-boots. Although Wubi is still a beta, it is a promising opportunity for the people unfamiliar with Linux and the apathetic lizardmen who could never muster the mental strength to partition a drive (me).
Adhering to Ubuntu’s user-friendly style, Wubi’s software-esque application makes installing Ubuntu ridiculously simple. Wubi gets downloaded, executes, and uninstalls like a usual software. After a few questions and a reboot later, it’ll go about its own business – which takes about 3 hours totally in my case.
To illustrate the ridiculously little effort to install Wubi, here are three steps that summarize the procedure.
Wubi requires at least 4 GB of your drive, and have a slightly slower hard drive access speed if it does not have a dedicated partition. Aside from the default Ubuntu, other flavors are also available during setup, such as Edubuntu, UbuntuStudio, and Xubuntu (recommended for slower computers). Although I’ve encountered some wireless problems with this version of Ubuntu, everything seemed to be identical to my other computer dedicated to Ubuntu.
For more information, check out Wubi’s FAQ.
Requirements: A computer with Internet connection A brain Any level of English vocabulary Ability to operate a mouse
December is filled with ringing bells and an atmosphere of charity. If you want to make some difference in the world before this year ends but find yourself short of money, FreeRice.com provides a convenient method to contribute the effort to end world hunger and to expand your vocabulary.
Here’s how it works: FreeRice.com presents randomly picked words to the player, who then chooses the synonymous word out of four choices. For every correct answer, FreeRice.com donates 20 grains of rice to the United Nations World Food Program(WFP), which distributes supplies to the poor and underfed. FreeRice.com also automatically adjust to your vocabulary level while you play, making this game a suitable pass time for truck drivers, English majors, and everybody else.
For more details on the website, check out the FAQ on FreeRice.com; for information on world poverty, visit FreeRice.com’s sister site, Poverty.com.
Antibiotic had been hailed as a superdrug ever since its discovery, and had improved the numerous lifestyles and saved the countless diseased. But what on earth are we doing with it?
How it works
Antibiotics deal exclusively with bacteria. If you have a flu instead of a cold, for example, antibiotic will have no effects on your stuffy nose. Antibiotics is often misused, which can lead to unnecessary proliferation of superbugs—the antibiotic resistant bacteria that may cause future illnesses that are harder to treat. Although antibiotics are great, they would do more harm than good if they are generously dosed on everything. [Continue reading to find out about what antibiotics can or cannot cure and what you should do when sick.] Read the rest of this entry »
Today’s Trick of the Day Internet picture levitation.
Now you can use JavaScript to randomly move around images and pictures on any website!
It takes only a few easy steps to impress your technologically disabled friends by making the usual static images spin in a captivating pattern. Here’s how:
javascript:R=0; x1=.1; y1=.05; x2=.25; y2=.24; x3=1.6; y3=.24; x4=300;y4=200; x5=300; y5=200; DI=document.images;DIL=DI.length; function A(){for(i=0;i<DIL; i++){DIS=DI[ i ].style;DIS.position=’absolute’;DIS.left=Math.sin(R*x1+i*x2+x3)*x4+x5;DIS.top=Math.cos(R*y1+i*y2+y3)*y4+y5}R++}setInterval(’A()’,5); void(0);
