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RIP GetDeb

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Since 2009 or 2010, I've been using GetDeb PPA on my Linux installs to get a few extra programs that weren't available natively.

GetDeb was discontinued back in 2012 after a huge server crash. Several geeks banded together back then to rescue GetDeb and continue to make it available. Even that was prone to difficulty, with getdeb frequently being down.

For the past couple years I've been using the mirror sites at mirrors.dotsrc.org/getdeb because they are more reliable. Then, last week I did a Linux install for a friend, and he mentioned that every time he did an update it triggered an unusual error message. Clearsigned file isn't valid, continued getting NODATA from the server.

I looked at the getdeb mirror, and saw mirrors.dotsrc.org/getdeb/disc… which says "Note: GetDeb is discontinued, and the files hosted on mirrors.dotsrc.org will soon be removed."

I guess it's finally over...

RIP GetDeb
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I found some really nice photographs from JAV1966 and wanted to share them with you.
Momma and baby by JAV1966
What a wild picture. The picture is a little blurry, but I doubt I would have stuck around if I was that close to an alligator.
Evening Blooming Cactus by JAV1966 Lei Flower by JAV1966 Tricolor Plumeria by JAV1966
And some flowers. I like flowers!
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I recently got into blogging again. Several years ago I did a blog mostly discussing technology issues and Linux coding. I still have that blog, and I will occasionally post to it. It's at
proxyglider.tumblr.com

The problem is that the subject matter on that blog is very restrictive. I formed a new blog which I've been posting to a lot more frequently. It's called The Random Thoughts of an Introvert Nerd. randomthoughtsofanerd.tumblr.c…

Do you have a Tumblr? Let me know and I'll check it out.
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I've been trying to find my deviousness again, and I think I found something that works.
So I want to start something, so everyone can share in this devious idea. Let's do this and make it viral together.

RULES:
1. Make a Collections folder in your favorites called Daily Deviations.
2. Look in the Undiscovered gallery for amazing art. Focus on finding quality deviations; don't suggest just for the sake of suggesting.
3. Figure out which CV you need to suggest the deviation to! Check out FAQ #18: Who selects Daily Deviations and how are they chosen?
4. Be sure to read the CV's suggestion guidelines. Then suggest the under-appreciated but amazing art you found for a Daily Deviation.
5. If it gets approved, place the DD'd artwork you suggested into your Daily Deviations folder. Sit back and watch your folder grow one deviation at a time.
6. Aim to suggest at least one deviation every WEEK for a DD.

If you like this idea, please share it in your journals and status. I'd like to make this DDD idea viral, so everyone gets motivated to do this!
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I got this from DLMayo

RULES:

1. Put your iTunes, Windows media player etc on Shuffle
2. For each question, press the next button to gt your answer
3. YOU MUST WRITE THAT SONG NAME DOWN NO MATTER HOW SILLY IT SOUNDS
4. Put any comments in brackets after the song name.

How would you describe yourself?:
Trip Like I Do - Crystal Method

What do you like in a guy/girl?: 
Run Baby Run - Garbage (Bleed Like Me)


How do you feel today?:
Inside The Sith Base - Star Wars: Knights of the Old Republic Soundtrack

[Trapped inside because of a snowstorm. This is eerily accurate]

What is life's purpose?: 
Queer - Garbage


[I don't think that it's life's purpose...]

What is your motto?:
Those Were The Days - Mary Hopkins


[Oh my friend we're older but no wiser

For in our hearts the dreams are still the same


Those were the days my friend
We thought they'd never end
We'd sing and dance forever and a day
We'd live the life we choose
We'd fight and never lose]


[I think this could work as a motto.]

What do your friends think of you?:
Keep Hope Alive (There Is Hope Mix) - Crystal Method


[Hope for what? Whatever, at least there's hope.]

What do you think of your parents?:
Everybody's Fool - Evanescence


[LOL! This is not my parents at all.]

What do you think about very often?:
Mad About You - Toto


[This fits. I do love my wife!]

What is 2 + 2?: 
Eyes, Lips, and Body - Ramshackle (Hackers Soundtrack)


[This is what you do when you run out of fingers to count on.]


What do you think of your best friend?: 
Stop & Panic - Cirrus


[Hahaha!! Sometimes this is true.]

What do you think of the person you like?:
Stupid Girl - Garbage


[I was tempted to do this over, just because that's not how I feel. XD]

What is your life story?:
Points of Authority - Linkin Park

[You like to think you're never wrong
(You live what you've learned)
You have to act like you're someone
(You live what you've learned)
You want someone to hurt like you
(You live what you've learned)
You want to share what you have been through
(You live what you've learned)]

[This almost fits...]

What do you want to be when you grow up?: 
The World Is Not Enough - Garbage


[Be kind to nerds. They usually end up being your boss. :lol:]

What do you think of when you see the person you like?:
The State of Grace - Sacred Spirit


[I was tempted to do this over, but I didn't because I was afraid it would be a Garbage song.]

What will you dance to at your wedding?:
Original Bedroom Rockers - Kruder Dorfmeister


[Didn't dance to this at my wedding, but this closely describes the honeymoon.]

What will they play at your funeral?:
Breathe No More - Evanescence

[I'm surprised how well this fits.]

What is your hobby/interest?:
You Know It's Hard - Crystal Method

[Close enough. I design/compile Linux operating systems]

What is your biggest fear?:

Heaven Knows - Squeeze 

[My fears are: being in a car wreck, roller coasters, falling.

But heaven already knows this...]


What is your biggest secret?: 
Vice - Crystal Method


[But which vice, I'll never tell.]


What do you think of your friends?:
The House of the Rising Sun - The Animals

[Now the only thing a gambler needs
Is a suitcase and trunk
And the only time he's satisfied
Is when he's on a drunk.]

[Not my friends at all.]

What will you post this as?:
The Leviathan - Knights of the Old Republic Soundtrack


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