Zidane: Mommy’s boy.

It appears I’m not the only mommy’s boy

You can’t forgive mother of all insults

Zidane: Mommy’s boy.

It appears I’m not the only mommy’s boy

You can’t forgive mother of all insults

Parallels 2.1 on openSUSE 10.1 (Don’t waste your time!)

Today was one of those days when i awoke and after reading an article on virtualisation, I decided to give it a go. A comment on digg saying ‘Parallels works well on my Ubuntu’ made me decide to give it a shot on my openSUSE 10.1 lappy. Everything was going well; the site
had good documentation, the packages were all available, it even proclaimed that it had been tested on SUSE 10.. all i needed was a couple of packages installed (kernel sources, c compiler, qt3-devel etc) and i was good to go.. Indeed, the rpm installed fine.. and then came the configuration [ i beleive the command was parallels-config or somin ].

This was when the hell began. See, no where did they mention that the darn thing would take over 4 hours to compile and that while it was doing so, it would basically take over ur computer as the task is extremely memory-intensive (even with 512mb ram).  All i had to tell me that my computer was working hard was a blinking activity indicator. No progress bar, only a somber ‘Compiling parallels 2.1 drivers’ statement.
That’s not all, after over 4 hours the activity indicator jst stopped blinking.. I waited a good 15
minutes and still nothing..

And so after patiently waiting from 10 am to 2 pm, my computer was stuck. What had i acheived? zilch.
I calmly hit the power button, restarted and promptly removed any traces of the shitty prog.
I’m not blaming my beloved suse, i’m blaming the shitty parallels guys that dont give even the slightest
indication as to how long the bloody thing will take and that even after following their immaculate instructions, it will bloop on you.

I wonder if the windows .exe does the same thing.. or the mac’s installer.. i wouldn’t be in the least surprised if they took under 30 min to install.. I’m really sick of software vendors and some hardware manufacturers that victimise us linux users. There’s millions of us ffs and opensource is not goin anywhere so wake up and smell the coffee $#@!

There ends my rant . On a lighter note, at least amarok 1.4.1 managed to sync my ipod nano with no problems whatsoever.. ( 1.4 would hang sometimes or corrupt the itunesDB.. )

Why can’t I own a Canadian?

Very interesting question found it here:

Why Can’t I Own a Canadian?
October 2002

Dr. Laura Schlessinger is a radio personality who dispenses advice to people who call in to her radio show. Recently, she said that, as an observant Orthodox Jew, homosexuality is an abomination according to Leviticus 18:22 and cannot be condoned under any circumstance. The following is an open letter to Dr. Laura penned by a east coast resident, which was posted on the Internet. It’s funny, as well as informative:

Dear Dr. Laura:

Thank you for doing so much to educate people regarding God’s Law. I have learned a great deal from your show, and try to share that knowledge with as many people as I can. When someone tries to defend the homosexual lifestyle, for example, I simply remind them that Leviticus 18:22 clearly states it to be an abomination. End of debate. I do need some advice from you, however, regarding some of the other specific laws and how to follow them:

When I burn a bull on the altar as a sacrifice, I know it creates a pleasing odor for the Lord – Lev.1:9. The problem is my neighbors. They claim the odor is not pleasing to them. Should I smite them?

I would like to sell my daughter into slavery, as sanctioned in Exodus 21:7. In this day and age, what do you think would be a fair price for her?

I know that I am allowed no contact with a woman while she is in her period of menstrual uncleanliness – Lev.15:19- 24. The problem is, how do I tell? I have tried asking, but most women take offense.

Lev. 25:44 states that I may indeed possess slaves, both male and female, provided they are purchased from neighboring nations. A friend of mine claims that this applies to Mexicans, but not Canadians. Can you clarify? Why can’t I own Canadians?

I have a neighbor who insists on working on the Sabbath. Exodus 35:2 clearly states he should be put to death. Am I morally obligated to kill him myself?

A friend of mine feels that even though eating shellfish is an abomination – Lev. 11:10, it is a lesser abomination than homosexuality. I don’t agree. Can you settle this?

Lev. 21:20 states that I may not approach the altar of God if I have a defect in my sight. I have to admit that I wear reading glasses. Does my vision have to be 20/20, or is there some wiggle room here?

Most of my male friends get their hair trimmed, including the hair around their temples, even though this is expressly forbidden by Lev. 19:27. How should they die?

I know from Lev. 11:6-8 that touching the skin of a dead pig makes me unclean, but may I still play football if I wear gloves?

My uncle has a farm. He violates Lev. 19:19 by planting two different crops in the same field, as does his wife by wearing garments made of two different kinds of thread (cotton/polyester blend). He also tends to curse and blaspheme a lot. Is it really necessary that we go to all the trouble of getting the whole town together to stone them? – Lev.24:10-16. Couldn’t we just burn them to death at a private family affair like we do with people who sleep with their in-laws? (Lev. 20:14)

I know you have studied these things extensively, so I am confident you can help. Thank you again for reminding us that God’s word is eternal and unchanging.

Your devoted fan,
Jim