1, ubuntu 7.10(Gutsy Gibben) – Release of the year no doubt. Smooth and easy clean install. They’ve probably doubly general user appeal with this release.
2. Flock – Flocking is the best thing since Google’s “I’m feeling lucky” button. If you use a lot of web 2.0 sites, this cuts browsing time in half, easy.
3. Tomboy Notes – I would get nothing done. as a writer,without Tomboy. Also great for GTD.
4. Pidgin – The messenger of choice again after a clean install. It’s everything you need for IMs and IRC.
5. Thunderbird Mail – Evolution was the browser of choice last time, but Thunderbird is too entrancing.
6. Dwarf Fortress – Best crazy addict roguelike, world-sim. Runs easy in wine.
7. Exaile Music Player – Wins mostly because it works more consistently than it’s alternatives, Amarok, and Listen.
8. Limewire/ktorrent - TIe – for best downloading utilities..
9. OpenOffice – for the real writing.
10. GRAMPS – gotta love this genealogy thing I’m doing for the parents.
11. Sound Juicer – for makin’ the .ogg’s.
12. k3b – for burning anything.

Did I miss anything? Tell me in the comments, if I missed your favorite app! Oh, I already see one i left out. GIMP, for all things photo editing.

Loki.
I Listen.
Sometimes I See.
01.09.08.
.ubuntu.

Give some love to Vee, for helping me with the research on this article!

Up there somewhere with the sun shining down on me.

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Tags: 2007, ubuntu, ubuntu must haves, must haves, applicatons, programs, Flock, Tomboy Notes, Pidgin, Thunderbird, Dwarf Fortress, Bay 12, exaile, limewire, ktorrent, openoffice, writing, GRAMPS, Sound Juicer, k3b

This is one for the history books.

The Lakota Tribe of Native Americans has withdrawn all treaties with the United States. These treaties go back for around 150 years. They have declared their land as an independent country, setting up a passport system, driver’s license system, and foreign embassies. Citizen’s will not have to pay any taxes, as long as they renounce their US citizenship.

This is a HUGE event. I can’t point that out enough. The information I’ve been able to find hasn’t had much detail, but there are so many things I want to know.

What is the immigration policy? How are basic services(i.e. water, power, etc..) provided? What laws will make this different from the United States?

This is extremely fascinating to me, and you can bet I’ll be posting more info on it as it becomes available. For now, check out some of these links:

Fox News
Boing Boing

Further information will be posted as I learn more and as more is in the news. If anyone has information on this, I would love to hear it. Comment or Email me at lhasa.jack(at)gmail.com.

-Loki.
The world just got a lot more interesting.

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Tags: indians, native, native american, lakota, treaties, historic, news

-Loki.
Developmental Theology 089
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