Hi, I'm Oliver.
Coffee enthusiast with a love for all things tech. Tech enthusiast with a love for all things coffee. Studying
for my Bachelor's in Computer Science at USW.
How I'm watching Netflix on Ubuntu
Update 10 August 2023
I wrote this article in 2014 back when Netflix used Silverlight to transmit its content. Since then, Netflix has moved to HTML5 and this article is now obsolete. However, I'm keeping it here for posterity and because frankly I'm a data hoarder.
It's been announced that Netflix plans to ditch Silverlight and go HTML5 with their video player. But until such a time rises, Linux users will have some difficulty using Netflix.
We'll be acquainted soon…
My take on Windows 8
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Simple enough for you?
Windows 8 hit the shelves recently, so I thought I'd give my input on my experience so far. Based on a 1 day experience, I've already found some very decision-making differences from Windows 7 or any other previous versions of Windows that might affect whether or not I'm going to stick with it.
So here goes!
Writer's block (sort of)
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Dear friend
Every writer needs some inspiration to get the ball rolling. Something to give them that boost. Something that they can write about, and it sticks out and tells the world “Hey! I'm interesting enough to spill my mindset to the anonymous blog dwellers out there!” Thankfully, I am not a writer. I like to think of myself as a hobbyist, given that I blindly let my fingers hit the keyboard and extract what's inside that brain of mine. But I don't dedicate myself full time to this sort of thing. Just on occasion. Most days. Whenever I feel like it. Potato.
Only one week in
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Dear friend
I'd be lying if I said this course is teaching me anything. The majority of lectures aren't worth listening to, and those that are only preach things I've known for years. The lectures worth listening to dictate the conventions of syntactically correct programming, declaring variables, the practicality of Java (Ha!), and the like.
An update from my home away from home
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Dear friend
I wouldn't really consider myself a people person. I cringe at the mere thought of socialising. But for some reason there are a few people with whom I would entrust my life. Why? I don't know. I have difficulty opening up. It's not my thing to do because I feel it's my business. Everybody has their own troubles and worries. I wouldn't want to intrude into their life with my woes. Would I? This blog tells me otherwise… Weird huh?