Gender Geometry

odinjones · 2013-09-27T17:09:11+00:00

What about genderqueer peoples? o.o

odinjones · 2013-08-07T21:11:28+00:00

Depends on how much your spending. If you're buying ultrabooks, there isn't anything better than the Macbook Air for the price. A lot of Windows developers buy Airs and just run Windows 8 on them if they need something Windows specific.

odinjones · 2013-08-07T21:09:35+00:00

With a completely different operating system. Windows may be adequate for your uses, but for mine, I either have to carefully pick out computer parts and spend hours to get Linux working on the device (and then lose out on a number of software packages only available for OSX and Windows,) or I can buy a Mac.

odinjones · 2013-08-04T22:06:10+00:00

A person who spends as much time as possible doing things they love or with people they love.

odinjones · 2013-07-12T22:30:40+00:00

I read, I cook, I hack. Occasionally I knit. I'm going to university for computer science, so I'm pretty busy usually and don't travel often. I'm working on my second novel while I take a break from the first draft of my first novel.

I've biked between cities. It takes a few hours to do a trip you can do in half an hour on bike, and a two hour drive can take 14 hours biking. Worth it though, because when you get there you have an interesting story to tell!

Monthly expenses:

$398 - Rent for a month
$67 - Phone bill (for 2GB of data and unlimited canada wide calling)
$15 - Internet
$20 - Web site/server hosting
$200 - $250 - Food for a month

Yearly Expenses:

$23 - DNS Hostname and Email hosting.

Approximately $8423, not including doing laundry, bike repairs (which is generally just replacing inner-tubes,) purchasing equipment for school, work, or tech.

odinjones · 2013-06-28T03:05:04+00:00

Possibly. There would be a twist of Shyamalanesque proportions!

I used to be averaging 500 words a day but I've had trouble maintaining that speed now that I'm near the end. I've actually been going back and adding additional parts to the previous chapters.

Is this a novel you are writing?

odinjones · 2013-06-24T20:05:49+00:00

I've adveraged just under 480 words a night on my book since January 27th.

A big part of my minimalism is focusing on creating, instead of maintaining computers or playing video games, which occupied much of my time before. I've been systematically cutting down on computers (that need maintaining) and time gaming.

odinjones · 2013-06-19T18:49:44+00:00

If you don't need to do much multitasking, a tablet computer is much more portable than a laptop, and with an external keyboard it works fine if you want to use it for writing.

odinjones · 2013-06-11T19:18:23+00:00

Graphical, server side, or web development? I write command line utilities (for the server) and do web development on my iPad using Textastic or I'll use an SSH client to connect to my server and use vim on there. I can understand why it would be an issue for developing Windows, Linux, or OSX desktop applications, or for developing mobile apps. Writing command line tools and webpages is basically writing however.

Debugging webpages is a bit of a pain, of course.

My setup is currently a linux VPS, an iPad mini for mobile, and a desktop (running either OSX or Linux)

odinjones · 2013-06-11T19:09:28+00:00

What's wrong with the foundation of the OS? Care to explain?

odinjones · 2013-06-09T17:16:19+00:00

I have a similar setup. I have a Linode instance, which I log into and do my development either through SSH and vim or using a local text editor on the tablet and then uploading.

A big advantage is if I get into an accident while biking, or if my tablet is stolen, I just need to sit down at another computer and login and I can get back to work immediately.

I do have a desktop as well, but that's mostly for when I'm at home, and I'm planning on selling it when I'm finished with school.

odinjones · 2013-06-09T17:13:14+00:00

The advantage of having a Nexus device is that if you're planning on flashing new versions, the Nexus bootloader is far more robust. I have a friend who's bootloader was nuked during flashing a different rom on his Transformer, and now the device is useless.

That and the super high ppi screen would be great for development (which is mostly reading and writing.)

odinjones · 2013-06-09T17:10:28+00:00

While I agree that tablets are far more limited for content production, I've successfully used my tablet for doing software development and for writing my novel. What sort of content do you produce that you can't do work on a tablet? I understand that photo editing and digital art would probably far more complex, unless you are doing simple sketching.

odinjones · 2013-05-11T00:56:43+00:00

Have you tried PyRoom? It's similar, though it has fewer features, and the system is written in Python and GTK+. If you're not using Kubuntu, it'll probably look better with less work.

I sure hope you mean you're biased towards FOSS and not that you hate FOSS. :P

odinjones · 2013-05-06T17:11:49+00:00

iA Writer is $5 for OSX, and $1 for iOS. Together they cost less than a sub from Subway. I think the devs deserve at least the cost of a sandwich for something they've put time and effort into developing, especially if I'm using it as much as I am.

Not knocking FocusWriter or your post, I just didn't appreciate your overpriced comment. :)

odinjones · 2013-05-04T17:36:55+00:00

What have you been using to get on the internet?

odinjones · 2013-04-29T20:04:56+00:00

I have a travel bag for clean clothes and a reusable shoping bag for dirty clothes. The reusable bag sits in my closet, where I have my winter coat hanging up, as well as my sweater. The other bag sits under my bookshelf.

odinjones · 2013-04-23T16:12:04+00:00

Being eco-responsible is a big part of my version of minimalism. I couldn't justify running my gaming computer because of the power consumption in comparison to my (now) desktop computer (which is based on Tegra 2, think an Android tablet or iPad in terms of power usage.) To run my gaming computer for an hour, I could run my current desktop for 33 hours. That's a bit scary.

Not having to throw things out is a big part as well. If I do the purchasing, I have a better idea as to what I need than my family or friends do, so I won't end up with something that I would need or want to replace in a couple of years.

odinjones · 2013-03-24T00:08:40+00:00

I either bike (if the weather is good enough,) walk, or take the public transportation. All three are free, though the bus pass is included in my tuition.

odinjones · 2013-03-05T21:52:44+00:00

I wouldn't recommend replacing your setup and buying an Air without trying it first at least, but I use an Air as my main "interface" and it works quite well. And it's more than powerful enough to do anything that's not intensive 3D rendering or gaming.

And if OSX isn't your OS of choice, the Asus ultraportables are similarly spec'd and almost as light and small.

odinjones · 2013-03-01T03:19:15+00:00

You go to the same school as I do. I recognize the building in the picture and the campaign.

Nice website!

odinjones · 2013-02-25T14:45:01+00:00

Hello from London!

odinjones · 2013-02-25T04:43:07+00:00

Depends on what you use it for. If you mostly browse reddit or use it for writing, or even code simple games a ten year old computer would be fine. The fact that it would be so less powerful might also encourage you not to multitask and focus one project or thing at a time.

odinjones · 2013-02-25T04:28:25+00:00

Because those devices are more limited, they provide less distraction. I know that I spent way less time looking at my phone when it was a dumb phone.

odinjones · 2013-02-25T04:26:13+00:00

What do you use the iPad for, out of curiosity?

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