http://www.lanterntorch.com Creative Illumination Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:49:23 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en As I suspected, Barack Obama carries the same understanding of the Iraq war that most other democrats have: "We need to get out of Iraq because we're losing." The same democrats who were opposed to it are now calling for an end, not because it is morally wrong to ... http://www.lanterntorch.com/politics/708/obamas-not-anti-war-just-anti-iraq-war/ As long as they continue to allow their users to turn their pages into a poorly coded pile of mush, it will always suck.And that is the end of the matter. http://www.lanterntorch.com/technology/707/myspace-still-sucks/ I've been reading more complaints by the day, primarily from bloggers (some of whom I suspect are not even full-time Linux users) that KDE 4 was a complete mistake and should be scrapped. Some have likened it to Windows Vista. Others have even suggested that KDE should ... http://www.lanterntorch.com/free-software/704/whats-all-the-fuss-with-kde-4/ There are many things to love about the new KDE and the new Firefox. I've personally always preferred Konqueror for most of my web browsing for simple things like dragging an image from the browser to the desktop. It was not that I wanted to leave an image ... http://www.lanterntorch.com/free-software/703/kde-41-firefox-30-bliss/ The only proper and truly "American" way to celebrate our independence is to trivialize it with rock and roll music, flag waving, and random images of patriotism. And few have accomplished that the way that the following man has. So, this one's for you, America: Oh yeah, and it ... http://www.lanterntorch.com/the-dunya/702/happy-independence-day/ I was reading an article today about an MIT project to create solar powered textiles. One idea they've developed is solar powered curtains. But it got me thinking. The other day I saw a solar powered bra (yeah, like that's practical). Wouldn't it be more useful ... http://www.lanterntorch.com/technology/701/solar-powered-bikinis/ If you've downloaded the latest Firefox 3.0, you're probably loving it and very impressed with the new features.Here is just one word of caution. In the past, if an SSL certificate was expired, not verified, or not recognized, Firefox would initiate a pop-up window telling you this. Now, ... http://www.lanterntorch.com/free-software/699/firefox-30-and-the-scary-certificate-page-of-death/ Once again I managed to beat Imam Zaid Shakir to the punch with my article about Obama's love affair with the AIPAC, but that is probably only because he took the time to ponder over it and write something much more elqouent and powerful. His article is certainly worth ... http://www.lanterntorch.com/politics/698/imam-zaid-is-obama-a-used-car-dealer/ When I first saw the release of Google Gadgets for Linux, my first reaction was "What's the point?" when we already have gdesklets for Gnome and Superkaramba/Plasma for KDE.Then, I read this. Whoever you are, Tiger, you rock. http://www.lanterntorch.com/free-software/697/google-gadget-plasmoids/ Macaroni ma-cheese = Macaroni and cheeseCircle Soup = Spaghetti O'sTindo DS = Nintendo DSDoll waffle = Waffles with pictures of Barbie on themBrooming = Sweeping the floor with a broom (actually makes sense)smacks = Gummy snacks (I pretend to smack her when she asks for it)There are many more. ... http://www.lanterntorch.com/family/695/rosetta-stone-of-preschoolese/