to do

http://kmandla.wordpress.com/category/linux/arch-linux/arch-linux-forums-arch-linux-linux-2/
http://terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2009/09/08/vim-add-line-numbersde/
http://kmandla.wordpress.com/projects/set-up-ubuntu-for-speed/
http://extremetech.com/article2/0,2845,2114115,00.asp

ratpoison

i have been using ratpoison for a few years now, to the exclusion of all others.


http://bbs.archlinux.org/viewtopic.php?id=68622

my philosphy

as i experience more in life and (hopefully) become wiser by experience, i find that i am leaning towards a particular stance, which seems to be getting stronger with time. i have arrived at this independently, but i also realise that others have trodden this path before (and long before and much more than) me. i find my philosophy epitomised by

Console Ahoy!

I am gravitating more and more towards the console, as I find the keyboard far more handy than the mouse. Also, X apps have a slight overhead over console apps, and I am not that much into bells n whistles, if I can get it done quicker and simpler. Agreed, there is a learning curve, but I find it worth it.

http://ratpoison.nongnu.org/inspiration.html

Please suggest your favourite console apps...

http://kmandla.wordpress.com/2007/05/17/more-terminal-programs-you-should-be-using-like-a-pro/
http://linuxgazette.net/139/misc/lg/doing_everything_at_the_console.html
http://www.terminally-incoherent.com/blog/2007/05/21/a-day-without-x/
http://www.insidesocal.com/click/2007/05/a_month_on_the_command_line_da.html
http://debianhelp.co.uk/resources.htm

The only reason I am listing this is because this is "interesting".
http://webpages.mr.net/bobz/ttyquake/

links2

"links2 -g" seems to be good enough for me on most websites, if do I need to go graphical.

CSS Support is lacking, or I don't know how to enable it.

Most websites abuse flash, and I am happy surfing without it. Flash could be a potential(?) problem on links2, but you could create a mime association. I find it easier to pass the link (rather than download it in its entirety) directly to mplayer as an argument. mplayer can play it as it streams in.

I found this tip on a website: "all that's necessary is an entry in ~/.links2/links.cfg:"
association "Flash Player" "application/x-shockwave-flash" "swf-player %"

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