Hurd & the Minix 3 Microkernel

I assume there are others that are disappointed in the fact that Hurd drives forward at a snail’s pace. What? It’s been out for over a decade and it still doesn’t function as a server or a desktop?

Just to recap the most basic features of Hurd …

Gnu/Hurd is a operating system that looks to revolutionize OSes with a micro-kernel approach, where modern desktop (and server) OSes use monolithic kernels (some of which are monolithic-like and marketed as hybrid). This micro approach, in theory, is supposed to increase stability and security, and takes many utilities out of the kernel and places them into user-land. Thus, this would leave the kernel to do what it is supposed to do and little else, manage resources.

Getting back to the disappointment in Hurd’s progress, and considering that there is another micro-kernel OS project progressing by leaps and bounds, namely Minix 3, why not integrate that new OS’s micro-kernel into Hurd?

Change Scribus/Aqua Language Setting

Upon installing a new version of my favourite page layout program (some time ago), I kept getting some persistent Nordic language setting (seems it was either Afrikaans or Dutch). Reinstalling an earlier version didn’t help because the setting stuck. Nor could I change this setting via the GUI because I can’t make out Germanic languages (other than English), thus, this low level fix. (I assume that you want English as your default language setting.)

How to Rip CSS from a .html Template

How to Rip CSS from a .html Template

In case you wanted to rip the CSS from a blog template, I’ve written the following.
This assumes that you know how to make a separate CSS work with your newly stripped .html file.