tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-50917062024-03-07T03:08:06.917-05:00Mike Frett's BlogWords of Wisdom, and LinuxMike Fretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351858179310568913noreply@blogger.comBlogger246125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091706.post-65088257215340776302013-10-23T12:31:00.002-04:002013-10-23T12:31:34.183-04:00The EndI've been doing this since 2003 and I'm afraid I must end it here. With Twitter and places like Google+, a Blog doesn't make much sense anymore. I appreciate every one of you who visited and enjoyed my posts, I thank you.
You can still follow me by way of Twitter ( @MikeFrett ) and Google+ ( Mike Frett ). I'll leave the Blog here, as-is, for archive purpose.
Thank You,
Mike Frett
Mike Fretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351858179310568913noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091706.post-46945295617861386242013-07-22T12:43:00.001-04:002013-07-22T12:43:43.992-04:00Steambox RantYou say "Steambox, Steambox, Steambox" and I say to you "Games, Games, Games". Yes Games, where are they?. So Valves Steambox is going to be Linux based, specifically Ubuntu 12.04 or most likely some core version of Ubuntu with a custom GUI for the Steambox console.So we have a Console from Valve called Steambox that's based on Linux. Now tell me, besides the 50 or so platformer and other 25 or Mike Fretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351858179310568913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091706.post-13209644310081674102013-07-17T08:20:00.000-04:002013-07-17T08:20:03.709-04:00Microsoft and the NSA; Best friends" #Microsoft has collaborated closely with US intelligence services to allow users communications to be intercepted, including helping the National Security Agency to circumvent the company’s own encryption, according to top-secret documents obtained by the #Guardian.The files provided by Edward #Snowden illustrate the scale of co-operation between Silicon Valley and the intelligence agencies Mike Fretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351858179310568913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091706.post-53418310969053788502013-06-03T09:36:00.001-04:002013-06-03T09:36:12.422-04:00Follow me on TwitterHello everyone,
You should follow me on Twitter @MikeFrett I frequently post Linux related news and such there. And I also link to any new blog post here, so you don't miss anything.
If you like Space RPGs, you should really check out ZigFrak. Also a game called Drifter, which is coming soon to Linux, pre-orders are $10. And penguspy.com has a nice list of Linux Games. =)Mike Fretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351858179310568913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091706.post-34373908685473771992013-05-04T13:03:00.001-04:002013-05-04T13:05:18.353-04:00How to install Jedi Academy for LinuxFirst thing, go to https://github.com/xLAva/JediAcademyLinux and click "Zip" near the top left. Open the Zip File and extract it.
Open the folder, then open the folder inside named "code". In that folder is yet another folder named "Release". Copy this folder (Release) to a more permanent location on your Drive and rename it to something like "JediAcademyLinux". I keep a folder called "bin" in Mike Fretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351858179310568913noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091706.post-21072878195779114332013-04-30T14:36:00.000-04:002013-04-30T14:36:58.247-04:00Letter to Windows Game Developers:We all know Microsoft gives you Kickbacks to make your Game Windows exclusive. What if I said you could be making more than the Kickback Microsoft is giving you by making your Game for Linux, Mac and Windows?. You would like that I'm sure, who wouldn't want some extra money.We understand you are using Microsoft as a crutch and are afraid to let them go. Times change, and so are your Customers, Mike Fretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351858179310568913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091706.post-56408602017654582832013-04-05T08:15:00.001-04:002013-04-05T08:15:14.383-04:00Microsoft is losing, plus Linux Tips"Microsoft’s long-held dominance over the computing sector is coming to an end, say market experts Gartner."
http://www.omgubuntu.co.uk/2013/04/microsofts-market-dominance-is-coming-to-an-end-say-leading-analysts
This is great news for Software and great news for people who enjoy Choice and Freedom. I'm sorry about the delay in Part 2 of the Linux Diet, perhaps I will simply post a batch of Mike Fretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351858179310568913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091706.post-10074802899768630932013-01-21T13:57:00.000-05:002013-01-21T13:57:35.962-05:00Game over Microsoft!I had to take a moment from Part 2 of the Linux Diet to post about this very ballsy article from someone at Forbes. The guy is telling the truth and it's very hard for Microsoft fanboys to swallow. It even got deleted, as the truth always does of course. But here I give you the original.
Sell Microsoft NOW...Mike Fretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351858179310568913noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091706.post-4538392146635823122012-12-31T11:31:00.001-05:002012-12-31T11:38:18.038-05:00The Linux Diet (Part 1)Allow me to help you leave the Microsoft world by following my Linux diet. The first thing you want to do, is make up your mind to make the full-time switch to Linux. Make sure to make a final backup of all the things you want to keep. Burn it a Disk or USB drive and take all your Microsoft Software and put the backup and the Software in a Box, seal it and throw it in your closet.
Download, and Mike Fretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351858179310568913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091706.post-39029030115029074342012-12-13T08:00:00.005-05:002012-12-13T08:00:46.949-05:00Smart TVs Hacked + Xubuntu TipsIt's official, Smart TVs are now considered Hacked. The WiFi enabled TVs are the ones that were Hacked. And the devices that have a Camera attached can be used to watch you, even post a live feed to the Internet.
If you don't like it, you should contact the TV makers and tell them you don't want anymore Smart TVs. Also because they are closed source, you may never get an update to fix the Mike Fretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351858179310568913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091706.post-63960354807534252872012-12-10T04:00:00.001-05:002012-12-10T12:52:02.236-05:00Developers and UsersTip of the day: Windows is a placeholder on a new computer to download a Linux ISO to Install. --Mike Frett
Any Developers read my Blog?. If you are a Game dev, I would like to propose something to you, as follows.
Let's say you make a video game on Direct X and decide you want to port it to Mac and Linux, It's going to be difficult you know. Let's say you make that same video game using Mike Fretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351858179310568913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091706.post-25887917270273399952012-11-07T06:06:00.002-05:002012-11-07T06:06:43.026-05:00Election 2012As I predicted many months ago, Obama get's four more years as President. And that's a good thing for the Middle class and the Poor.
One thing, keep an eye on Georgia, the Republican state. Every election it get's more and more Blue due to more Blacks and Latinos voting. I predict in the years to come, Georgia will, shockingly, become a Blue state.
And I'm sorry, but White people just don't Mike Fretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351858179310568913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091706.post-7517444277825188142012-11-02T15:04:00.000-04:002012-11-02T15:04:36.057-04:00It's only GarbagePlanned obsolescence, or, Corporations solidifying profits by forging products that break down prematurely. It’s going to be the downfall of mankind as huge amounts of radiant Plastic and Aluminium, glitter at your local land fill.Remember that old floor model CRT that Mom and Pop had, It lasted a good 20 years right?. You’re lucky if your new LCD/LED flat panel lasts past the manufacturers Mike Fretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351858179310568913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091706.post-66478594756868022042012-10-08T11:11:00.000-04:002012-10-08T11:11:11.950-04:00Dump MicrosoftDon't use Microsoft products, about two weeks ago I finally made the switch to Linux, Xubuntu to be exact. It's impossible for me to use Microsoft products anymore due to the changes that I can't fix without the source code. Not only that, who knows what's in that source code, really?. We already know Microsoft gave a back door to the NSA. Can you guys say with 100% certainty that the Chinese Mike Fretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351858179310568913noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091706.post-79626433747876122962012-10-04T15:22:00.000-04:002012-10-04T15:23:26.411-04:00Cybercrime LawJust dropping by to say the following:
I AM SO F*CKING HAPPY to see the Cybercrime law passed in the Philippines. Now you scammers will get exactly what you deserve, 14 years in jail. If you have ever been a victim of a Filipino scammer, this is your time to rejoice!.Mike Fretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351858179310568913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091706.post-83308939429819915402012-08-16T16:00:00.000-04:002012-08-16T16:00:12.335-04:00Rusty PastIf you were born anytime before the 90's, you would remember, despite the Wars and rumors of Wars; despite the 'goings on'. Things were much, much better.The rude and ill-tempered types were rare and things were much simpler to grasp. Now, people rarely meet face to face, we only need to step outside or watch Television to see the bad Apples of Technology.Gone, are the days where things lasted Mike Fretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351858179310568913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091706.post-91158862490763473612012-08-11T09:03:00.004-04:002012-08-11T09:04:31.772-04:00Scammers DaddyYou guys are gonna love this one. I'm currently amassing a database of Men that continue to, stubbornly, fund these Filipino scammers. It's taken four years to accumulate and steal these screen names and place faces on them.
And I'll say the following, there are some big shot people we are talking about, CEOs and the like. It's going to be a riot watching co-workers giggle at their boss. That's Mike Fretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351858179310568913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091706.post-7477941775237518642012-08-05T15:40:00.002-04:002012-08-05T15:40:48.676-04:00Mystery MeatThey're saying Meat is going to be a Luxury item in 5-7 years time. This is due to overpopulation of the planet and not enough food to go around.I think to myself -- so?. When I was a kid, we raised Chickens, caught our own Fish and hunted for meats such as Deer. We've done it before, we can do it again, let the rich assholes have their 'Luxury' Items.What are they planning for the less fortunateMike Fretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351858179310568913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091706.post-88038975139215745662012-07-17T07:55:00.002-04:002012-07-17T07:55:35.374-04:00Damn Dirty ConservativesWhy is the word 'Conservative' still being used to describe Republicans?. There is nothing conservative about a republican. You think George Bush was bad? Wait until you clowns elect Romney.Romney will ship all your jobs overseas and remove your unemployment benefits. So good luck living under that bridge until you find a Job. And good luck finding a Job.Did you know that under President Obama, Mike Fretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351858179310568913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091706.post-76372304067907242392012-07-01T07:09:00.001-04:002012-07-01T07:09:38.069-04:00I would just like to give everyone a heads up. If you visit my Blog to get information about Filipino Scamers, this is news for you. I have been working very hard, and many times, undercover; to track down and do everything within my power to report Filipino Scammers, but I can't do it alone.
So from this day forward, you are now part of my army. Recently the scammers have been using a Mike Fretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351858179310568913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091706.post-4293194213556107572012-06-20T15:50:00.001-04:002012-06-20T15:50:08.300-04:00Would you like plastic with those fries?Plastic Surgery was originally invented during WWI to reconstruct the faces of veterans coming home with mangled faces. Today, we have perverted the procedure to the point where Plastic Surgery is for people who are insecure.If there is one thing I have learned from life, it is to never have a Girlfriend who has had Plastic Surgery. Only insecure people have Buttock, Breast and other procedures Mike Fretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351858179310568913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091706.post-8347012769908916202012-06-06T08:29:00.002-04:002012-06-06T08:29:38.098-04:00I don't understand Republicans (Conservatives), President Obama stated before he was elected, the problems with the economy will not be resolved in one term. He still has five months before his first term is over and yet these clowns were complaining about the economy and jobs, only a few months after he was elected.The Republicans also say the 'people' want change now -- change to a conservativeMike Fretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351858179310568913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091706.post-56497418424474510312012-05-07T17:37:00.000-04:002012-05-07T17:37:20.513-04:00Crap..Google is changing Blogger. Why can't company's leave well enough alone?. Anyway I wanted to make the following post about UFO's. I'm probably one of the few people to see a real UFO, not space junk or sun flare. I was 8 years old, lying in bed when an object shot across my window; I was too frightened to get out of bed.
Whilst I was left wondering what it was, some 10 seconds later the Mike Fretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351858179310568913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091706.post-26654531344083693982012-02-21T07:23:00.001-05:002012-02-21T07:25:33.099-05:00Think about this: A Serial Killer that kills only Republicans. Now that would be fucking hilarious.Mike Fretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351858179310568913noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5091706.post-85098697322365850972011-12-31T09:12:00.004-05:002011-12-31T09:25:17.044-05:00Happy New Year!I have a few guesses at predictions for the year 2012. At least one of them should happen.1) War or a major confrontation with Iran.2) A Minor or major world event that will come from Space.3) A breakthrough in Science for AIDS/Cancer.4) The Internet as we know it will be gone forever.5) Obama will win for a second term as the United States President.Five is a nice number, I'll Mike Fretthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05351858179310568913noreply@blogger.com0