Archive for December, 2008

Nvidia 180 on Ubuntu Intrepid Ibex

EDIT: It seems the packages needed are in Intrepid updates now, so as long as they are enabled in System > Applications > Software Sources they should be installed with a simple sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install nvidia-glx-180 As a long-time (since Gutsy) follower of Ubuntu bug 99508, the one about the badly [...]

Posted on December 26, 2008 at 12:11 am by mcmlxxii · Permalink · 4 Comments
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How good is Ilford XP2?

I’m a very amateur photographer – I like the results of taking photos enough to have developed an interest in the process. To this end I still use a 1970s vintage Pentax MX, which has forced me to learn a little something about the interaction of shutter speed, aperture and film choice. I use Kodak [...]

Posted on December 7, 2008 at 7:46 pm by mcmlxxii · Permalink · Leave a comment
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