BV1AL 之無所不記

2008-05-27

Live Debian no GUI

Live Debian without GUI,
Original from http://live.debian.net add some packages

jfbterm for Unicode display
w3m/elinks for web browsing
centericq-utf8 for Instant Messenger
ssh client/server
squashfs-tools for rebuild system
joe for edit texts
mpg123/aumix for listen stream-music
cdtool for CD music control
nast/iftop, zip/unzip, unrar
linux-wlan-ng for wireless
xlhtml for reading M$ Excel
python for programming
but no input tool for typing Kanji
While Lenny using 2.6.24 kernel.

total size about 64MB on USB disk.
Whole system load to RAM with small footprint.

2008-05-24

Nanotubes could carry a health risk

Health risk similar to that of asbestos its fibers were found to cause lung desease.
Nanotubes are tiny and superstrong, the fibers appear to pose risk to consumers.

http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/21/healthscience/health.php

Brain power and aging

When older people can no longer remember names at cocktail party, they tend to think their brainpower is declining. But a growing number of studies suggest that this assumption is often wrong.
http://www.iht.com/articles/2008/05/20/healthscience/snold.php