I just saw Roger Waters perform The Wall Live on Wednesday and it was UNBELIEVABLE!!! I am embedding The Trial and the wall being torn down. Was a very good show!!

Here's a pic of the completed wall.

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I'm starting college this fall at the York campus in Toronto at Seneca for Computer Programmer and I can't wait! I'm really excited. I just had my tour of the college last week and I'm really excited. The campus is HUGE!!! There's a mall and everything right in the campus. Me just getting out of high school, I was so shocked at seeing... well, everything right there. It's awesome :) I'll be focusing on C, C++ and Java for languages and I'll be working in Windows, Linux and IMB environments. I'm moving up to Toronto from Brockville on the 17th of August to get settled and I can't wait to move.

Not sure if anyone else here is open source, but I decided to make the switch to use open source software instead of commercial-based software. I use Ubuntu as my main OS and being an avid user, decided to migrate the Ubuntu way right on Windows by using many open source alternatives. I'm sure a lot of users here don't use Linux, but I for one do, and I will always stand by the Ubuntu philosophy:

"A person with Ubuntu is open and available to others, affirming of others, does not feel threatened that others are able and good, for he or she has a proper self-assurance that comes from knowing that he or she belongs in a greater whole and is diminished when others are humiliated or diminished, when others are tortured or oppressed."

For anyone interested in using open source software, here are a few links to great sites with alternatives to pretty much any software out there, for free. No, I am not linking you to pirated software. I am linking you to open source, free and legal software.

OSALT - Open Source ALTernatives
alternativeTo - Alternative Programs for Windows, Mac, Linux, Mobile

I got my two tickets to see Pink Floyd in September!! SO PSYCHED!!!

Finally, after corrupting my Windows 7 partition during installation of Ubuntu 10.04, I guess Linux decided it didn't want to dual-boot after all :D So I deleted Windows and installed Ubuntu 10.04 LTS and I must say, there has definitely been a lot of improvements and awesome features. A few of the main features I like are:

1) Support for the iPhone 3GS / iPod Touch in it's out-of-box state. I even tested this out via LiveCD and I tried Ubuntu before installing it. Connected my iPhone 3GS to the computer and boom, iPhone icon on desktop and I could see it in Rhythmbox. Haven't yet tried to put songs on / off of iDevice yet.

2) Social integration has made it's appearance and it's so easy. There is a second menu-bar right next to the shutdown bar and you can add Facebook, Twitter, etc. to it and get notifications. Also, the Envelope icon next to the date/time icon lets you access your chats and Twitter / Facebook networks. It's very cool :)

And yeah, haven't played around a lot yet, just got it all setup after 2 hours. Very impressed none the less :)

I'm REALLY exited for the newest LTS release of Ubuntu 10.04 coming this Thursday. The new theme looks amazing and I've heard awesome new features, such as out-of-the-box support for the iPhone, 3GS & iPod Touch!!! Awesome news :)

Anyone else really stoked about the upcoming performances of Rush and Pink Floyd?!?! I am REALLY excited and I hopefully will be able to see them. If I can't see both, I'll definitely choose Pink Floyd as I already saw Rush for their Snake and Arrows 2010 tour, which was awesome :)

Anyone else going?

I turn 20 today. Yay :) So, anyone get me anything? :P

I was bored so I decided to make a blog about all the books I want to read, and make them into a check list.

[ ] 1984

[ ] A Clockwork Orange

[ ] A Catcher In the Rye

- Star Wars
--- [ ] Episode I - The Phantom Menace
--- [ ] Episode II - Attack of The Clones
--- [ ] Episode III - Revenge of The Sith
--- [ ] Episode IV - A New Hope
--- [ ] Episode V - The Empire Strike Back
--- [ ] Episode VI - Return of The Jedi

- Artemis Fowl
--- [ ] Artemis Fowl
--- [ ] The Arctic Incident
--- [ ] The Eternity Code
--- [ ] The Opal Deception
--- [ ] The Lost Colony

[ ] The Hobbit

- The Lord of The Rings
--- [ ] The Fellowship of The Ring
--- [ ] The Two Towers
--- [ ] The Return of The King

And ya. So far that's it. If I find some more books, I'll definitely add them to my check list.

FINALLY got an iPhone 3GS. Got some money from Xmas and went out to Bell and bought this bad boy. Must say, I'm very pleased with it. I jailbroke it using blackra1n, however, it is a TETHERED jailbreak, meaning it needs to be connected to a computer and run the exploit each time you reboot/turn it off. Pain, but most things I can do without rebooting. Overall, I'm very pleased with my phone :)