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In this Podcast comprookie attempts to explain some tips on staying motivated.

Larry the cow is Gentoo's prized mascot and he is not getting the respect he deserves. Just about every other Linux distribution, their mascot is adorned on t-shirts and other types of schwag, but not Larry, he cannot even decide his gender. Please help up fix this terrible injustice by entering the Gentoo Larry Graphic's Contest and provide Larry the graphics he deserves.

LINKS:
Motivation
http://gentoo-pr.org/node/29

Larry Graphics Contest
http://www.gentoo.org/news/20100901-larry-contest-announcement.xml

OpenRC
http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/base/openrc/index.xml

Gentoo Live DVD
http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/pr/releases/10.0/faq.xml

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Interview with longtime Gentoo user Mona, third place finisher in the recent 2010 Gentoo screenshot contest. If you would prefer to read the interview, Mona provided a transcript below.

LINKS:
Gentoo Screenshots
http://www.gentoo.org/main/en/shots.xml

Interview Transcript
http://linuxcrazy.com/podcasts/mona.txt

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The Arch Testers team is responsible with helping x86 devs test packages which are to be marked stable. Arch testers are respected members of the community which the x86 team has recognized as being reliable and trustworthy. Have you been wanting to get involved? This is the perfect starting point!

LINKS:
Gentoo/x86 Arch Testers
http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/base/x86/at.xml

Writing Shell Scripts
http://www.linuxcommand.org/writing_shell_scripts.php

Commandline fu
http://www.commandlinefu.com/commands/browse

Doug Hellmann PyMOTW
http://www.doughellmann.com/PyMOTW/

Python email module
http://docs.python.org/release/2.6/library/email.html

The Easi-Reader Bookstand
http://www.amazon.com/Maxi-Aids-The-Easi-Reader-Bookstand/dp/B00014VVWG

Notebook sticker - Gentoo grey
http://www.linuxpusher.com/content/notebook-sticker-gentoo-grey

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Comprookie clones a failing hard drive. Meet the new Gentoo Council members.

LINKS:

http://www.gentoo.org/proj/en/council/

GParted Live
http://gparted.sourceforge.net/livecd.php

Clonezilla
http://clonezilla.org/

Podcast Headphones
http://linuxcrazy.com/downloads/headphones.jpg

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