DICT protocol

Did you know there is a way to access dictionary through terminal? It is accomplished by using DICT protocol. According to Wikipedia (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DICT):

“DICT is a dictionary network protocol created by the DICT Development Group. It is described by RFC 2229. Its goal is to surpass the Webster protocol and to allow clients to access more dictionaries during use. Dict servers and clients use TCP port 2628.”

To try it out, open up your terminal and enter this line:

curl dict://dict.org/d:word_for_lookup

In the following example I’ve used word “seldom”:

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS available

Hardy is here!!! Can’t wait to try it out. This version has Long-term support.
As in the past, two versions of Ubuntu are available:

Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Desktop Edition – Supported to 2011
Ubuntu 8.04 LTS Server Edition – Supported to 2013

You can download it here:

http://www.ubuntu.com/getubuntu/download

Or, you can use official torrents (all Ubuntu versions included) – available here:

http://torrent.ubuntu.com:6969/

My Gutsy desktop

Here is my new Gutsy desktop.

It’s not finished yet. So far this is how it looks: