I've been an xkbset user for a long while now (I'd estimate at least since 2001). I'm someone who can't stand two things when working with laptops:

• 1) I hate it when they don't have a 3rd mouse button (for all my handy-dandy copy/paste goodness under X)
• 2) I hate it when they have all these damned unused keys all over the keyboard (Windows key, Internet Explorer key, email key, "arrow clicky on an abstract pull-down menu key")

Well, the wunnerful thing about Linux and X is that I could remap those useless keys to more useful functions. Couple this fact with the powerful fbkeys in Fluxbox, and I can set up some pretty useful combinations.

For example, in every laptop I've had thus far there's been a useless Windows key down on the left of the keyboard between the CTRL and the ALT. This is as good a place as any for a middle mouse button, so I've always remapped it with some variation of the following:

xkbset m
xkbset exp =m
xmodmap -e "keycode 115 = Pointer_Button2 Pointer_Drag2"

(Obviously, keycode 115 has to be changed when that number isn't valid)

Anyway, everything's been hunky-dory for a while now and I've been a content and happy beaver... At least, until sometime this last week....

Just a smattering of stuff, no real set topic.

• My.Debian. is a neat little site I recently discovered and intend to put the RSS feed on my site. Honestly, the content is all over the board, with some basic stuff most Linux users should already know mixed with some really neat obscure stuff that is useful to know (like this post on VirtualBox and vboxmanager.) Any Debian, Ubuntu, or Debian-based distro user should check it out.
• Game graphics during the 8-bit era. Stumbled on this yesterday, posted it to FGIJ with general applause. Definitely a nice trip down memory lane, I cut my graphical teeth on the old 8-bit Atari computers. Interesting stuff for anyone who was a part of that scene.
• I purchased Endless Ocean for the Wii a while back. I've really been impressed by this non-game, it's a unique and enjoyable experience, even if a lot of the general game reviewer community is panning it. It's so unique, in fact, that I will be very tempted to include it in this year's Sam's Video Game Awards.