They have closed many national parks and government websites, but The Healthcare Insurance Market Place is open. Are not 'selective shutdowns' illegal for political gain? U.S. Pres acting like a dictator. Also noticed he shutting down private businesses. http://www.theblaze.com/stories/2013/10/04/park-rangers-guard-inn-parking-lot-from-guests-during-shutdown/

I agree with Shadow of Eternity. I switched to Manjaro, easier and faster to install ;)

Gnome 3 is a faster way to navigate open windows, but I don't see anything ground breaking in this release to make me want to ditch Xfce.

I always read slashdot and love the old school look of slashcode. The new site looks just like every other wordpress site on the internet :(