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Monthly Archives: April 2009
Storm of Lies in the Forecast
As others have said elsewhere more eloquently than I, the major media and the mainstream information sources serve only one purpose: deception. While they may feel they are serving their own bottom line, that simply explains why they have no … Continue reading
Paths to Tyranny
Someone very close to me took some FEMA courses a decade ago. They were stunned by the very obvious euphemisms for treating the population like cattle. While it did not figure large in the materials, there was an obvious assumption … Continue reading
On the March
My body simply refused to cooperate any longer with significant jogging. It’s just as well, since my personal interests are moving in another direction. Perhaps the number one survival skill is what the military calls “road marching.” Aside from jogging, … Continue reading
Linux Migration for the Home PC User, Part 8
The ultimate step in DIY Linux for the home PC user is building a piece of software for yourself. In essence, that is what we will do here, but we will take some shortcuts to make it as painless and … Continue reading
Let’s Clarify Torture
Update: See below. You can ramble on for days about official definitions, provisions, and every other semantic weaseling you like, but we all know what torture is. Any honest definition includes using fear, repulsion, hatred, pain and other highly emotional … Continue reading
Linux Migration for the Home PC User, Part 7
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Part 6 Making Adjustments Even if you were quite active in reconfiguring the ways Windows looked and acted, you’ll probably be surprised at the number of things Linux allows you … Continue reading
Linux Migration for the Home PC User, Part 6
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Part 5 Let’s add another repo. I’m going to choose for you the one I have found most likely to offer what you want or need, with the least amount of difficulty, … Continue reading
Torture: Dental Disregard
Now, don’t make the mistake of thinking I’m about to tell you how important it is you take good care of your teeth. You already know that. No, I’m referring to the total disregard most dentists have for poor people. … Continue reading
Linux Migration for the Home PC User, Part 5
Part 1 Part 2 Part 3 Part 4 Be careful using the Linux command line — it can be very addictive. You don’t have to be a hobby fanatic to enjoy the power of what’s often called “pure computing.” But … Continue reading
We Have Found the Enemy
For those of you living in the US, and perhaps to some degree in the UK, let us digest some of the latest news in terms of what it means on a broader scale. Frankly, if you need a bunch … Continue reading