Monthly Archives: June 2009

Unspeakable Foolishness Called “Democracy”

Posted on June 30, 2009 by ehurst

Democracy in the widest sense of the word includes any system of government by which the people decide things. A republic is simply indirect democracy. The result of making it indirect is to slightly slow the degradation inherent in the … Continue reading →

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No Life on the Commandline

Posted on June 29, 2009 by ehurst

It was fun, and I really gave it a good run. I tried hard to make things work the way I needed them to work, but it was not to be. At least, not yet. I have found evidence there … Continue reading →

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FreeBSD: Busted

Posted on June 28, 2009 by ehurst

I’m posting this from a borrowed Windows machine. FreeBSD was a bust. I got the whole thing optimized and ready to rock-n-roll, but most of the ports I needed were broken. That is, they refused to build, or did crazy … Continue reading →

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Squeeze Too Dependent on X

Posted on June 27, 2009 by ehurst

I’m finding I can’t even install Groff without X. I was willing to learn how to mark up in troff so I could print a few things now and then, but I can’t get the basic Groff package without heavy … Continue reading →

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Console Keyboard: No Help

Posted on June 25, 2009 by ehurst

After reading countless webpages, manpages, and everything I could find, I realize it’s pointless to try to fix the Debian console keymap files. In the first place, Debian places in the keymaps tons of useless keystrokes no human could possibly … Continue reading →

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Console Life: Adjustments

Posted on June 24, 2009 by ehurst

This is not about what you should do if you run the console, but what I have experience with Squeeze on my Inspiron 4100 laptop. I tested the Radeon Framebuffer (“radeonfb”). While it does work, it’s not quite right. There … Continue reading →

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Clarity: Market versus Government

Posted on June 23, 2009 by ehurst

We need a little clarity here. At places like LewRockwell.com, you’ll find the underlying theme, often bluntly stated, of preferring the Free Market over the State. For those of us who serve Christ, the eternal viewpoint is the Market and … Continue reading →

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Life on the Console: Debian Squeeze

Posted on June 22, 2009 by ehurst

Perhaps you can come up with your own reasons for it, but running Linux on the console only is certainly worth the effort. For example, a lot of really fine hardware still runs fine, but painfully slow if you run … Continue reading →

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When the Time Comes to Dump the Lackeys

Posted on June 22, 2009 by ehurst

So we now see yet another UK government memo indicting the Iraq War. Let’s back off a bit and take a broader perspective. I have long contended there are many ruling powers wearing no official title under any current government. … Continue reading →

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On the Console Again: Debian Squeeze

Posted on June 20, 2009 by ehurst

After making provisions on another system for my responsibilities to others, I have studied again the possibilities of moving my laptop back to a pure console Linux installation. I waded through some discussions over FreeBSD, NetBSD, Gentoo, and a few … Continue reading →

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