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Monthly Archives: December 2011
Program Notes: CentOS Laptop Coming
That is, if I can get this inherited machine working. Traded for a Dell Latitude D620. A decent system, but the power jack appears to be disconnected inside. Works okay if the battery is charged up, but none of my … Continue reading
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Tagged computers, linux, redhat
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Dodging That Slice
No matter where you live in this world, our insane SOPA and PIPA legislation is going to affect you. That is, unless you have no dealings or contact with any American residents — in which case, you would not be … Continue reading
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Tagged computers, government, internet, oppression, resistance
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Inventory
Today’s a good day to consider what is before us. As noted yesterday here, martial law is now officially the law of the land. I still believe it will take awhile for things to gear up. However, crushing dissent has … Continue reading
For My Next Adventure… (Updated)
I’m getting older, but I’m not yet old enough to have lost all wanderlust. Sadly, my next adventure could be some form of custody. Yes, there is much hyperbole there. I rather expect I would have some form of lead … Continue reading
Welcome to Martial Law
I rather like the definition of Martial Law offered at Wikipedia. Each of the two houses of Congress have passed their version of the National Defense Authorization Act for 2012. For the House, it was HR 1540, and in the … Continue reading
Just a Few
People do change. But very few of them change at any given time, and seldom do they change very much. Radical turn-arounds are quite rare. Human behavior remains subject to much manipulation, but human nature itself is burned in. This … Continue reading
Fraudulent Use of My Personal Info
I’m trying to imagine why, but someone seems to have lifted my personal contact details and posted a bogus resume on several job websites, such as Monster. First, I got a bunch of notices from the websites. I’ve complained to … Continue reading
Sheep, Sheep Dogs and Shepherds
Human excellence is self-selecting. Sheep don’t think of themselves as sheep. They consider themselves people, all different, all special. Sheep dogs think in terms of what they do, which is face down the threats. They aren’t likely to intervene much … Continue reading
News Used and Abused
All of us are abused in one way or another. How would we classify it? There’s folks who don’t know they are being abused, but we can’t always pity them if they like it or just don’t care either way. … Continue reading
Recommended Listening: Judith de los Santos
You cannot compare artists objectively. You can only say what it is you like most. That’s what art is about. I suppose for some of us, music does that. It touches something inside, and for each of us, there is … Continue reading