Monthly Archives: July 2015

More Debian Coaxing

Posted on July 17, 2015 by ehurst

In response to an offline query — Folks in general are reluctant to learn about computer security. For all our reliance on computer technology, our society is amazingly ignorant of it. Indeed, you can sense a vast undercurrent of resistance … Continue reading →

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Refresh: I Recommend Debian

Posted on July 16, 2015 by ehurst

While I still believe that CentOS with all it’s locked down design is best for the average home/home-office user, it’s too confining for someone like me. Thus, I run Debian on all of my systems. On newer laptops, in particular, … Continue reading →

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Photolog 12: Good Days and Bad

Posted on July 16, 2015 by ehurst

Just a reminder: all images are clickable for a larger view. First, let me refer you back to a previous post about the Midwest City ride I took on a rainy day. Today I completed the intended loop. The first … Continue reading →

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Refresh: I Recommend CentOS

Posted on July 15, 2015 by ehurst

On the one hand, I despise most of what passes for Linux advocacy. Most Linux advocates are computer geeks. The computer geek culture is not at all mainstream, and cannot ever be mainstream. Geeks are geeks because they don’t even … Continue reading →

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Photolog 11: New Harrah Loop

Posted on July 14, 2015 by ehurst

I’ve decided to permanently change the Harrah Loop I use. This is part of my effort to make my typical rides longer than 30 miles (48km) by default. In theory, the Harrah Loop now starts near my home at SE … Continue reading →

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Terminal Notes

Posted on July 13, 2015 by ehurst

The title is merely my dark sense of humor: I’m making some necessary adjustments in my computer ministry. I’ll help you with Win7 and Vista. I’ll give you some limited help with Win8. I’ll help you a lot with running … Continue reading →

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Oriented

Posted on July 12, 2015 by ehurst

In strictest terms, to “orient” oneself is to face the east as the place of the rising sun. It so happens that, in terms of fundamental assumptions about reality, we would do far better to face the Ancient Near East, … Continue reading →

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Psalm 58

Posted on July 11, 2015 by ehurst

As with the previous psalm, this one uses the tune of “Do Not Destroy.” And like many other psalms, the Hebrew poetic grammar is quite difficult. In this case, I cannot go with the NET Bible’s translation work, so we … Continue reading →

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Photolog 10: More on Draper

Posted on July 11, 2015 by ehurst

Today’s ride was the typical Draper Loop. It’s nothing special, but during the summer, it means facing the headwinds on the outbound leg, and getting a tailwind boost on the way back when I’m tired. I rode out on Hiwasee … Continue reading →

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Friday Extra: We Call It “Solipsism”

Posted on July 10, 2015 by ehurst

It’s a tough game when you apply individual psychological assessments to whole nations. But if I offered you a government document and asked you to read the tone via standard psychological assessments, you’d get the idea. It’s not as if … Continue reading →

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