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Desktop CentOS 7: Added Repos

Posted on July 20, 2014 by ehurst

This is simply my own recommendation. In order to run CentOS 7 on the desktop, most folks want stuff you can’t get from CentOS directly. For example, most of us still use websites that require Flashplayer. Adobe has set up … Continue reading →

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Psalm 7

Posted on July 19, 2014 by ehurst

People who don’t understand the Hebrew style of logic regard this psalm as wandering from one idea to another. They even imagine it might be several short bits thrown together, as if Hebrew scholars were no wiser than half-grown children. … Continue reading →

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Information Activist 2

Posted on July 19, 2014 by ehurst

If “activist” means striving to force a change in government policy, then I am not one of them. It seems I often have to explain why we are not supposed to participate in democratic government: It’s fundamentally immoral. Democracy is … Continue reading →

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PySolFC on CentOS 7: Tk Errors

Posted on July 19, 2014 by ehurst

So you either built it from SRPMs or simply got the necessary libraries and got the source. Either way, you’ve got PySolFC on your CentOS/RHEL 7 machine and it won’t work. If you try to launch it from the CLI, … Continue reading →

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FYI: Yet Another Risk Factor in Windows

Posted on July 18, 2014 by ehurst

Hackers have found a way to incorporate that highly advanced NSA-grade spyware into their criminal malware. Is anybody surprised? Where computer technology is concerned, my whole mission is enabling the transmission of truth. Anything that hinders that is my enemy, … Continue reading →

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Mission Technology and Technology Mission

Posted on July 18, 2014 by ehurst

In terms of our meat space activity, the mission always comes first. Nobody said you can’t have hobbies and entertainment, but you must evaluate them as to whether they hinder the mission. No one ever really grows up to the … Continue reading →

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Moral Discernment

Posted on July 17, 2014 by ehurst

It’s never what I expect. That has never hindered me serving fruitfully, but it seems to be a given that I’ll be looking in the wrong direction when it comes. So I have learned to spend less time on developing … Continue reading →

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Computer Ministry Notes Mid-June 2104

Posted on July 16, 2014 by ehurst

It’s been a quiet few days. I spent the time upgrading my laptop to stronger network diagnostic and recovery tools, starting with installing CentOS 7. It’s currently all 64-bit, with none of the typical 32-bit support for now. This is … Continue reading →

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The Doctrine of Leverage

Posted on July 16, 2014 by ehurst

Our doctrine is that changing human behavior requires leverage. Any leverage we might have comes from God alone. God may permit humans to chase a lot of different approaches for gaining leverage, but His moral character restricts His servants to … Continue reading →

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CentOS 7 Install Notes

Posted on July 15, 2014 by ehurst

Go here and choose your mirror, then your ISO. The KDE-Live and GNOME-Live don’t install, just run from DVD to get a preview. The other Live-CD is GNOME but a lot of larger packages removed so it fits on a … Continue reading →

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