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RHEL 7 Beta: Initial Test Drive (Updated)

(Note: This is not about server use, but desktop use and building custom packages for such use.) The long-awaited beta for RHEL 7 has arrived. You’ll have to wade through some stuff to get an account so you can apply … Continue reading

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Conspiracies Abounding

All government is a conspiracy; people conspire to hold power over others because we wouldn’t call it “government” if some small group were not exercising authority over others. Let’s unpack this. The Internet has done more to place information in … Continue reading

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Limited Liability

In quantum morality, we each carry a limited liability. The trick is to learn the limits, not mythologize them. Yesterday was my run day, but with the route still buried under ice and snow, I took it to the gym. … Continue reading

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WordPress Getting Stupid with Me

Maybe you got the notice, too. WP is now demanding a cellphone number they can text “for security purposes.” I don’t do texting on my cellphone and it never sees the Net. Google-Blogger did this to me and I had … Continue reading

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Truth Needs No Defense

First, take a moment to play out in your mind all the different meanings of the title of this post. Right here in Oklahoma, we have a monument to the Ten Commandments on state property. It’s been there since last … Continue reading

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Shepherd Tough

We are shepherds; we exult in our toughness. Not that we idolize the little engine that could, but we each seek to be the little engine that would. It is not the toughness of “we can do it” but of … Continue reading

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New Book Draft

The Debian newbie draft is finished, now in single HTML document format. It will stay there until it’s obsolete, but for now it’s not linked anywhere else. I’d like anyone willing to read it and tell me what you think: … Continue reading

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Outline of CompSec

It’s Sunday and the prophet has a burden to share: Learn how to surf the Net safely. Most Internet users are not sufficiently paranoid, and they leave way too many doors open for the kind of activity they engage. Most … Continue reading

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Job 19

For once, Job comes close to a direct answer to their accusations. Yet, because he uses reverse wording, most Western commentators miss the point. Again, Job does not accuse God of injustice. Rather, he warns his visitors that if they … Continue reading

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Linux on a Toshiba Satellite C855D-S5104 (Updated)

This thing is pretty low spec, starting with a dual-core 1.3Ghz processor. It comes with Win8 and I would personally never tolerate that on any of my computers. While I am capable of helping my clients set theirs up and … Continue reading

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