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RHEL 6.0-Beta Additional Multimedia Stuff
Note: The linked text instructions are sorely out of date and no longer work with the current release or RHEL 6, nor will it work with the Beta-2 release before it. I’m betting it will not work with either of … Continue reading
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Tagged computers, linux, redhat
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Greece and More: What to Expect
Vox Day has it covered well. Without dragging in the mysterious Illuminati, he explains the real conspiracy in terms of function, not labels. There exists a known coterie of wealth and power in the world who don’t love Jesus and … Continue reading
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Tagged culture, economics, government, survival
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ATI and Nvidia Broken on RHEL 6
Update: In the comments below, Sean Kane provides a detailed explanation of how to get NVIDIA to work. Thank you very much, Sean! Second Update: For those of you using ATrpms Repo, the NVIDIA kernel modules can be installed directly, … Continue reading
RHEL 6.0 Beta Test Drive
Downloaded the DVD ISO from RedHat; even gave them my details representing Open for Business. I’ll be writing a longer report for that, but for now, just a few notes. Because I’m using a new-ish Radeon HD 4350 card on … Continue reading
Nothing Is What It Seems
The title is not simply some goofy, out-of-touch, mystical statement about things in general. It’s the literal truth of this world: Everything you think you know is likely sheer nonsense. If you have ever seen and worked with military PSYOPS, … Continue reading
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Tagged government, resistance, survival, war
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First Brush with Lucid Lynx
This time, I chose the upgrade using the Update Manager. Naturally, due to the massive competition from thousands of others doing the same thing, it took five hours over my cable connection. That’s no big deal. The jump from 9.10 … Continue reading
Selected Failures of Western Civilization
Efficiency does not scale. Just because you can detect refinements does not mean they will work. No living human, nor group of them, can effectively account for even a minimum of complex factors when attempting to apply efficiency measures above … Continue reading
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Tagged economics, government, propaganda
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Chrome Browser for Linux: Worth a Shot
All browsers stink. Some are simply able to choke you less. I am fully aware Google lies about compromising your privacy. Very early on I knew they were allied with the CIA and other clandestine agencies of the US government … Continue reading
Mate Selection: The Eyes Lie
After 30+ years, I confirm today I could not have made a better choice in whom to marry. It won’t matter how you choose to measure such things; my wife is the one smartest decision I ever made. You would … Continue reading
Customer Is Not Always Right
The other half of my complaint — too much of Open Source is so developer centric it can quickly become anti-user — is sometimes the user wants the wrong thing. But it’s not so easy to untangle this mess, since … Continue reading