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Hardin, MT: Black Ops Takeover? (Updated)

Posted on September 30, 2009 by ehurst

A little town out near Billings, MT. They were railroaded into approving a huge private prison complex, but they never got any contracts. So somebody made of with lots of loot on a municipal bond issue and the city is … Continue reading →

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That Was Fun

Posted on September 25, 2009 by ehurst

So playing with the old Pavilion 542x was fun, even educational. In the end, Windows is about the only thing you can run on it and expect the ACPI to work. At all. With Win2K it runs just about as … Continue reading →

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Not Free

Posted on September 16, 2009 by ehurst

Americans are not free. I recall being required during the first few days of Army Basic Training to learn that Lee Greenwood song: “I’m proud to be an American, where at least I know I’m free.” It’s not truth, but … Continue reading →

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Aargh! That Flickering Screen

Posted on September 12, 2009 by ehurst

If you have a nice LCD, count yourself blessed, indeed. I’m still stuck with this old Dell D-1028L. While the 17″ screen is big enough, and I don’t at all mind viewing at 1024×768, this thing drives me nuts on … Continue reading →

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It’s Getting Old Already

Posted on September 8, 2009 by ehurst

So now they are proposing fining anyone who doesn’t pay for health insurance. Another special interest group handed billions on a silver platter. HMOs exist to make a profit, and they do so by finding excuses to deny you medical … Continue reading →

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OpenSUSE Wins One (Updated)

Posted on August 27, 2009 by ehurst

FreeBSD couldn’t cut it on my Pavilion after all. Once I got it all built from source and tried to run the X server, it refused to find a usable screen. Running the HAL/DBus service didn’t help at all. So … Continue reading →

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Welcome Back, Crater

Posted on August 24, 2009 by ehurst

Back when I first started learning Linux and BSD, I went through a series of cranky machines, mostly used in part or in whole. I began giving them names based on some previous theme I had back in the military, … Continue reading →

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Yes, Claire, It’s Time — and Then Some

Posted on July 7, 2009 by ehurst

Claire Wolf once asked “Is It Time, Yet?” People who actually take the time to read what she had to say will realize it was “time” a long time ago, in the moral sense. You don’t have to read between … Continue reading →

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Console Keyboard: No Help

Posted on June 25, 2009 by ehurst

After reading countless webpages, manpages, and everything I could find, I realize it’s pointless to try to fix the Debian console keymap files. In the first place, Debian places in the keymaps tons of useless keystrokes no human could possibly … Continue reading →

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On the Console Again: Debian Squeeze

Posted on June 20, 2009 by ehurst

After making provisions on another system for my responsibilities to others, I have studied again the possibilities of moving my laptop back to a pure console Linux installation. I waded through some discussions over FreeBSD, NetBSD, Gentoo, and a few … Continue reading →

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