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Kubuntu Guide 02

Posted on October 8, 2014 by ehurst

This is the second chapter in the book, and it’s pretty much a rehash of a previous post, so regular readers may want to skip this. ************ 02 — The Perils of Software Development If you have to watch out … Continue reading →

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New Project: Kubuntu, the Shortest Path from Windows to Linux

Posted on October 7, 2014 by ehurst

For my readers: The time has come to write the book that has gestated in the back of my mind for a year or more. As you know, I am no part of a Linux salesman. The whole point is … Continue reading →

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You’re Supposed to…

Posted on October 6, 2014 by ehurst

Context: Yes, I use Linux and Open Source stuff and I like it. Generally I prefer it; I hate the entire claptrap of corporate greed and materialism. However, that doesn’t mean Open Source development brings us to computing nirvana. Quite … Continue reading →

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Open Source Lapboard

Posted on October 1, 2014 by ehurst

So far as I am concerned, this design is public domain. That’s because the objective of this exercise is not the specific construction, nor the design, but the process of designing. I’ve built a couple of these and everybody loves … Continue reading →

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Playing with VMs

Posted on September 26, 2014 by ehurst

I had already been planning to install Debian 7 and CentOS 6 VMs on my Winbox again, when I got a strange email. Some print publisher wanted to grab my two Linux books and publish them. I told them they … Continue reading →

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Actively Non-activist and CompSec

Posted on September 23, 2014 by ehurst

If you are an activist of any sort, I might be able to help you with security. Context: I am not an activist. I am utterly certain that, while we might gain some simulacrum of limited political goals, the system … Continue reading →

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Some Vision

Posted on September 21, 2014 by ehurst

I participate in something that started long before. The dream of returning to a simpler faith without all the added folderol and misguided restrictions has been around since shortly after the last apostle died, around AD 100. The only complication … Continue reading →

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Bits and Pieces 17

Posted on August 25, 2014 by ehurst

At various times you’ll see modern Judaizers. After two millennia they are still at it, trying to drag Christians back under the Talmud. They don’t like the academic label “Judaizers” and claim various other terms, but it changes nothing. The … Continue reading →

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CentOS 7 Desktop: Unneeded Services

Posted on July 23, 2014 by ehurst

If you run Windows, you can find some really great advice from Black Viper about which services you need or don’t need and under what circumstances. Scroll down and check the page links he has. For quite some years his … Continue reading →

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The Newest Online Privacy Threat: Canvas

Posted on July 22, 2014 by ehurst

As a part of the various options webmasters have for displaying content in your browser, something called “canvas” can also be used for tracking. In essence, the webpage can instruct your browser to draw a picture that is not displayed. … Continue reading →

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