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openSUSE 11.2 on Dell Inspiron 545 MT

It appears the kinks have been mostly worked out of the RC I tried previously. About the only reason I even considered turning away from Ubuntu/Xubuntu was because it could not properly communicate with my DVD-RW. I couldn’t play music … Continue reading

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Interstellar Anthropologist, Part 3: First Contact

Caution, indeed. His data indicated the most common name for the star was Dolores. For a moment Dr. Plimick’s mind chased several humorous threads from that name. Ancient literature brimmed with associations. What brought him back quickly was the utter … Continue reading

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The Interstellar Anthropologist, Part 2: Research

He stared into the darkened ceiling. The concept of “bureaucratic efficiency” had been an oxymoron since the creation of bureaucrats. His request for a separate space to simply sit and think quietly was almost unheard of in that day and … Continue reading

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openSUSE 11.2-RC1 64-bit Sound and Flash

Novell has taken the safe path like RHEL, in that they don’t include any controversial codecs and such with the distribution. However, unlike RHEL, Novell actually cripples their bundled media players, so that you have to rebuild them, get someone … Continue reading

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The Search Continues: Testing openSUSE 11.2

Because this machine is so new, I realize it will take awhile for my favorite Linux distro to catch up (CentOS). So I use what does work, and it gives me a chance to review other stuff I might not … Continue reading

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The Interstellar Anthropologist, Part 1: Travel

In the ancient literature, they called it “hyperspace.” Lacking the conceptual tools for discussing the means for spatial displacement which didn’t require actually crossing the space, they came up with a word which missed the point, but was still popularly … Continue reading

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Opera Browser 10 Unstable on Linux 64-bit

This happens often enough it seems to be trend. I’m not the only one who experiences this. I found complaints on forums at Ubuntu and other Linux distros, as well as the Opera forums. It appears on all sorts of … Continue reading

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Progress on the Upgrade

Reference this post about praying for a computer upgrade: I received a promise of assistance in purchasing, to be paid back at a comfortable rate. This allows me to be just a little more aggressive about selecting something powerful enough … Continue reading

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Spiritual Data

It does not compute. I’m a theologian. If it makes you happy, you can prefix that with “amateur,” since I don’t get a dime for what I write or say. I’m not sure I care one way or the other … Continue reading

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Praying for an Upgrade

Poor baby. I’m giving her all she’s got and it’s just not enough any more. My Inspiron 4100 has a 1Ghz CPU with a half-GB of RAM. It’s not enough any more. I still love the little beast, and use … Continue reading

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