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Vista Not So Bad
Okay, coming from a mostly Linux/BSD background, with some limited Windows experience, I’m surprised so many people whine about Vista. Granted, it’s apparently slower than Win7 on most recent machines. However, I found the UAC default settings to be tolerable. … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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