Tag Archives: linux

How Will You?

Posted on August 22, 2024 by ehurst

We are not in the First Century Roman Empire, nor are any of us Mediterranean subjects of Rome. This is a different world, different culture, different times, etc. Like many of you, I feel a deep sorrow over the evil … Continue reading →

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Kubuntu 24.04 on Dell Latitude 3540

Posted on August 21, 2024 by ehurst

Everything works out of the box, though it does require some effort to configure a couple of things. The biggest item: I got my laptop to hibernate on Kubuntu 24.04. A few years ago I wrote a long blog post … Continue reading →

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Adjusting Myself

Posted on August 18, 2024 by ehurst

Moral choices I’ve made over the years have consequences. In my twenties, I was offered a job in business management. It would have kept me from going to church, and at the time, that was more important to me, so … Continue reading →

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Epson LQ-590ii on CUPS/Linux

Posted on August 15, 2024 by ehurst

I got it to work. After hours of searching on the Net using multiple search engines, I never saw anyone explain how to make this work, so I invested some time, lots of wasted paper and no end of frustration … Continue reading →

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Ask Me Why

Posted on July 31, 2023 by ehurst

The subsystem in Linux called systemd is okay… until it’s not. From what I read in the commentary online, the kernel itself is less complicated and Byzantine than systemd. Yet, systemd is controlled by a tiny few people who are … Continue reading →

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Faith Puzzle

Posted on July 27, 2023 by ehurst

There’s a Java game you can get for free: jShisen. There’s an installer for Windows and a zipped file for everyone else. For Windows, you’ll need to be sure and get Java installed. I recommend you get it here. It’s … Continue reading →

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Oppressive Technology

Posted on June 28, 2021 by ehurst

I’m laughing: If you’re curious how entrenched older Windows versions are, we can get a good estimate by visiting a dataset maintained by the United States Government Digital Analytics Program. This dataset contains a rolling summary of visitors to US … Continue reading →

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What God Puts in Your Hands

Posted on September 25, 2020 by ehurst

This is strictly prophecy, not technical advice. I have a very strong sense that Big Tech will survive the implosion of the USA. Google will continue to expand their vertical integration of Internet services, and thus their control. Amazon will … Continue reading →

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Odds and Ends 07

Posted on July 1, 2019 by ehurst

It’s been a fixit day. It began early with Veloyce’s Jetta. I endeavored to change the spark plugs and the PCV valve. Neither is a simple, straightforward task on VWs. I had to make a tool to fish the plugs … Continue reading →

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Linux on HP Pavilion 590-p0044

Posted on June 28, 2019 by ehurst

First, perform due diligence. You need a Linux distro with a recent kernel to handle the Vega 11 graphics. I tested Ubuntu 19.04, Xubuntu 19.04 and OpenSUSE Leap 15.1. These three all handled it just fine, but Xubuntu was the … Continue reading →

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