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Linux for the Common User
Because of my long experience with teaching in general, and teaching Linux in particular, I am a firm believer in task-oriented instruction for computers. I’ve been playing with Linux for about 20 years. I’m not a guru, just a power … Continue reading
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Quantum Missionary
Quantum reasoning allows us to integrate fully our personality and character even as we operate on multiple levels in differing contexts. It takes away the Western compartmentalization that leads to neuroses and schizophrenia. The very same mystical ethics that keep … Continue reading
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Tagged computers, debian, internet, linux, meat space, mysticism, technology, writing
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Slimboat Is Better than Chrome
Update: There have been reports of suspicious activity from Slimboat and Slim browsers. At least one user reported a distinct attempt to download malware coming from the running process. My own experience is that using Slimboat brings on a lot … Continue reading
VMWare Player on Wheezy
It doesn’t really matter why; you might have any number of reasons for needing to run Windows software on your Linux box. Sometimes WINE is enough. It works pretty good for things like Notepad++ and it’s not too bad if … Continue reading
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Tagged computers, debian, internet, linux, software, VM, VMWare Player, windows
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Compsec: Losing Control
The single greatest threat facing computer users is loss of control. Unaccountability is a two-edged sword. It’s bad enough people in power refuse to account for their actions to those affected, but we also have a full range of areas … Continue reading
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Debian and Xubuntu for Common Folks
There are an awful lot of WinXP class machines still running out there and there’s no reason to throw them away just because XP will be even more vulnerable than ever once the updates are discontinued in a few months. … Continue reading
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Tagged computer ministry, debian, economics, linux, software, technology, ubuntu
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Bits and Pieces 13
I’m testing a nutritional supplement, recommended to me by both Old Jules and the Mandala Lady. The official name is serratiopeptidase but it’s more commonly known as “serrapeptase”. It’s a body enzyme that fades from production beginning around age 20. … Continue reading
Net Speculation 2
This is nothing more than my gibbering mind dreaming up vague probabilities. I can’t account for whence some of it comes, but take full responsibility for the idiocy. Linux will soon be almost entirely a corporate product. It will remain … Continue reading
Internet Follies
The world is a mean and ugly place. That truth is a major element in my prophetic message, but it’s also a practical reality we experience every day. While the virtual world of the Internet reflects some elements of our … Continue reading
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This War We Can Fight
The consequences of cyber warfare are wholly different from fighting in meat space. Yes, there can be knock-on consequences into meat space, but that would be true of any human activity. I am not against violence, per se; I’m against … Continue reading
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Tagged computers, cyber warfare, internet, law, linux, media corporations, resistance
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