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Overwhelming Generosity (Updated)

Posted on August 25, 2011 by ehurst

I’m at a loss for words due to a generous computer ministry client. I spent the whole evening, up almost to midnight, helping someone. It was no big deal; these are fine people and old friends. Their Sony Vaio RS620G … Continue reading →

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Squeeze, FFMPEG and MP3 Conversions

Posted on August 17, 2011 by ehurst

Debian Squeeze: Things have changed and there seems to be poor notice from the developers. I still like to find my old favorite songs on YouTube and strip out the audio track to make an MP3. It’s gotten a little … Continue reading →

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The Laptop Oracles: Preface

Posted on August 17, 2011 by ehurst

Edward, a madman and prophet of Jehovah, typing on a Dell laptop: The West is dying, and will be overtaken by the Networked Civilization. We shall have world governments, but the only ones which remain very long will build on … Continue reading →

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Can't Take the Linux Desktops Seriously

Posted on August 9, 2011 by ehurst

As I’ve said before: There will never be a “Year of the Linux Desktop.” I’ve been following the commentaries, both big names and nobodies, on the new GNOME 3 desktop, as well as more comments on KDE 4. If you … Continue reading →

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RHEL 6 for the Clueless: Intel Graphics

Posted on June 26, 2011 by ehurst

Update: The latest version — 6.5 — shows this problem less often than in the past. Using a Netinstall CD I got things to work just fine on a machine with Intel graphics, so this issue has been at least … Continue reading →

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No One Speaks for Me

Posted on June 26, 2011 by ehurst

There is a vast world of ordinary people out there who are used and abused, particularly in the world of computing. When it comes to the very fundamental questions of life, I exempt no one from the duty to find … Continue reading →

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Virtual Civilization

Posted on June 9, 2011 by ehurst

Inherent in the Covenant of Noah is the requirement to build a civilization, but with a great deal of flexibility. To be civilized is to embrace the rules necessary to live peacefully in close quarters with other humans. A civilization … Continue reading →

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This Is Not the Year of the Linux Desktop

Posted on May 18, 2011 by ehurst

I’m writing this from my Linux box, and once again, there is always something broken. Don’t tell me your distro is the best, that if only everyone else would get behind it, Linux could overtake Windows or whatever else is … Continue reading →

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The On-going Trainwreck of the Linux Desktop

Posted on May 10, 2011 by ehurst

Opinionated rant follows… KDE died for me with the birth of the new philosophy in KDE 4. Granted, the Trinity Project keeps hope alive, but frankly that community lacks the resources for delivering the goods beyond the Kubuntu desktop. I’m … Continue reading →

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Transparency and Vision

Posted on May 5, 2011 by ehurst

You cannot easily see the truth if you aren’t willing to be the truth. Whoever you are, I am no better than you. At most, I am simply somewhere out ahead of you. More likely, this blog simply offers some … Continue reading →

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