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Accidental Conformity

Posted on October 22, 2009 by ehurst

I can give only what I have. Some say I am able to package it nicely, and it is surely a pleasure for me to do the wrapping. But in the end, it’s what’s inside the packaging that counts. It … Continue reading →

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Progress on the Upgrade

Posted on October 15, 2009 by ehurst

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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Praying for an Upgrade

Posted on October 9, 2009 by ehurst

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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Tech Hardware: Nvidia Dumps on Users Again

Posted on October 4, 2009 by ehurst

Over the past decade or so, fast 3D gamer display on your computer boils down to choosing either nVidia or ATI. Frankly, nVidia has had the edge most of that time. Competition has been pretty fierce, though, and now it … Continue reading →

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Denounce Me — I’m Running Windows

Posted on September 20, 2009 by ehurst

This old HP Pavilion 542x was built from cheap parts. The motherboard alone would tell you that: Trigem Imperial. Yeah, the thing is junk, but it’s been running fine since we bought it new. Well, as fine as WinXP Home … Continue reading →

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OpenSUSE Wins One (Updated)

Posted on August 27, 2009 by ehurst

FreeBSD couldn’t cut it on my Pavilion after all. Once I got it all built from source and tried to run the X server, it refused to find a usable screen. Running the HAL/DBus service didn’t help at all. So … Continue reading →

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While We’re Waiting…

Posted on August 26, 2009 by ehurst

I understand the FDIC 2nd Quarterly Report for 2009 has been staged for release tomorrow. That in itself means nothing, since bureaucracy seldom operates optimally. However, given the situation, waiting until a Thursday may well be a low-level tactical move. … Continue reading →

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CentOS 5.3 and ath5k

Posted on August 22, 2009 by ehurst

For a time I ran Etch on my Inspiron 4100 because I kept having trouble with my wifi card on CentOS. While the Backports site offered a recent kernel for Etch, I missed the RedHat world very much. After doing … Continue reading →

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Web of Lies

Posted on August 20, 2009 by ehurst

God granted humans the facility for speech with one purpose in mind: transmitting truth. Defining truth is covered elsewhere, this is about sharing it. The point is, using your speech to deceive, confuse and manipulate as the end result is … Continue reading →

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New Reasons to Use Linux

Posted on August 1, 2009 by ehurst

Let’s be clear: I don’t know all the details, don’t have a full range of understanding in computer technology. I’m pretty much a duffer. But I know what I like and what seems to work for me. What I do … Continue reading →

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