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Ubuntu 7.10 – Gutsy Gibbon
OK, so I have spent the last week strictly using Ubuntu at home. It has been quite nice learning my way through the installation and configuration. I’ve gotten the advanced desktop working – you’ve probably seen the videos online of people using it and having a cube of desktops to spin through. I’ve got DVD…
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Where is Common Decency?
Over the span of my short life of 29 years, I have seen human decency fall lower than I thought it could. Respect for other people’s space, beliefs, health, privacy, property, and rights (to name a few) is almost a myth. Just 10 years ago, when someone noticed that a person didn’t cuss in their…
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Texas Rice Festival
It was fun. I had a good time. The food was great. I have something else to talk about, but I don’t feel I can do it without serious repercussions. I hate it when something is going on that I can’t write about, because I really need a way to vent. Oh, well…
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175,000,000 Listeners
A guy (we’ll call him L) at work today was talking during lunch about Howard Stern. He made the statement that Howard Stern got as rich as he is because he is the highest rated talk show host in the country. I objected to his claim, and he retaliated by claiming that Howard Stern has…
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New Season
A lot seems to have happened since my last post. I’ll keep it short, though. I started my new degree plan at LIT this semester. I am studying for an Associates in Instrumentation Technology. It should allow me to stay busy throughout my life. So far, I’m doing very well in all three of my…
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Humberto
Last night was really strange. I went to bed thinking that Humberto was just a tropical storm. I couldn’t sleep due to the noises the wind was causing my house to make. About two hours after I laid down, the power went out and came back on several times. I heard a bang in the…