Deviant Art

Someone introduced me to Deviant Art a while back and now I have a gallery there –> http://kemcco.deviantart.com/ A few oil paintings I did a long time ago and some recent line art work of star ships that appear in…

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Untar a .bzp2

I've yet to get this one into my thick skull, so here it is and now I can search for it again. tar -xjvf

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Top Ten Reasons to Use Linux

10. Only seen when you update the kernel, not for your “Must Have” security updates. “You have successfully updated your computer, please reboot for the changes to take affect.” 9. The Shell. 8. Your application freezes X server, ctl-alt-f2 login…

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Why Use a Shell?

Recently a good friend of mine has been toying with Linux. He’s come at it with a largely open mind and has wrestled with getting some pretty complicated features working on his laptop. He’s a long time Windows user and…

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Dapper Drake Preview

https://wiki.ubuntu.com/DapperFlight4 The next version of Ubuntu is shaping up nicely.  I especially like the X-Chat notification windows in Gnome.  I hope they use a modern and “working” version of Evolution Exchange, so I can switch to Ubuntu at work. online…

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Unlocking The Sky

“Unlocking The Sky” by Seth Shulman If you think the Wright Brothers were American heros, you’ll hate this book.  If you think Microsoft is an unjust monopoly, you’ll like this book. online pharmacy buy cefixime without prescription with best prices…

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Heart of Darkness

“Heart of Darkness” by Joseph Conrad I admit to not having read this one in high school, but after seeing King Kong and being reminded of it yet again in another work of fiction, I finally gave it a read. …

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The Demon-Haunted World

“The Demon-Haunted World” by Carl Sagan Anyone who knows me very well, knows that I’m a big fan of Carl Sagan. I’ve read all his non-fiction books, most of them while I was still in high school. online pharmacy provigil…

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