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Knowledge is Power
Daddy, I have The Information! I got the pamphlet! -Scarlett after grabbing a pamphlet at the bank
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The Library
Yesterday I went to the library to learn things so I can learn to work as a doctor -Scarlett
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Next time you hear about the 2nd Amendment to defend against tyranny….
Some folks (especially Americans) seem to think that their AR-15s are a guarantor that they can resist tyranny. But guns are an 18th century response to 18th century threats to democracy. Capital doesn’t need to point a gun at you to remove your democratic rights: it just needs more cameras, more cops, and a legal…
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We need to be the masters of our computers
The most important paragraph in Corey Doctorow’s essay: No, the worst part is that, like the lady who had to swallow the bird to catch the spider that she’d swallowed to catch the fly, any technical system that stops you from being the master of your computer must be accompanied by laws that criminalize information…
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Is All About that Bass a net positive message?
This isn’t the first time I mention this song on here. But I’ve been thinking about the lyrics a lot recently as it continues to play on the radio at the gym. A conversation on twitter yesterday with @AprilTara spurred me to put my thoughts on the blog. At first blush, the lyrics seem to…
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Kill an African American?
No problem! But kill an elk? You are going to get convicted, you monster! Jurors deliberated for about four hours before convicting Sam Carter on all nine counts he faced, which also included forgery and tampering with evidence. Carter shot “Big Boy” the bull elk with his buckshot-loaded shotgun as it grazed on fallen crabapples,…
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LEGO vs Playmobil
I know I’m late to coming across this, but I found a presentation where someone was explaining the idea behind Fedora.next where there are 3 core products: Fedora Server, Fedora Workstation, and Fedora Cloud. But I also think it works rather well if you think of Gnu/Linux distros as LEGO sets and Windows/OSX as Playmobil.…
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October 2014 Video Games
Civilization V (18 hrs): Mesa Bros I noticed Dan was on my borders right when I started having the Cho Ku Nu, my special unit. Having played civ and RTS games with Dan, I figured it was strike or be struck. So I went to war. Unfortunately, Dan fights better than AI and because of…
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This story’s too good
For all those who say the only way to stop a bad guy with a gun is to have a gun….. “William Coleman III of Gresham, Oregon, was robbed of his Walther-brand P22 handgun. The gun was stolen by a young man who walked up to Coleman, pulled out his own gun, and said, ‘I…
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Exploring btrfs for backups Part 5: RAID1 on the Main Disks in the VM
So, back when I started this project, I laid out that one of the reasons I wanted to use btrfs on my home directory (don’t think it’s ready for / just yet) is that with RAID1, btrfs is self-healing. Obviously, magic can’t be done, but a checksum is stored as part of the data’s metadata…
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Today’s quote
A guy in a wheelchair with a hook for a hand is in a bad spot. -D.D. from work (who is wheelchair bound, but does not have hooks for hands)
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More On The Soul-Killing Music Industry
Posts like this one and others I’ve mentioned recently help explain why I’ve had an increase in hatred of pop music as my music tastes have expanded. (Although I don’t think there’s anything wrong with enjoying Bubblegum – as it was once known – most of it is garbage) The record industry, as with any…
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Scarlett and Birds
Don’t worry birds, I will feed you. Dad, feed the birds. -Scarlett speaking to the birds in the woods behind our house (and then to me) a couple weeks ago
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Ok, Now you try it. -Scarlett, handing me her new Slinky