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well, finally.

well, finally.
I spent the last few days trying to revive an old pII/350mhz PC.
Having exorcised redhat9, an ill-timed installation as this particular curse damned itself in favor of fedora days after I installed, I had to pick a sexy new distro to play with…so what else, but go with little-miss-popular, i.e. ubuntu?
After downloading the ISO [...]

So my brother, an aspiring evil scientist, plottin…

So my brother, an aspiring evil scientist, plotting to take over a flat of his own, has relocated to the land of golf, sheep, and men in skirts. He too has caught the blogger-flu, and now reports from Mighty Reason.
The real question is how much to extort from him in order to prevent me telling [...]

So here in covention land, I beheld some weirdness…

So here in covention land, I beheld some weirdness.
First off, faneuil hall has been a great for seeing big media, especially with MSNBC stationed there. They are not all my favorites – I watch CNN much more – but still amusing.
Of that crew, I got to see Joe Scarborough (not that exciting) and Tom Brokaw [...]

Remind me to leave scraps of writing around other …

Remind me to leave scraps of writing around other than phone numbers on ATM receipts; would you do that for me?
BlueEar.com Message: Albert Einstein’s last words (Isa Daudpota): “In essence, the conflict that exists today is no more than an old-style struggle for power, once again presented to mankind in semi-religious trap…”

Easily my favorite 7/4 related song – Today’…

Easily my favorite 7/4 related song –
Today’s the fourth of july
Another june has gone by
And when they light up our town I just think
What a waste of gunpowder and sky
I’m certain that I am alone
In harbouring thoughts of our home
It’s one of my faults that I can’t quell my past
I ought to have gotten [...]