Yep, it happens. Sometimes a clone decides to go wonky. Imagine a scenario where one of forty fails to initialize graphics, when all forty have the same hardware, and boot from literally the same operating system. What to do? Upon … Continue reading
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When I learned that the SCO v. IBM case is amazingly, still alive, I figured I’d check out Pamela Jones’s old blog, http://groklaw.net. Sadly, when she said she was leaving the Internet in 2013, she meant it. However, I did … Continue reading
Yep, the title says it all. This is based on the previous post regarding RHEL6, and it is pure geekdom. Sometimes it is nice to have not only one X display start at boot, but two! My choice is to … Continue reading
Came across this photo essay from wired.com. This particular picture stands out in my mind, on so many levels: … Continue reading
Companies today are selling smaller solid state hard drives with systems with the idea that one can simply use cloud storage to relieve storage constraints. This is simply not the case. The “Cloud” as sold, is in fact, a lie. … Continue reading
One thing I see over and over again is the e-mail from friends that obviously reveals that their e-mail addressbooks have been compromised. Blast, after blast, after blast. The consequences of having viruses, malware, trojans, or worms on your computer … Continue reading
Recently, I have moved from supporting CentOS 5.7 in Amazon’s EC2 to CentOS 6.6. At the same time, VNC clients have moved from running on Windows 7 to Windows 10. A question came up, why does copy and paste not … Continue reading
As the holiday season comes and goes this year, families will undoubtedly be inundated with new gadgets that hook into the home wifi network. We will marvel at our high technology prowess, and new found abilities and productivity. Yet, this … Continue reading
So here we go again. Lee Sedol is losing to Google’s AlphaGo. Man vs. machine. Jeopardy, chess, and now Go. The Internet is flooded with stories regarding the advancement of artificial intelligence based on this match. I will admit that … Continue reading
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