Month: October 2008
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ss, com_err, e2fsprogs-libs blocking
No doubt your wondering what to do about blocking packages in Gentoo. The latest example involves a new package called sys-libs/e2fsprogs-libs. It seems e2fsprogs-libs now includes functionality that was performed by sys-libs/ss, sys-libs/com_err, and sys-fs/e2fsprogs. The solution is to unmerge sys-libs/ss, sys-libs/com_err, and sys-fs/e2fsprogs then update like normal. ebrake@scanner ~ $ emerge -pvuDN world These…
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Sarah Palin for the Win
All the polling numbers you see Obama vs. McCain are misleading. They are all asking the wrong question. The actual election this year is Obama vs. Palin and I can prove it. Sarah Palin is Blue. B. Hussein Obama is Red. John McCain is yellow. Using Google Trends you can graph the popularity of arbitrary…
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Dealer Warranty Services Reloaded
Dealer Warranty Services is still sending out those misleading post cards. Everything I said before still applies. The latest news about the lawsuits in Missouri comes from August when National Dealers Warranty Inc was forced to change the way they do business and pay almost $30,000 in fines. A St. Louis-area business that sent misleading…
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Hardcore Kernel Literature
Previously, my hard core Linux kernel news has come from free sources like kerneltrap and kernelnewbies. When I started tracking the development kernel releases. I wanted more information about the changes coming and what it meant for my hardware. When kerneltrap is writing regular updates he provides pretty good information. kernelnewbies is another good source…
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Shatner Kicking Ass
A scene from Boston Legal has Bill Shatner kicking ass and taking names. In this scene, Denny Crane is held at gunpoint by a black man but the robber is too slow on the draw.
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Murder Your Virtual Husband, go to Real Prison
TOKYO, Japan (AP) — A 43-year-old Japanese woman whose sudden divorce in a virtual game world made her so angry that she killed her online husband’s digital persona has been arrested on suspicion of hacking, police said Thursday. The woman, who is jailed on suspicion of illegally accessing a computer and manipulating electronic data, used…
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BB&T Bank Passwords
I just happened to change my password recently on my online banking. I found out that Branch Banking and Trust (BB&T) limits the maximum password length to 12 characters, cannot contain any special characters like an exclamation point, and the passwords are not case sensitive. Screenshots are below of the online banking interface. Putting such…
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Resentful Givers and Ungrateful Takers
It’s amazing to watch a conversation between a liberal-minded person and conservative-minded person. They might be in the same room or on the same Internet forum but they are in orbits counter to each other around the same gravity well. Posted by DawgMa What it Means to be a Democrat I’m sure that some of…