September, 2017 archive
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Scatter ye politeness where ye may
Lest people still enjoy the light of day.
Geeking Out 0
Slackware 14.2 with the old FVWM desktop environment. Fifteen years ago, FVWM was in vogue because it could be used to make a Linux distro look (sort of) like Windows 95. I’m running Slackware –Current on this here computer, but I have 14.2 in a VirtualBox virtual machine because I’m considering taking another shot at LFS.
Several years ago, I used FVWM for a while on Debian just for fun, but KDE or Enlightenment it’s not.
FVWM is still around and still supported, but not very popular any more.
Afterthought:
I’m using KDE on all three of my computers right now. One is running Magiea, one is running Debian, and one is running Slackware. (I’m a Slacker at heart–Slackware always works and never breaks.)
I guess I’m just a KDE kind of guy.
Make TWUUG Your LUG–Special Pizza Event 0
Learn about the wonderful world of free and open source. Use computers to do what you want, not what someone else wants you to do. Learn how to use GNU/Linux and its plethora of free and open source software to get stuff done with computers.
It’s not hard; it’s just different.
When: Monthly TWUUG meeting at 7:30 p. m. on the first Thursday of the month (September 7, 2017).
There will be no pre-meeting dinner. Free pizza and soft drinks will be supplied for this meeting.
Who: Everyone in TideWater/Hampton Roads with interest in any/all flavors of Unix/Linux. There are no dues or signup requirements. All are welcome.
Where: Lake Taylor Transitional Care Hospital in Norfolk Training Room (map). (Wireless and wired internet connection available.) Turn right upon entering, then left at the last corridor and look for the open meeting room.
The Power of Google, Reprise 0
Several days ago, I noted Josh Marshall’s musings on Google’s dominance of the Inner Webs and his concern that, with great power comes great temptation to abuse that power.
“Dreamers” and the Hollow Man 0
Dick Polman, in the context of a larger article on what Donald Trump’s punt on the DACA means for the Republican Party, cites Trump’s contradictory statements on immigrants over the years and concludes
One Degree of Separation 0
In The Roanoke Times, a Liberty University graduate shares the letter she wrote when she returned her Bachelors diploma to Jerry Falwell, Jr., in protest of Liberty’s political agenda.
Aside:
Busy day today.
War and Mongers of War 0
At The Guardian, Paul Mason opines that Trump will indeed go there. A snippet:
Been nice knowin’ ya.
Afterthought:
It’s truly disturbing that we have reached a point of hoping that Kim Jong-Un is the sane one.
Also, I think Donald Trump and his dupes, symps, and fellow travelers grossly over-estimate China’s influence over Kim Jong-Un.
A Hostile Political Climate 2
Thom reports that the Trump administration is asking scientists not to refer to climate change or global warming.
Civic Duty, Reprise 0
Rekha Basu explains that “civic duty” means serving the civitas, not the privatas.
“An Armed Society Is a Polite Society” 0
Fill your home with politeness.
Authorities say officers were flagged down Saturday by a woman crying hysterically and found the boy in a master bedroom of the home. A semi-automatic handgun was nearby and a drawer to a nightstand was open.