August 2009
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Anger Management in Real-Time: Assertive... →
“Always” and “never” are two words you should always remember never to use. Yet we frequently use them, especially when arguing about another person’s faults. “You ALWAYS forget to put the toilet seat down!” or “You NEVER roll the toothpaste from the bottom!” What style of communication uses these words this way? How might our language...
December 2008
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Success
It was a great success! All the students mocked while she cried and they did not care.
She cried. It was their success: stepping on her defenseless back, climbing her agony.
They did not care nor did they repent; their hearts closed, bolted successfully.
And her tears rolled down my cheeks as I wonder how can we be so cruel?
To Rachel, whose compassion and inclusiveness make me so proud.
November 2008
1 post
Figure of Sheep
When you finally see lupine eyes beneath wooly curls
it has already been too late for a very long time.
October 2008
5 posts
PIII Fluxbuntu PRINTS! (Thanks Mark) →
Dive Into Mark’s Ubuntu HOWTO Z to A gave me the clues I needed to rapidly get my PIII printing on two different networked printers. I you haven’t experienced Mark, you should. He turned me on to the power of Python and new ways to think about software. He turned me on to Rudy Rucker. And now he pointed to way to a needed solution.
“Two blondes sat together enjoying the full moon. One asked, “Which is...”
– Freedom from Blondage, p. 137
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Two Linux Installs
Last weekend I successfully installed Fedora 9 on an older desktop. It’s pretty sweet. I think I could almost switch to it for full-time use. This weekend, I wanted to try to revive a weaker machine … a Compaq PIII 800 with 128 M of RAM.
I started out with Xubuntu, which couldn’t pull off the partitioning step. After multiple attempts with various settings, I gave fluxbuntu a...
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September 2008
10 posts
Printable Papers →
Hundreds of papers you can download and print for free. We’ve got graph paper, lined paper, financial paper, music paper, and more.
Fold a Paper CD Case - Simple Version →
Instead of paying good cash for cd cases, which eventually break and end up in a landfill, how about creating your own, unique folded-paper cd cases that are biodegradable and take up a fraction of the space?
Print a Paper CD Case with Tracklist →
Use this website to create a PDF file which can be printed and folded to create a paper CD case. For folding directions, see the about section. To add more tracks, a mailing address, or graphics to the case, use the advanced form. Mix CD cases created with the advanced form can be optionally added to our public mix CD database. To create a case for an existing CD, use our CD search engine to find...
Auto Hot Key: AHK_main.ahk →
This is the Auto Hot Key (AHK) macro file used on my desktop featured at Lifehacker.com. The notable features are the management the hot-linked desktop ImportantStuff.txt.
Samurize MyConfig.ini →
This is the Samurize MyConfig.ini file used on my desktop featured at Lifehacker.com. The notable features are the eccentric pie chart 24-hour clock and the hot-linked desktop ImportantStuff.txt.
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There Is No Poetry in Privilege - a poem by your...
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My Tricked Out Desktops →
Lifehacker profiled my desktops on my laptop. A far more EXCITING experience than I had expected.
“When you realize how perfect everything is you will tilt your head back and...”
– Buddha
Percussion
I like percussion. I have more drums than I can shake a stick at. Last time I got into a drumming contest I was beaten. My head hurt.
