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  • Re: Off the Grid

    Just read Steven Fry’s essay Off the Grid (stephenfry.com). Just a few thoughts: I’ve been thinking lately about making a video discussing how unique it is that my life will be one of the few that has straddled the time between people having mobile devices and the use of the Internet being commonplace, to there…

  • Hell yes! Syntax highlighting in less!

    This is just awesome! Install the source-highlight package (should be available for most distros including Cygwin) If you have lesspipe installed, make sure you do not have a line like this in your .bashrc, .bash_profile, or .profile: [ -x /usr/bin/lesspipe ] && eval “$(SHELL=/bin/sh lesspipe)” Be aware that by disabling the lesspipe line above you…

  • I should be President

    I should be President of the United States. I am the best person to lead the United States. I will have the best relations with all the peoples of the world and put all my energy into healing this world. I understand people better than anyone and have the ability to promote constructive cooperation and…

  • I just finished setting up my federal E-Verify account

    I just finished setting up my federal E-Verify account. Because I believe – because I know – that strong identity is vital to participation in government and society. E-Verify Overview E-Verify is an Internet-based system that compares information from your Form I-9, Employment Eligibility Verification, to Department of Homeland Security (DHS), Social Security Administration (SSA),…

  • I love the technology behind this interactive graphic

    Check out the interactive graphic on this page: nytimes.com: How the Rest of theDelegate Race Could Unfold The technology that powers it is a JavaScript library called jStat.

  • Update Thinkpad UltraNav driver to the most recent version

    Here is a quick tip if you want to update your Thinkpad to a more recent UltraNav driver. I can confirm this works with a Thinkpad Carbon X1 1st generation model. The official UltraNav driver from Lenovo for this machine is version 16.2.19.14. However, after searching, I was able to find the more recent version…

  • voice recognition test

    Testing voice recognition to see if it makes errors or how many errors it makes so far it appears tonight have made any errors books it’s just made one I did not say tonight 2 not no not the number 2 as in the actual numeric digit 2 butt the word 2 now I’m laughing…

  • The atrocity of the foreign invasion of America

    Click on map to view page about the “Reconquista” One third of the population of Mexico has migrated to the United States. Every politician or official in the United States who allowed this atrocity of foreign invasion to occur should be prosecuted for treason against the United States. The map above is only the tip…

  • Liberalism. Its the new fascism.

    I guess people have different definitions of what is scary.

  • Fix Stagefright Vulnerability for Samsung Note 4

    I just found out today that there now exists a patch to fix the stagefright vulnerabilities for Samsung-based ROM’s for the Note 4. If you’re not sure whether your device is vulnerable you can get the free Zimperium Detector tool at the Google store. If you do not have a Note 4 but your device…