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  • Police: San Jose man slain at unlicensed massage parlor in East Oakland

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    Police: San Jose man slain at unlicensed massage parlor in East Oakland – http://pulse.me/s/ixE6y

  • Another unspeakable tragedy

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    A bicyclist died Saturday morning after she was struck and dragged by a cement truck in front of AT&T Park, where thousands of people were waiting to enter the San Francisco Giants Fan Fest. The incident was reported about 9:38 a.m., according to San Francisco fire Capt. Neils Tangherlini. Both the woman, believed to be…

  • Installing Windows 8

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    I installed Windows 8 on a “new” used computer I got a couple weeks ago. Its a 3-year-old Thinkpad model with an Intel Centrino 2 dual-core processor, 13.1 inch 300 NIT LED display, and 120 GB solid state drive. Installing Windows 8 was pretty much identical to installing Windows 7. I chose to do a…

  • The Paradigm for American Government

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    Many if not most people who use the site Facebook have the mistaken understanding that as users of the site, the site exists primarily for them. In this context, they see themselves, the users, as similar to customers in the real world. In the real world there is a relationship between a business and its…

  • This is the future

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    Beset by a freezing winter and stifling fuel and electricity shortages, Syrian civilians desperate to stay warm in a northern forest have no choice but to cut down trees for firewood. Once a tourist destination for Syrians and other Arabs across the Middle East, the formerly pristine national park to the north and west of…

  • Facebook and Twitter integrated into Amazon for sharing

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    Your Social Settings Facebook Twitter Your Facebook account is not connected to Amazon. Connect your Facebook account to use features across Amazon websites, devices, and applications that require access to your Facebook account. This includes sharing with friends, accessing your Facebook photos, and discovering new products based on your Likes. Puke.

  • Another bicyclist killed

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    A 57-year-old bicyclist was killed Monday when he was struck by a car… Police responded about 7:05 a.m. to reports that a bike rider had been struck by a vehicle and arrived to find the unresponsive bicyclist lying in the southbound lanes of Paseo Padre. Firefighters were unable to revive the man, later identified by…

  • Serif or Sans-Serif?

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    Serif is best. Text in serif is more easy on the eyes and more aesthetically appealing. Sans looks cludgy and messy. The spacing of sans fonts is bizarre. In blocks of text like paragraphs it is more work for the eyeballs and the brain to take in the words. This goes against what I’m reading…

  • Why can’t Windows be replaced with Linux?

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    Have been setting up a new laptop running Windows 7. Had to abort installing Windows 8 because even though the machine is only like 3 years old, the maker of the graphics chip is orphaning it and not releasing a Win8 driver. This despite all the hype about Win8. Anyhow, installing Win7 and its absolutely…

  • Debian 7.0 “Wheezy” Install Notes

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    –Minimal Installation– This info is for the most minimal server installation possible, for a system that is intended to run headless or support console only. Go get the lastest Debian 7.0 netinst image suitable for your target architecture. Since its presently (today is 2013.01.17) in the “testing” branch it can be found here (note that…