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In an attempt to activate the Avant Window Manager, I deleted some system files (specifically, libc6) that are necessary for a great many things to run. “But hey,” I thought, “it’s Linux. This is no big deal.” Instead, it was an ideal opportunity to try a distribution I’d read ( Read more... )

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I’m pushing everything else down so I can put this question/announcement at the top and therefore garner more attention for it. Do you need something for your apartment? Plates? Silverware? Pots and pans? A knife set in a block? Bar stools, blankets, sheets, baking pans, etc. etc ( Read more... )

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Last night was good.

I’m really tired. Kind of dizzy-tired, where I really need sleep. Mmm sleep…

I downgraded to Ubuntu 7.04 (Feisty Fawn) from Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) tonight. I’m a little sad to downgrade, but I couldn’t get pictures off my camera, which was frustrating. ( Read more... )

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The only way to really make a Vista beautiful is to present it with the right framing.


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For those of you who are interested, Novell has developed a translator for OOXML for OpenOffice.org. It works on both Windows and Linux.

I installed it this morning on OpenSUSE without any hassle. I was going to install Alien on my Ubuntu machine and try the converter, but it turns out there’s already a .deb package for the translator. I did a bit ( Read more... )