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Comment on Free CSS Book from Sitepoint by Matt Mickiewicz

Matt Mickiewicz — Thu, 20 Nov 2008 21:09:52 +0000

thanks for recommending the book!

Comment on Compact a VirtualBox Windows Guest on Ubuntu Linux by Ann Arbor Web Site Graphics Design

Ann Arbor Web Site Graphics Design — Wed, 19 Nov 2008 09:57:52 +0000

Ah storage space is like a cupboard, you can get in a lot there but never enough and the room is cluttered!

Comment on Compact a VirtualBox Windows Guest on Ubuntu Linux by eric

eric — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 16:00:54 +0000

No problem. I ran it yesterday on my main WinXP virtual machine and the VDI went from 8.3 to 7GB. Let me know how it works for you.

Comment on Compact a VirtualBox Windows Guest on Ubuntu Linux by Sean B.

Sean B. — Wed, 12 Nov 2008 06:30:20 +0000

Interesting–I haven’t thought of ever compacting my vdi files. I think I’ll give this a try now that I see my HD space ever dwindling (mostly due to VirtualBox in the first place!)

Thanks for posting the instructions

Comment on 2008 Presidential Election by eric

eric — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 22:26:14 +0000

Interesting. I think of Bush as anything but dynamic or messianic. More like and ineffective, embarrassing, and criminal.

Comment on 2008 Presidential Election by Rich

Rich — Sun, 09 Nov 2008 18:00:48 +0000

This is a little off topic, and it’s a little creepy:

“Suddenly it felt as if somebody in a back room had flipped a switch,” Obama wrote. “The president’s eyes became fixed; his voice took on the agitated, rapid tone of someone neither accustomed to nor welcoming interruption; his easy affability was replaced by an almost messianic certainty. As I watched my mostly Republican Senate colleagues hang on his every word, I was reminded of the dangerous isolation that power can bring, and appreciated the Founders’ wisdom in designating a system to keep power in check.”

Taken from: http://elections.foxnews.com/2008/11/09/bush-obama-meeting-hard-feelings-hand-sanitier/

Comment on 2008 Presidential Election by eric

eric — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:54:59 +0000

Here’s my slacker answer:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Line-item_veto

Comment on 2008 Presidential Election by eric

eric — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 23:53:53 +0000

Rich,

As you can tell, I certainly believe that America did the right thing and elected the best candidates.

There’s no question that it won’t be easy or quick, but I think we’ve got the smartest guys for the job and they’re already doing a bang up job in just the first few days organizing their upcoming administration.

It’s also quite refreshing to see the new URL for the administration:

http://change.gov

Comment on 2008 Presidential Election by Rich

Rich — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 22:21:35 +0000

My feeling was that both candidates were good choices.
Although the glib self confident smooth talker really shines in the pan, the real forces at work are the US congress.
Give Barack the “line item veto” - which every president has asked for, and somethings in government might change.
The belief that one person in administration can suddenly change the course of a huge ship is misguided.
Barack is a good man, but I’m afraid that he will be mowed under the behemoth of politics. The key to telling will be how long Barrak is able to “rally the troops” to action with his eloquence.
If the troops simply vote and walk away to sit on their hands, and not write their representative, then nothing will change.
Hey, here’s an political intelligence test question: “What is the line item veto and what does it mean?”
Sorry - no multiple choices - this is an essay question.

Comment on Tracking Time in Linux with Hamster by eric

eric — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 18:48:25 +0000

I’ve just installed Ubuntu 8.10 Intrepid Ibex on my Dell Inspiron 9300 and Hamster is now in the Ubuntu repositories.

Just take note that when you try to add the applet to a Gnome panel, it shows in the list as ‘Time Tracker’ rather than Hamster.