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Linux Fatal Design Flaw

Okay, there are many fatal design flaws, such as the inability to actually cluster like OpenVMS has been able to do since the early 1980s, but one is going to bring it to a screeching halt industry wide. What is that? Requiring a video driver be compiled into/with the kernel. I haven’t looked at the code, nor do I want to. If it is like most Linux/OpenSource code I get to look at it will … Linux Fatal Design FlawRead more

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Those Norman Rockwell Mornings

I catch quite a bit of flack for choosing to live in Illinois. People claim it is the most corrupt state in the union because we have put more politicians in prison than any other state. Well, it’s not. We just have a much lower tolerance level when it comes to corrupt politicians. Yes, they are all corrupt, but if they are actually doing a good job we don’t put them in prison. Hopefully our … Those Norman Rockwell MorningsRead more

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So Secure You Are Insecure

Recently I had to change my password for a Jeep owners forum. It didn’t expire or anything like that, I simply couldn’t remember the one I had used. Well, they had “new rules.” Keep in mind this is a user forum for owners of both new and beater Jeeps to exchange info. The crawler sections talk endlessly about mods to their Jeeps and events. Those of us who tend to buy beater Jeeps talk about … So Secure You Are InsecureRead more

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First ITT – Next Devry?

Yesterday ITT Technical Institute announced the closing of all its “schools.” This type of crackdown has been a looooong time coming. While I personally know nothing about ITT, I did make the mistake of attending Devry during my yoot. I first went to a local Junior College to obtain my Associates degree so I had a good school to compare Devry too, but, once you are enrolled you are mostly screwed if you took out … First ITT – Next Devry?Read more