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I hope life isn't a big joke, because I don't get it.

Jack Handey

My Laptop OS's

dwick — Tue, 05/31/2011 - 23:50

OK. Now that I've calmed down a bit after that last blog post, I thought I'd explain my recent experience with my work laptop, Linux, and desktop environments.

I got a Dell Latitude E6510 last summer. Initially, I had some problems with the newer hardware and Linux support, particularly the Intel graphics and Alps touchpad. But after a little research and hacking, all was well. So here is my current configuration, booting 3 OS's.

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Functionality vs. Design: Gnome 3 and Unity

dwick — Tue, 05/31/2011 - 22:48

Let me start with the conclusion: Gnome shell and Unity appear to be dumbed-down desktop interfaces aimed at the tablet carrying, smartphone loving, social-media crowd.

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Michigan

dwick — Sat, 07/24/2010 - 07:29

Just returned from a holiday in Northern Michigan. Sleeping Bear, Lake Michigan, Crystal Lake: beauty

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dwick — Fri, 02/05/2010 - 09:50

The great State of Ohio executed a man yesterday by lethal injection.

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Haiti, the AP, and it makes me so damn mad

dwick — Thu, 01/14/2010 - 23:28

Headline AP story today by Seth Borenstein about Haiti. First sentence says blah blah blah
"on the small island of Haiti" blah blah blah.

The hair on my neck stands up. Haiti is one of two countries (the other the Dominican Republic) on the island of Hispaniola.

Can I believe anything else in the rest of the article? In the rest of the newspaper? I didn't read on.

Hey Seth, oh revered reporter of the hallowed news of the world: think you could find Haiti on a friggin map?

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Kids Part 5

dwick — Mon, 12/21/2009 - 12:49

On Dec. 3, my "soon to be" 8 year old son and I were playing Kiriki: a KDE implementation of Yatzhee. For each additional Yatzhee, er sorry, Kiriki, one gets a 50 point bonus. He got 5 Kirikis and scored 428 points. Can you believe that?

5 KIRIKIS!

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Mark Twain Quote

dwick — Mon, 12/21/2009 - 12:42

"History doesn't repeat itself. But it rhymes."

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Necker Cube

dwick — Mon, 12/21/2009 - 12:39

Just look at it.

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