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Just Say No To SOPA
Jan 17th
“In 2012, I will only support candidates who stand for Internet freedom and who oppose the PROTECT IP Act and SOPA. I will work against any candidate, of any party, who votes to censor and stifle the Internet.”
Vote For The Net, Don’t Censor The Net, End Piracy, Not Liberty.
We need your help to stop a serious threat to the Internet. The House’s Stop Online Piracy Act (SOPA) and the Senate’s PROTECT IP Act would censor the Internet and create massive legal uncertainty and regulation for websites like YouTube, Twitter, and Facebook — not to mention killing emerging mobile and social startups before they get off the ground. SOPA’s regulations leave any website with user-contributed content — that’s pretty much all of social media — no choice but to pre-screen their site’s content for copyright violations, effectively killing them. Court orders may even require DNS providers to block certain websites. Who decides what’s infringing, and which sites you can and can’t visit?
Vote For The Net, Don’t Censor The Net, End Piracy, Not Liberty.
Today, Wednesday 18th, 2012. You will find many big name sites shut down in protest of the 2 bills in congress mentioned above. The trouble with these bills, is that in a desire to protect intellectual property rights, these bills restrict the liberty of everyone else.
It’s unfortunate that the entertainment industry has taken to punishing it’s own customer base as a means of retaining the profits of their dying medium. They have failed to realize, that it’s all shareware now, and have failed to think outside the box to create new financial opportunity. You don’t blame your customer base for your failure…
Vote For The Net, Don’t Censor The Net, End Piracy, Not Liberty.
Republican Debate
Dec 10th
Mitt Romney – shot himself in foot with $10000.00 bullet.
Newt Gingrich – probably the most qualified, thoroughly untrustable
Michelle Bachmann – trying to rub up on Herman Cain supporters
Rick Santorum – Who?
Rick Perry – it would be like voting for evil Barney Fife
Ron Paul – love him, believe him, trust him, kinda reminds me of Hubert Farnsworth
What is the value of your time?
Nov 25th
One day my wife was going thru the paper, cutting coupons, getting ready for the weekly shopping. I never really thought about it until that day, as I had witnessed this on a regular basis, week in & week out for months.
She spent a good 3 hours every week cutting coupons & organizing everything just right for the trip to the store. Typically, she would save about $15. Sometimes more, sometimes less… Not bad, I guess, but that day I asked her, at what cost, is she saving this money?
Time away from the kids? The added stress she always endured during this exercise? Is it really worth it? Think about it, you’re working for about $5.00 an hour…
Is this what your time is worth to you? She eventually gave up on coupons, but this isn’t really why I’m posting….
I’m posting because of “Black Friday”.
People waiting for hours or even days, outside the store of their choice to open at 4am in the morning. Enduring the cold, lacking sleep. (This is the best time to make spending decisions by the way, when you’re freezing & half asleep).
It all seems to be an exercise in limited self worth, trading a great deal of time, on a small return. Time that can be spent enjoying the company of the person the gifts are being purchased for…
Which do you think has greater value to them? The gift or the time with them?
Playstation Network
Jun 26th
I’m not really that much of a gamer (aside from the original Unreal Tournament), but the wife is.
We have our PS3, connected to the net, and to Playstation Network.
Is it my imagination that they send out updates on a monthly basis ?
It seems like every time she log’s in, there’s a firmware update…
How I keep a clean Linux/Win dual boot
Jun 11th
I read an article on Raidens Realm this morning, about how updating Windows broke someone’s dual boot laptop. I sympathize completely, I can’t count how many times I’ve been disappointed in how Windows handles even the most basic of admin/maintenance tasks. Not that I’m some guru, but I do like to have control over my machine.
Now, this isn’t going to be a tutorial, but just a quick overview of how I keep Windows happy, while enjoying the benefits of my favorite Linux distro. This is on my desktop machine, but can probably be replicated on a laptop with an external drive.
What I’ve done is setup multiple drives, but I control the boot sequence via the BIOS.
I’ve install Windows 7 on the primary drive, Linux on the secondary drive, and a large storage drive.
Step by Step – very simple…
1) Preformat your drives – I use Parted Magic as my tool box.
- primary(Win), NTFS
- secondary(Linux), ext4, swap,
- tertiary(Storage), NTFS
Obviously you can define your Linux drive as you desire.
2) In the BIOS, set the boot sequence to boot to the primary drive, install Windows as normal. Set all personal libraries to appropriate directories on the storage drive.
3) In the BIOS, set the boot sequence to boot to the secondary drive, install Linux, Set the GRUB boot sector to this drive, DO NOT put it on the Windows drive. GRUB will recognize Windows and add it to the boot list.
4) In Linux, install NTFS config, set it to automount the storage drive, but leave the Windows drive alone. Linux will save all your setting to the /home directory on it’s drive, but you can save all your user files to the storage drive.
That’s it, now when doing a Windows update, reset the boot sequence to boot to the Windows drive. it will make all the necessary changes and will not touch the GRUB boot sector, then just set the boot sequence back to the secondary drive when done.
Clean, no conflicts, and Windows can’t screw it up…
Use your food stamps at Taco Bell
Jun 4th
As I think about this, I struggle to not be offended by the audacity of a major corporation trying, yet again, to prey on the weak. While at the same time I can see the logic, for those who really are afflicted with limitations that make “normal” living difficult at best.
But I really don’t want to talk about this, what I want to focus on is the comments by Samantha. (The quotes are on page 6 & 8, of the all comments page)
Let me tell you people. My family is on food stamps because my husband lost his $20 an hour job and now has a $12 an hour job. I am disabled and I can’t work. I CANNOT tell you how many times my family HAS NOT eaten well because I can’t cook and I can’t always stop and get them something to eat. Do you know how many times my kids have asked if we could stop and get a hamburger??? It is not that much of a big deal! If people on food stamps cannot budget in restaurants then they can’t budget period!! And as the news said, this isn’t for everyone on Food stamps it is for people like me, disabled and CAN’T COOK.
I can go on and on about this subject. I too used to have the SAME views as you, well let me tell you GOD STRUCK ME DOWN for my judgements. We are not the one to judge, God is. I always thought bad things happen to bad people, well I will be the first to tell you I am not a bad person & my family has been living a life of hell since we were sold a house fraudulently in Louisville, yeah, we were on the news too. So from that God has put in my place & can do the same to you. I felt people were on welfare because they were lazy, filed bankruptcy because they didn’t want to budget, well let me tell you. everything I said I would not be or do or live has happened to me. Don’t judge someone on food stamps as a baby momma, you don’t know her background. I am not saying there aren’t people like that but don’t judge unless you first hand know that persons story!!!!
Samantha is, for lack of a better word, a victim. Not a victim that suffered a great injustice at the hand of an almighty angry God, but of a mindset that has diminished her ability look beyond her disabilities. I am sure that she is a wonderful person, with many positive attributes.
However, she has decided that she is helpless, so she shall remain helpless…
She has decided that God has taken vengeance on her because of her lack of compassion for the downtrodden, so she shall remain downtrodden…
She has also decided that her situation was caused by a force outside of herself, that is by far mightier then her…
How can anyone defeat that ?
How can she be accountable for the affliction handed down by God ?
So she shall remain afflicted…
Samantha, Please stop… You are helpless, because you believe you are helpless. I’m sorry for your unfortunate situation, but it was bad decisions that caused these problems, not God. Blaming an outside force, not matter what it is, is just scapegoating. Take responsibility. You can change your situation, but you have to decide to do so…
I need to listen to my self-improvement cd’s again…
May 24th
I’m starting to become a bit tense, I should start focusing on the positive again. I used to have them going all the time, they helped me to change my thought process.
I think I’ll start with this one…
Hey Sprint, when I turn 100, don’t share my number
May 11th
I’m sure everyone has seen the Sprint commercial urging people to call, text, and email, Veatrice for her 100th birthday…
Though it seems like a cute thing to do, I’m pretty sure, I would be quite upset if I got thousands of birthday wishes.
Currently accepting offers…
May 4th
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Go to my resume for more info http://resume.ericjackson.me
My latest epiphany…
Mar 4th
I recently discovered that my work life follows a very specific pattern.
It goes something like this:
I get a job, that is just a little out of my range, maybe a slightly beyond my skill level, or a bit more money than I accustomed. Nice ! A chance to redefine my life, in the image I’ve always wanted.
For the first 90 days, I learn what’s happening, and keep my mouth shut, taking in the new surroundings.
Then I start to apply myself, pushing for improvement in my sphere of influence, and make positive headway fairly quickly.
Within 6 months, I’m being noticed by the upper echelon, and name keeps coming up for newer and bigger projects.
Eventually, I’m “asked” to take on this really important project or position. Which comes with a large increase, and a “title”.
Of course, I jump at the chance to move up, and I do well.
But then it happens, after a couple years I start to notice the trap.
I started out with a hunger to succeed, and now that I have, and I’m comfortable, I’m not hungry anymore. I’m contented and lazy, I’ve got nothing driving me anymore.
It happens every time… Now I know you’re asking, “What the hell are you talking about ? You’ve got what you wanted !!!!!”.
No I don’t dear friends, because I didn’t want comfort, I wanted freedom. Freedom isn’t being contented and lazy, it’s being able to live in a manner that is satisfying to your soul.
