Goodreads

May 18th, 2009 by Nathaniel

I just found about a site that is great for book readers. It lets you keep track of, rate, and find new books to read. You can see my profile here. It’s kind of like something you might find on Facebook, but for those of us who don’t use Facebook it’s nice. There is also a way to add a plugin to Wordpress, but I haven’t quite gotten that set up yet.

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May 16th, 2009 by Nathaniel

4 to go.

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Dual Monitors w/ Dual Video Cards in Fedora 10 & Ubuntu 8.10

January 2nd, 2009 by Nathaniel

There’s more than one way to skin a cat, and there are at least four ways to set up dual monitors in GNU/Linux.

  1. Xinerama (the right way)
  2. nVidia TwinView (the way that supports companies that want to control how you use your computer)
  3. Matrox MergedFG (another good way)
  4. BigDesktop (ATI’s analog of option 2)

I don’t believe options 2 and 4 are really options for me since I do not like the idea of paying for a video card and not being able to use it freely. I will describe my setup and include my xorg.conf as well, for Fedora 10. I’m hoping that it will also work for Ubuntu, and I’ll post on that ASAP.

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Ways to give this holiday season

December 19th, 2008 by Nathaniel


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Today I sat down and pondered what gifts to get my wife. I realize that one of two things is going on.

  1. We already have plenty of stuff, and I shouldn’t give her anything.
  2. I’m lazy, and a bad husband for not being creative enough to give her something she will truly enjoy.

It’s probably a combination of both. I look around at the way we live, and I see no reason to panic over the recession we’re in. We’ve got it so good, and by most people’s standards we are struggling to get by!

So, one of the things I plan to do this season is just give to a couple of organizations I’ve been meaning to support, but haven’t yet supported. Here are a few that could use some help if you’ve got a few extra dollars. I may add more as I think of them.


Wikipedia Affiliate Button


Coding is not a crime



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Don’t worry about Global Warming!

November 2nd, 2008 by Nathaniel

It’s just the coming of the “End of Days.” You should be preparing for the rapture instead.

Pardon me, I think I may have just gotten political cynical. May I refer you back to a previous article about Global Warming?

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Do you want change you can really believe in?

October 27th, 2008 by Nathaniel

Are you tired of seeing the same old idiots in office? Well, to follow up on my posting a few weeks ago, I will repeat the timeless saying, “Insanity is doing the same thing over and expecting different results.” Something like that. If you think Obama is change, or if you think McCain is a “maverick,” you might want to think about it again. I hope that whichever one gets elected is going to be different, but that goes against every bit of evidence I’ve seen so far.

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Bragging Rights

October 18th, 2008 by Nathaniel

Why would I take baking bread so seriously? Because it is something I can brag about. At least that is what Grace thinks. Is she right?

Sourdough Bread

This is my first attempt at making sourdough bread. It looks pretty good; we’ll have to see how it tastes :-)

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Words can hurt

October 16th, 2008 by Grace

A note on the dangers of stereotyping.

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Insanity

October 11th, 2008 by Nathaniel

The definition of insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting different results.

My thoughts on education and wasted time.

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Grace Quote of the Day

August 5th, 2008 by Nathaniel

I’m a woman, and I’m difficult!

~ Grace (2008 - 8 - 5)

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