Archives for September 24, 2008
More Short Cut Keys: Linux only
Posted by Greg Laden on September 24, 2008 Continuing with our shortcut key tips …. let’s look at some that you can only use if you are using Linux, but likely, if you are a New Linuxer (like, you just installed Ubuntu a couple of months ago) you wont’ know about these. Don’t press these buttons until you know what you are doing:
Must see
Posted by Greg Laden on September 24, 2008 Save all important documents and bookmark essential web pages, because this might crash your computer. But don’t worry, a reboot will fix it. Go here, click “here” and then stay there for the whole thing. You will need about two minutes. Have duct tape (or as we call it in Minnesota, Duck Tape) handy.
Meet The Blog Monkey
Posted by Greg Laden on September 24, 2008 I have received this message from the InterTubes: I am contacting you on behalf of the Blog Monkey Initiative. The Blog Monkey Initiative is an attempt to get to get a monkey species named after the blogosphere and at the same time help renowned biologist and … [so called] “Hero of the Planet” Marc van…
McCain Suspends Campaign, Debates
Posted by Greg Laden on September 24, 2008 Is John McCain a Coward? John McCain has apparently suspended his presidential campaign, in an effort to either a) bring more focus to the impending collapse of the world’s economy which he helped cause problem or b) get out of Friday’s debate which could not possibly come at a worst time for him. See: “McCain…
Palin Poll
Posted by Greg Laden on September 24, 2008 A Poll regarding Palin and Comments on said poll by PBS Hat tips to Ginny and Cortunix
“We believe in using science and reason to understand the world”
Posted by Greg Laden on September 24, 2008 … say the athesists of Louisville, Kentucky. Since she was a teen, she had harbored growing doubts about the conservative Christian faith, “but I was so programmed against the word atheist,” she said. When she eventually decided she was one, a “feeling of almost euphoria” descended upon her, said Childers, now 28. “I no longer…
Today is National Punctuation Day in America
Posted by Greg Laden on September 24, 2008 Punctuate Punctuation Man … explains that without punctuation you would not be able to express your feelings in writing not to mention know when to pause or stop or ask a question or yell at someone and without punctuation you would not be able to separate independent clauses and show an example of how a…
Happy Birthday Stephanie
Posted by Greg Laden on September 24, 2008 This happens to be the birthday of two Stephanies. One is my best friend who shall remain nameless because she is a bit shy and does not read blogs and would prefer not to be on The Internet (so a quite happy birthday to you, dear friend.) Unaltered photograph of Stephanie (who shall remain nameless)…
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