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Fedora 13: Rock It!
===========================================Benjamin Franklin
They who would give up an essential liberty for temporary security, deserve neither liberty or security.Henry David Thoreau
Go confidently in the direction of your dreams! Live the life you've imagined. As you simplify your life, the laws of the universe will be simpler. A man is rich in proportion to the number of things he can afford to let alone.
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WordPress 3.0.1
tbbs-land now runs the latest, not-so-greatest WordPress. Version 3.0.1. The 3.X WordPress as been a disappointment to me. The automatic upgrade of plugins just fails to work, a little spinner shows up, along with a message saying that this upgrade … Continue reading
Since When?
I typically use ScribeFire to update this old blog. At some point, I know not when1 ScribeFire no longer accepts tags on new posts. I can supply categories, Technorati links and the like via SF, but not a tbbs-local tag. … Continue reading
From the Changelog
I previously documented my first, and thus far only, patch I submitted to Fedora. It was trivial; I’m not up for any awards or anything. But it was a good feeling, and I hope I can contribute some more substantive … Continue reading
When an Upgrade alone does not Suffice
Well, then, you change themes, put up a new header, delete plugins that you’ve forgotten what-the-heck they do, rearrange widgets, and just have a blog gardening afternoon. The theme is the (now) default WordPress Theme, twentyten. Header graphics credit, as … Continue reading
Obligatory Post-Upgrade Test Post
Well, we’re running WordPress 3.0 here in tbbs-land. The upgrade itself was routine. I deleted the recalcitrant SimpleTags plugin post-upgrade. It is allegedly WP 3.0 compatible; the automatic upgrade ran and ran and ran, with no discernible progress, nor any … Continue reading
Another Memorial Day Legend
As I warm up the pipes for the sing along tomorrow, here’s the ’08 version.. -k-
Back from the Farm, off the Facebook
I have completed my journey through Farmville, and have permanently deleted my Facebook account. The FV affliction turned into a huge, pointless time sink. FB is the AOL of the 21st century, an unreliable, slow, buggy, spam-filled, closed system that … Continue reading
Things I don’t Need, but Want, #1056
Race fans get presented with an array of appealing products, the latest of which is pictured here. That there is a grill, a 1:1 scale version of a racing engine. Saw the ad on SpeedTV, and checked out the website, … Continue reading
Uses for Facebook
OK, I’ll sheepishly admit I have a Facebook account. For my money, FB is a 21st century AOL, slow, quirky, noisy, and spam-filled. A cacophonous virtual din. Still it’s used by millions of people who see some value. To them, … Continue reading
Happy Birthday, Ericka!
My eldest granddaughter turns 18 on Feb 29th. There not being a Feb 29 this year, we observe her b-day near the end of the month. This is no longer the little girl I took for her first ride on … Continue reading
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