tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-708029347140412220.comments2023-04-04T05:19:16.011-07:00James DeagleJames Deaglehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10800947010889311563noreply@blogger.comBlogger261125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-708029347140412220.post-40190654801307096212015-12-08T07:00:45.395-08:002015-12-08T07:00:45.395-08:00High population density is the real murder culprit...High population density is the real murder culprit period. We've had cities for around 6000 years and we still get that stacking people on top of each other is a bad idea. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05344602637579722104noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-708029347140412220.post-18317823060947671132015-12-03T12:00:11.653-08:002015-12-03T12:00:11.653-08:00Well said James Deagle, well said!!!Well said James Deagle, well said!!!AkasaWolfSonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04128887650617351563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-708029347140412220.post-76783481978762465272015-12-01T06:41:40.778-08:002015-12-01T06:41:40.778-08:00So far, LibreOffice 4 for OpenIndiana is only in t...So far, LibreOffice 4 for OpenIndiana is only in the SFE Hipster repo [1] and not SFE 151a8, and FF43b7 is only in OpenIndiana's Hipster 2015 repository [2].<br /><br />[1] http://sfe.opencsw.org/localhostoih/en/index.shtml<br />[2] http://www.openindiana.org/2015/11/30/firefox-43b/Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14427009329759072977noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-708029347140412220.post-25842200785629692622015-11-30T18:07:07.733-08:002015-11-30T18:07:07.733-08:00(I know I'm being anal retentive, but yes I kn...(I know I'm being anal retentive, but yes I know there isn't an "iso" for 151_9...lol. I meant the 151_8 iso, which I'd then patch up to _9.) James Deaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10800947010889311563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-708029347140412220.post-21972611810307264312015-11-30T18:03:38.459-08:002015-11-30T18:03:38.459-08:00Thank you for your comment, and for the great news...Thank you for your comment, and for the great news! :-)<br /><br />OpenIndiana is truly where my heart is, and I can hardly wait to get back to it asap. I'll go on record as saying it totally outclasses Oracle Solaris 11.x in every way I can think of. In short, OpenIndiana is now my reference UNIX - everything else is a deviation, including "official" Solaris.<br /><br />One question: Is Firefox 43b (and LibreOffice) available for 151a_9, or would I have to go with OI-Hipster-20151003? (I have DVD iso's for both sitting right in front of me...)James Deaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10800947010889311563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-708029347140412220.post-79748148490936444682015-11-30T17:05:56.228-08:002015-11-30T17:05:56.228-08:00Hello there,
OpenIndiana Hipsters are trying hard ...Hello there,<br />OpenIndiana Hipsters are trying hard to catch up !<br />Firefox 43b was added recently.<br />For additional packages, including LibreOffice, have a look at http://sfe.opencsw.org/.<br />RegardsAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-708029347140412220.post-6372957152587064972015-09-12T13:27:52.543-07:002015-09-12T13:27:52.543-07:00Hmm, something familiar here. I'll speak in co...Hmm, something familiar here. I'll speak in code so as to keep it all on a need-to-know basis. Are you one of the counter-intuitive dot connectors? one of the B-12 purveyors? one of the lookers thru the other end of the telescope? confounder of Lynette on the topic of figs?<br /><br />(The above is total gibberish to those of whom it is no business, but crystal clear this comment's addressee...)James Deaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10800947010889311563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-708029347140412220.post-33409809639377878502015-09-12T11:37:30.604-07:002015-09-12T11:37:30.604-07:00couldn't have said it any better......societal...couldn't have said it any better......societal glue dissolving.....vertigo falling down a dark shaft.....I would have thought this smackon the head ot our collective reality would have broken our trance, but sadly attention is more & more drawn off by spectacle. I came across a small group bringing a constitutional challnge vs. the govt in court.....all over the question of money, what it is, how it is "created", and who has the power to define such......amidst all the worthwhile causes to colntribute money, time attention, this to me trumps all. When they can make the lubricant of society scarce, monopolized....then they can pull the strings in academia, politics, entertainment....UGGGH! Iam currently on a media fast so have tme to ponder my priorities these days. Even so, I still plan to try the veal :>).d.r.guuesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18150697617822042176noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-708029347140412220.post-38217555802367327052015-09-10T16:17:34.108-07:002015-09-10T16:17:34.108-07:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.James Deaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10800947010889311563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-708029347140412220.post-32183067742902752012015-09-10T15:29:19.993-07:002015-09-10T15:29:19.993-07:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-708029347140412220.post-1256414819775774212015-08-01T04:21:21.557-07:002015-08-01T04:21:21.557-07:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Phazerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12936596913910536449noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-708029347140412220.post-38612116420196138892014-05-02T10:24:49.651-07:002014-05-02T10:24:49.651-07:00ack...I hate that verification. Took me four times...ack...I hate that verification. Took me four times to type in the correct letters. Consider if it is worth having. I am much less likely to reply in the future. Just a thought.Author R. Mac Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679108828353499313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-708029347140412220.post-73288864642426559782014-05-02T10:23:42.287-07:002014-05-02T10:23:42.287-07:00The problem with statistics...they can be made to ...The problem with statistics...they can be made to say anything the presenter wants. It's the underlying data that is important. And if you don't have access to that, it's best to approach all the 'percentages' with a cynical eye. <br /><br />So, what do you think is right? I think that is the better question. The death penalty is set aside for the most heinous crimes. It ain't for late baby sitters. <br /><br />Thanks for provoking the synapses :)Author R. Mac Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679108828353499313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-708029347140412220.post-2737415310421228532014-04-29T09:03:26.019-07:002014-04-29T09:03:26.019-07:00Thank you for reading and for having the courage t...Thank you for reading and for having the courage to call me out on this. This post is a critique of the smug and elitist attitude that can often arise among suburbanites, and being a product of suburbia myself, it is also an exercise in self-critique. The use of the word “derelict” was intended to convey the nascent callousness towards homeless people that had begun creeping into my own attitudes. I’m not proud of it, and in fact when I first wrote this piece in a private journal I was keeping at the time, it was something that bothered me enough that I felt compelled to confront it on paper.<br /><br />The two dominant themes in this piece are that those who have it all (homeowners and aspiring homeowners) are prone to viewing those who have nothing (the homeless) as something less than human, as mere animals, hence my choice of wording “…one of them would get loose inside our building,” as well as the idea that human expansion (either by boom/bust cycles or sprawling suburbs) creates homelessness, either in human or animal populations.<br /><br />Although I am glad this piece compelled you to share your story (even if by way of a rebuke), I am sorry for the attitudes I have held in the past. If only I can offend those who hold those attitudes now, I will have done my job.James Deaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10800947010889311563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-708029347140412220.post-13392698392639918322014-04-28T12:39:35.223-07:002014-04-28T12:39:35.223-07:00"Derelicts", "one of them would get..."Derelicts", "one of them would get loose...". I am homeless, due to my husband becoming very seriously ill and my not being able to work as I am caring for him. We both come from a tech background- he in marketing mgt, myself in the legal side. I have never been called a derelict, nor have I ever called another person a derelict, now or at any time in my life. No matter what it is that you say you are doing, just your use of that word alone shows your true colors. My advice to you is don't go whistling past any graveyards. You have no idea how fast or easy this can happen to anyone.Billie Reisshttp://billiereiss39atgmail.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-708029347140412220.post-61129360321243850372014-04-23T09:21:50.834-07:002014-04-23T09:21:50.834-07:00Ah...writing on the bus. I have notebooks full of ...Ah...writing on the bus. I have notebooks full of stories, journal entries and first drafts of blog posts (including this one), rendered in an even worse version of my handwriting. (Anyone reading them would assume I was having an episode of some sort.)<br /><br />Back in 2009 my wife an I traveled to Greece, and so I fond memories of being thrilled (and a little terrified) by the sheer volume and insanity of traffic in your city. (I have a post in the works that touches on that topic, so I won't say too much here.)James Deaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10800947010889311563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-708029347140412220.post-88124081547318157122014-04-22T10:29:37.297-07:002014-04-22T10:29:37.297-07:00100% with you on all of the above. I've also b...100% with you on all of the above. I've also been surprised how many ideas for short stories and more have come to me while riding the Metro to work. <br /><br />Public transport saves me money, saves the planet (well, it makes a small contribution), saves my nerves that would otherwise be frayed by negotiating Athens traffic or looking for a parking spot, AND it feeds my Poor Brain. <br />I think that's known in the trade as a "win-win" deal!She Means Well...https://www.blogger.com/profile/11606884423689767178noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-708029347140412220.post-42177230181204988162014-04-16T09:40:43.422-07:002014-04-16T09:40:43.422-07:00Thank you for reading and for taking the time to c...Thank you for reading and for taking the time to comment!<br /><br />I certainly agree with your sentiments when it comes to exposing children to second-hand smoke, as well as others who choose not to smoke. <br /><br />I can remember being a 10-year-old with acute bronchitis sitting in a poorly-ventilated doctor's office waiting room, barely able to breath while a man was puffing away on a cigarette only seats away. <br /><br />How times have changed.James Deaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10800947010889311563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-708029347140412220.post-45387260942328140422014-04-16T04:49:12.202-07:002014-04-16T04:49:12.202-07:00I wish the scourge of smoking was attacked more, w...I wish the scourge of smoking was attacked more, with entirely much stricter vehemence, so smokers would get the message. As a ten-year-old sitting in the back seat of a car with three adults smoking, I can't tell you how that memory still drums the anger in me.Author R. Mac Wheelerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15679108828353499313noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-708029347140412220.post-88322831203660322192013-02-17T07:18:04.622-08:002013-02-17T07:18:04.622-08:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.James Deaglehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10800947010889311563noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-708029347140412220.post-13972415680981417292013-02-09T07:35:20.665-08:002013-02-09T07:35:20.665-08:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Joe Pereirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353399105160153877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-708029347140412220.post-26107836268125456002013-02-06T13:32:38.683-08:002013-02-06T13:32:38.683-08:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Joe Pereirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09353399105160153877noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-708029347140412220.post-65514774464994921202012-12-28T12:37:21.287-08:002012-12-28T12:37:21.287-08:00Good review and classic flick - I've always lo...Good review and classic flick - I've always loved the bad ass dialogue and exchange between the "Hungry Tiger" and the "Crazy Dragon". Another great film with Chen Sing and Yasuaki Kurata!rixter1009https://www.blogger.com/profile/15717586022566575097noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-708029347140412220.post-47403103086830358072012-12-24T00:16:04.068-08:002012-12-24T00:16:04.068-08:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.Dmitry Voevodinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09846115415920060520noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-708029347140412220.post-55284533307627744462012-08-24T04:05:21.371-07:002012-08-24T04:05:21.371-07:00This comment has been hidden from the blog.For more info click herehttp://scarprinnow.com/noreply@blogger.com