Default Programs

When I install a new operating system, there is usually a set of default programs I want to install. Since I do this fairly frequently, (this may not be such a problem for many people!) it's nice when a distribution comes with most of the software I want so I don't have to go through a lot of installations. This is most noticeable on Windows, but many Linux distros come with a minimum of software too.

Enter Ninite!

What this website does is provide a single installation file to install multiple programs. You just select the programs you want, download the file, and install once!

Also, one of the really annoying aspects of some software installers is that they try to to install lots of junk software by default. (ASK toolbar for example) This website not only runs the installer automatically, it says no to the surplus extras!

It also detects whether the OS is 32 or 64 bit, and installs the right program version.

Want to update all the programs? Just run the file again! No matter when you made the installation file, all the programs will be up to date when they are installed.

Here are most of the Windows programs I like to install: (hyperlink)

Here's a file with most of the Linux programs I generally install (hyperlink)

If I remember I'll make a full list at some point.

Strandbeast

An impressive bit of mechanical engineering.

Don't mess with Marines

This is pretty old, but still good:

http://tigerhawk.blogspot.com/2011/05/messing-with-wrong-marines.html

Text reads:

Assailant suffers injuries from fall

Orville Smith, a store manager for Best Buy in Augusta, GA., told police he observed a male customer, later identified as Tyrone Jackson of Augusta, on surveillance cameras putting a laptop computer under his jacket. When confronted the man became irate, knocked down an employee, drew a knife and ran for the door. 

Outside on the sidewalk were four Marines collecting toys for the Toys for Tots program. Smith said the Marines stopped the man, but he stabbed one of the Marines, CPL. Phillip Duggan, in the back; the injury did not appear to be severe. after Police and an ambulance arrived at the scene Cpl. Duggan was transported for treatment.

"The subject was also transported to the local hospital with two broken arms, a broken ankle, a broken leg, several missing teeth, possible broken ribs, multiple contusions, assorted lacerations, a broken nose, and a broken jaw...injuries he sustained when he slipped and fell off the curb after stabbing the Marine." According to a police report.

From TigerHawkBlog.

Don't mess with marines!

EEC RAM

While reading through some operating system technical recommendations I came across this:

If the probability of an error is one in a hundred quadrillion, and if the memory system is running at 10 MHz (100 nanosecond), and if you have 125 Megabytes of RAM (1 billion bits), then you would expect on average to see one single-bit error every ten seconds and one double-bit error every thousand quadrillion seconds (somewhat more than the age of the universe). That is why ECC memory is worth using, and why it is designed to detect but not correct double-bit errors.

I'm not sure this is correct, but it is rather interesting. The rest of the page is here:
http://www.ohio.edu/people/piccard/mis300/eccram.htm
(Also note the date at the bottom!)

Why Atheists are Irrational

This was another video I liked on YouTube.

Global Warming

The whole global warming thing is pretty ridiculous. I think people are starting to realize that, and it's quieted down some, I don't hear about it as much as I did a few years ago.

I think they've also labeled it 'climate change', which is more believable. A few years ago we had two snowstorms back to back that each dropped about two feet of snow, and the next year the temperature hovered around 50 most days. Still, trying to mess with the climate is rather pointless.

Good advertising

I was looking through my likes on YouTube, and noticed that I hadn't posted some of them here, so the next couple of posts will just be some of those.

Here's one that was interesting, this is also good advertising.

For when you really have nothing better to do...

This is really pretty cool.

Advertisers take note!

Few things make an advertisement look worse than having photos in the wrong aspect ratio... Does this annoy anyone else?

Graphics designers seem to think they can just stretch images to fit whatever space they want. It doesn't work that way!

Crop or letterbox. It's not that hard.

Transistor software

Note to self (and all interested):

Here's a piece of software that looks like it could be quite useful: http://en.transistoramp.de/

It works fine running on WINE too.

Ice cream!

I've been pretty busy, and I really need to start posting here again. Here's a snippet from some of what I've been working on. (Take Back the Land video)

How do people think of things like this on the spot? Amazing! (And funny)

Take Back the Land

Early-bird pre-registration pricing for the northern Virginia

 

 conference ends in just three days!!  

Register now

 

 to get discounted pricing.  

For three more days, the prices are $25 per person and $55 per family.  On March 1st, prices go up to $30 per person and $65 per family.  

Lunch

 

 at the conference

Those of you attending Take Back the Land on Saturday can go to the website

 

 to order a lunch of pizza, chips, and fruit for $6.00 per person.  Those of you who have already registered can still order your lunch separately on the website

 

.  If you prefer, you can bring your own bag lunch.  

Enter the Giveaway!!

 

While you're registering, don't forget to enter the giveaway

 

 of the Duggar Family's books 20 and Counting and A Love That Multiplies.  These books are both autographed by Jim Bob and Michelle Duggar.  You can get the most points by registering for Take Back the Land, but you can also enter by sharing the giveaway with friends over email and social media or by joining the Take Back the Land Facebook page.  This giveaway will have two winners!  The giveaway ends on February 28th.

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