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GNU is Not Unix

Journal: Why does grub suck?

Journal by Bombcar

GNU grub sucks. It can't boot drives over 2 TB because drives over 2 TB require a GPT partition table.

But lilo works.

Republicans

Journal: Well, we did it.

Journal by Bombcar

Hopefully the Democrats will take this to heart, and begin to consider what they really stand for. It is becoming obvious that they don't reach out to the average American.

Here's a hint: drop gun control as an issue.

Politics

Journal: Today, we can strike a blow for Freedom!

Journal by Bombcar

We can look to history to show us brave men who have given their all for their country and their beliefs, dying on the battlefield of a thousand wars to defend freedom. From the depths of Valley Forge to the hills of Gettysburg to Iwo Jima, wars have been fought and men have died to give us the vote.

And today, we can preserve freedom in the world and support the fight for Democracy in the Middle East and an end to terrorism. All without risking our lives or firing a shot.

Vote today. And vote for Bush.

User Journal

Journal: California Justice!

Journal by Bombcar

Well, I wrote a letter, and got a response:

Dear Mr. Dickson:

I have received and reviewed your letter dated October 13, 2004 concerning your observation of Enviromental License Plates, which contain the letters "FDUBYA", which you consider not appropriate for California license plates.

On occasion, the department approves a plate configuration because all meanings of the configuration are not known. The California Vehicle Code, Section 5105(a) states we must refuse any license plate configuration which carries connotations offensive to good taste and decency, or which may be misleading to some of our citizens. In this particular instance, because of your notification to our office, we are exercising our right to request the surrender of the license plates.

I hope you can appreciate how difficult it is to balance an individual's constitutional rights to free speech and expression while protecting the sensibilities of all segments of our population.

Thank you for your interest in the California Environmental License Plate Program. If you have any other concerns or questions, please contact Carl Goldwire, at (916) 657-xxxx.

Sincerely,

Carl Goldwire, Manager
Special Processing Unit

Apple

Journal: Powerbooks are good

Journal by Bombcar

Powerbooks are very nice.

Unfortunately the airline bumped it, but as it is near the battery it just keeps working fine.

I really like the software; the underlying Unix makes it quite easy to work with.

Portables (Apple)

Journal: Well, I did it.

Journal by Bombcar

It has happened. I've purchased a p-p-p-p-p-owerbook. Should be pretty nice, I think. And I guess I'll have to learn how to be a zealot!

But it shouldn't be too hard.... :)

When you are working hard, get up and retch every so often.

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