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Gimp 2.6 Toolbox is always in the way
The biggest frustration with Gimp 2.6 has been that pesky toolbox window always in the way over what I’m working on. Turns out it’s easy to make it act sanely. Try this: Go to Edit; Preferences; click Window Management; and … Continue reading
If you like i18n, you’ll love this
Here’s a fun little perl script. Inspired by the opaqueness of the acronym “i18n” to mean “internationalization” (i-followed by 18 letters followed by n). Feel free to adjust ‘3‘ below to larger or smaller values of three as you wish. … Continue reading
Mounting LVM volumes from Ubuntu LiveCD
sudo -i apt-get install lvm2 modprobe dm-mod vgchange -a y Also try – pvdisplay Displays physical volumes vgdisplay Displays volume groups lvdisplay Displays logical volumes and: man lvm
What’s Up
Up… up is the direction exactly opposite the net gravitational influence at a point in space — relative to the observer.
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The Hispanic-i-zation of English?
(A letter to J. D. Hayworth) Here in Phoenix, the traffic reporters have started speaking strangely. Instead of reporting an accident on U.S. 60, they say it’s on “the” 60. Huh? You get your kicks on Route 66, not “the” … Continue reading
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Say No to Photo ID
If you present your credit card and the merchant won’t accept it unless you produce photo identification, that merchant is breaking Mastercard and Visa rules. You should report such merchants to your card issuer: MasterCard This form (MasterCard site) lets … Continue reading
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