Author Archives: Doppelbock
Linux user management
Here are some links I googled for a buddy about adding new users in Linux: Linux User Command Tips Learning Debian GNU/Linux from O’Reilly The Process of Creating User Accounts from Red Hat Adding a New User from Linux Headquarters
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Sled game!
Darana turned me on to this Line Rider – beta by ~fsk on deviantART which is a fun little game. You draw lines with a pencil tool and then a little guy on a sled rides the lines like a … Continue reading
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Audio/video cables, cheap
A friend of mine (thanks Darana!) steered me to Monoprice.com for inexpensive yet quality cables. I’m taking back the $40 component video cable I bought at Fry’s and I’m buying a premium video component cable with integral stereo audio for … Continue reading
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Angry Nintendo Nerd (thanks Mangoat!)
Thanks to Mangoat for posting the Angry Nintendo Nerd on his site. This guy does some funny reviews of old NES games in a very angry fashion.
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Monster Cable is an arrogant company
I ran across the link below which goes to show how arrogant some companies can be about their trademark names. Monster Cable has sued various other companies that are in entirely separate realms for trademark infringement of the word “monster”. … Continue reading
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Arrrr, a Pirate Club House
Holy crap, a $14K Scallywag Sloop Pirate Themed Club House at Costco. Who the hell would buy that?
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Nice Thank You video
As much as I hate Anheuser-Busch and the politics around the current deployment of U.S. troops I really like this video
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Top 10 Most Ridiculous Black Metal Pics of All Time
Somehow the topic of Black Metal came up on the train ride home the other day so I promised my friend I’d find the link to the Top 10 Most Ridiculous Black Metal Pics of All Time. Sadly the original … Continue reading
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Good-bye Lucky
Good-bye Lucky, you were one hell of a pet. We’ve never known a parakeet to live for 10+ years but you were the best. Thanks for all the wonderful years of songs & whistling, we’ll never forget you.
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Open webcams around the world
One of my gaming buddies (thanks Bean!) posted a link to Newest Webcams at Opentopia. They built a page that has scraped the Internet for unsecured webcams and have links to a ton of them. Another neat trick was posted … Continue reading
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Vladmaster Reels
Vladmaster reels are “Handmade Viewmaster reels designed, photgraphed and hand-assembled by Vladimir”. I think that’s a really cool idea and wonder why I haven’t seen such a thing before. He has a neat set of four disks based on parables … Continue reading
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Welcome Saratoga!
No not the aircraft carrier, our new dog! She is a 3-year old terrier mix who we adopted from a local shelter. She’s really well behaved, I can’t believe she wasn’t adopted sooner.
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Basement Mac collection
Wow, talk about a hard-core Apple-head… Basement Mac collection
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When did Mel Gibson go insane?
I know Mel has been nuts for at least a few years but now he’s really gone batshit insane. As evidence I present these stories of Mel Gibson at TMZ.com And to top it all off the LA County Sheriff’s … Continue reading
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