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North Koreans, Perils of Automotive Journalism

Crazy North Korea In a Bohemian sort of way I have to admire North Korean.  Not for their government, aggressiveness, the starving of their people; no none of this.  It has to be for not giving up.  This is a … Continue reading

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Wednesday: Sunny and Barely a Draft of Wind

I can’t get over Wednesday’s weather.  It was sunny and barely a draft of wind.  And it wasn’t cool.  In May.  In Newfoundland none-the-less! I’m still in shock!

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Montreal Canadiens v. Philadephia Flyers – Game 1

I’m not pleased. ‘Nuff said….

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Multi-language Keyboards – yuck

I’m working on an HP Pavilion DV6 laptop for a family member.  Since we’re in Canada (or possibly as likely because this is a big box vendor who doesn’t want to stock multiple versions) we get stuck with the multi-language … Continue reading

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Movies – "Robin Hood" 2010 and "Iron Man 2"

I saw two movies in the theatre in the last 24 hours.  The first movie was Robin Hood last night. To be honest, it was not all that great. The premise was good – how Robin Hood got his start, … Continue reading

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…I'm Back

I’m not a diarist and I know it and now you know too. Over a month and I can’t even blame the fact that is was so nice outside that I had better things to do. Anyway, I’m going to … Continue reading

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Update on PlayStation 3

I found out some additional information. I had forgotten about the hack that occurred for the PS3 that would let you get to ring 0 (the core of the system) that was developed by George Hotz. In an interview with … Continue reading

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PlayStation 3 and Newfoundland Timezone and Loss of Linux Support

I’m a little ticked at Sony as I realized, again, that they haven’t updated their firmware for the PlayStation 3 to include the Newfoundland time zone. It is always 30 minutes off and that really bugs me. I’m wasn’t going … Continue reading

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www.pelleys.com Back On Home Server

Well, x10hosting is still working to migrate to their new server farm. After a couple of days of being down I’ve moved the site back “home.” At least for now. As I noted the real reason why I moved to … Continue reading

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Novell Still Owns Unix Copyright

I can’t believe that this has been ongoing since 2002!  The short story is (from memory, which may be dubious at times): SCO’s claims that it owns Unix (and parts of Linux based upon IBM, Sequent and other “donations” to … Continue reading

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