Here's a conundrum: how does a 100GiB file fit on a 12GiB partition? When it's actually 33MiB. Sort of. Sparse files are weird.
read more'Toni Erdmann' - Movie Review
A prankster father sets out to enlighten his very up-tight daughter in this bizarre and over-long German comedy-drama.
read more'La La Land' - Movie Review
I hate musicals. And yet ... I really liked this one. Good musical numbers, and the great Gosling/Stone duo.
read moreDebian - Backports, Other Repositories, and Pinning
The when and how of using Debian backports, other version repositories, and apt-pinning ... taught by someone who barely knows more than you.
read moreLiberty Commons - Brew Pub Review
Too loud for me, but the food is good and at least one of the beers is remarkable.
read more'Anya's Ghost' - Graphic Novel Review
Good Y.A. graphic novel.
read moreFake Xdmx
How to run your window manager and all your applications off another computer while sharing the screen ... how to fake Xdmx now that it's dead.
read moreXdmx - Failure (again)
Xdmx sounds like a great way to use a laptop or RPi to control more monitors to attach to your primary computer - but the software is a zombie, compiled but completely broken.
read moreLogical Volume Management (LVM) - Basics and Resizing
Using LVM is quite different than using fdisk and friends. LVM also has a LOT of commands associated with it.
read moreGet Well - Beer Bar Review
Sister bar to "The Greater Good:" older, smaller, grubbier, but with a slightly better selection of arcade cabinets.
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