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Mental note: VMWare Fusion and encryption
Just a mental note: don't encrypt your home folder after creating one or more VMWare Fusion VMs. It seems to corrupt the vmx file, leaving the VM unusable, and forcing you to reinstall, re-apply Windows Update and re-install *everything* again.
/grumble
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All knowledge is precious
I've been reading about the declining interest and knowledge of basic science, and it's bothering me. So, I'd just like to pass on a few recommendations for a few great "book larnin'" sites you may want to add to your daily intake.
LiveScience: Apart from being the site Stephen Colbert reads on his drive home to get angry, it's a great popular science news site, covering just about every topic imaginable. The articles are short, and sometimes are a little ... intentionally light. However, it's a great site to monitor and find topics you want to read...
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Things I learned while driving halfway across two countries
M and I just got back from my "vacation", aka endless days of helping her stay awake while she drives us to and from Winnipeg (I don't drive). So, I felt it necessary to share the boredom with all of you, with a few lessons learned during the trip:
Don't drive through Calgary during construction season. It actually makes the place worse.
The legend of the "one hill" in Saskatchewan is true (with the exception of the Southwest corner, which is kind of cool). As an example of Saskatchewan's arch-flatness: for radio (no CD...