Archive for September 9, 2007

Fix a Frozen System with the Magic SysRq Keys

{ Sunday 9 September 2007 @ 12:25:20(+0000) } · { Digg }
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You finally got your Linux environment to crash. Ctrl+Alt+Backspace does nothing, nor do the F-keys. So you reach for the power button. STOP! Using the power button to reboot usually causes more problems than it solves. The Linux kernel includes a secret method of restarting your PC should it ever stop doing it’s job.

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The Centenial of Pascendi

{ Sunday 9 September 2007 @ 03:48:57(+0000) } · { Digg }
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A hundred years ago, on September 8, 1907, Pope Pius X (1903–1914) published the Encyclical Pascendi Dominici Gregis (Feeding the Lord’s Flock) against the devastating doctrines of “Modernism”. Very interesting reading!

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Lenovo Interested in Linux, Opens Poll for Distro

{ Sunday 9 September 2007 @ 03:18:56(+0000) } · { Digg }
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Lenovo is clearing interested in distributing Linux. We’re spending way too much time on the enterprise market and not enough on the enthusiast market. Which distro? You vote.

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