Archive for June, 2007

Fedora 7 Installed

Just finished installing Fedora 7. It still takes a bit to get everything working correctly in Fedora 7, including the Realtek sound. I had to add the following line:

options snd-hda-intel model=3stack

Beryl and all the others are still optional packages but not too hard to get running. Nvidia drivers should still be loaded [...]

An interesting trend (the privatization of war)

So is this the beginning? The US starting to privatize military forces?
The military plans to outsource at least $1.5 billion in security operations this year, including the three largest security contracts in Iraq: a “theaterwide” contract to protect U.S. bases that is worth up to $480 million, according to Scott; a contract for up [...]

Houston gig (with pics)

So I was in Houston recently doing some consulting. Got to see my old buddy Terry from college which was great!

I went there mainly for the Texmex and of course meat… (as in steaks) good shizzle. Rob came out with me which was great.

The weather in Houston was about 100 degrees during the [...]