http://jimvernon.com Fri, 14 Nov 2008 18:45:04 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en I figure that if God exists, he A) is not exactly like what anyone believes he is, B) not a 'being' of any type that we can imagine. One of the most telling statements from the Bible that God makes (don't care if you don't buy it, I'm just thinking out ... http://jimvernon.com/archives/134 Last week I decided that I wanted to set up my own testing network so I could experiment with various networking things in various operating systems. I figure this is the only way that I'm going to learn some things, and heck, it's just cool anyway. So I ordered: 5 x ... http://jimvernon.com/archives/101 I installed the beta version of Flash 10 awhile back to fix some crashing/freezing problems in Firefox on my Ubuntu laptop. Everything worked fine until yesterday, when I began having the same problems, so I removed Flash 10 and reinstalled Flash 9. I haven't had any problems since. How ... http://jimvernon.com/archives/98 ...consists of two parties, each of which spends its time pointing out the flaws and vices of the opposing party while failing to mention any virtues of its own. http://jimvernon.com/archives/94 I checked this book out from the library the other day and started reading it last night. I've only read two chapters, but I think this is going to have to be a purchase. The author, Carla Schroder, has a very direct, to-the-point way of writing that makes ... http://jimvernon.com/archives/86 Christianity has always seemed rather unique as a religion to me. This is going to sound cliche, but I think it's because in every other religion you have man reaching out to God(s) or some kind of higher level existence or some ideal, while Christianity says that there's no ... http://jimvernon.com/archives/51 I downloaded Diablo II from the Blizzard Store a few weeks ago to use on my laptop that I have Ubuntu installed on. I attempted to install Diablo II with WINE (Windows compatibility for Linux) and I noticed that I could not get past the license agreement. The ... http://jimvernon.com/archives/82 I posted about this awhile back, but I want to get some more of my thoughts out on the subject. And seeing as how this is my blog, it sees like a good place to do it. One of the things that really bothers me is that there are a ... http://jimvernon.com/archives/79 There are so many things to learn in the world...I sometimes wish that I could stop time and just READ. Here's a list of all things that fascinate me and I wish I has more time to learn about: Physics Chemistry Math Quantum mechanics Programming Hacking Networking Animals Jungles Deserts South Asia Scandinavia South America Africa Space Language Cooking Hunting Fishing History Mythology India Political Theory Religions God The universe Life Love Poetry When I think of the sheer ... http://jimvernon.com/archives/75 I was trying to get Diablo 2 to run under WINE in Ubuntu, but the version that I downloaded from the Blizzard store wouldn't install.  I was unable to get past the license agreement because the Agree button was grayed out even after scrolling all the way down the page.  ... http://jimvernon.com/archives/69