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Wubi install of Ubuntu

  On my older computer I been trying to install Ubuntu (Linux).  I could not get it to install because I can not get anything to boot from the CD.  The computer does not know that there is a CD until Windows installs.
  One thing about computers is there always seems a way to get around thing... I found Wubi.  What you do is using Windows you download Wubi and it is an installer.  It installs the Ubuntu version on your hard drive and you do not need to modifty your partitions.  So when your computer starts up you are given the choice of starting Windows or Linux.  The install of Linux is a folder under Windows.
   

  I did it. I downloaded the installer and then it started up and downloaded and installed Ubuntu.  It took about 30 minutes.  It worked.  I did a re-boot of the computer and I had a choice of Windows or Ubuntu.

 

  Now since this is installed as a filesystem it is a bit slower than Linux when it runs.  But you can then use a program called LVPM to transfer it to a dedicated partition.  I may give that a try later.

  Now if you can boot from a CD you do not need to go this direction.  You can download a "Live" version of Ubuntu and try it on your computer and no changes are made to your system.  Of course each time you boot up using that CD it is always a new install and you can't upgrade it.  Or if you can boot from a CD you can download the normal version of Ubuntu and install and have a dual boot system.  (There is some danger you may mess up and ruin your current version of Windows.  I have done it more than one time.)

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Children See - Children Do

Children of Men

I just watched "Children of Men" (2006) on DVD. 
  "In 2027, as humankind faces the likelihood of its own extinction, a disillusioned government agent agrees to help transport and protect a miraculously pregnant woman to a sanctuary at sea where her child's birth may help scientists to save the future of mankind." Written by IMDb
  It was very good.  Most of the time that is not my sort of movie but it had an interesting cast and the story kept me watching to see what would happen next. 

Suspected cop killer dies in shootout

  The suspected cop killer shot it out with the police and will killed.  That is what the police are reporting.  See CNN story.  
   Let me comment on a couple of things...One the police were reported to have made the car stop because he was driving crazy.  Well everyone in Miami drive crazy.  I never see the police doing car stops down here.  It is rare to see the police have someone pulled over.  I am not sure what the police do here. 
    I wonder if the reason I never see the police with people pulled over is because they don't want to run any visitors away from coming to FL. 
    This guy that did the shooting had an AK-47 with him and it must have been on the seat next to him and he was driving around with it.  If the police did stop people for traffic and other things I don't think he would have felt safe having it next to him. 
     Plus this guy had a warrant out for his arrest since September of 2002.  So for five years he was hiding and the police could not find him. (He did have a fake ID so I guess he might have been stopped by the police.  The owner of the fake ID however is said to have reported his ID as stolen.)
     I just have the feeling that the police down here are not as professional as they should be...I think they need a great deal more training ...I have not been impressed by what I have seen or read about..
     This shooting will be looked at and people will learn from the shooting..I just hope they don't hid or cover up anything..They need to study it to save lives.

      If this guy was the shooter I am glad he is dead.  

Checkers

  Ken is going to loan me $100.00 so I will be rich.  Well maybe not rich but I can eat until I get my SS money.
  Ken found a great condo that we are going to rent.  There is a Checkers and a lot of other eating places right down the street.  We ate there tonight.  We love Checkers food.
  The location of the condo is great.  Lot of eating places and other places.  There is a Publix store right down the street.



  I did not take the above photos.  I think I am going to enjoy that patio. 

  Comcast will be the TV/Cable company.  They have a special for cable service of high speed Internet service for $19.99 for six months.  Then it is about $58.00 each month after that special.
  Then they have a digital starter with HBO special for $24.99 and then after 4 months it is $68.94 a month.   Well that is too much money.  Maybe I will just have to go with the basic ($15.50) or the family ($34.39) a month.
  I hope I can get their specials.  If it is going to expire before we move in maybe I can sign up for it now for install later.

Suspect update!

  The police just corrected the name and the photo of the suspect they are looking for... for 5 hours they had the wrong name and wrong photo out and that is who they were looking for..the wrong man.

  The local TV stations for 5 hours have had the photo and name of the wrong man on the TV and people have been saying that he WAS the shooter and the suspect.  The mayor held up his photo and said what a bad person he was...  They had the wrong fucking name and photo for 5 hours.  For 5 HOURS.

  Thank God the guy does not live here.  He lives in Jacksonville FL.  If he was here he might have been shot dead.  He is one lucky or one very unlucky guy I am not sure which one at this point.

  I just saw photos of police cars driving around with two officers sitting in the trunks of the cars.

  God help us.

Crazy right now in Miami-Dade

  There were four police officers shot here a few hours ago and one had died.  I heard one news man say on the way to the shooting he saw two accidents were police officers had crashed their cars trying to respond to the shooting.  (I repeat there are problems with the police in this area and maybe all of FL.)
 
  Later today Ken and I are going to look at a condo.  I think we will rent it.  I will give you more details later.

  I was playing with Linux today.  The Gimp program is pretty neat. 

Police Officers Shot in Miami-Dade

  There have been more police officers shot here in the Miami-Dade (FL) area.  I have lost count of the number of police officers shot in this area in that last two months.
  There is something wrong with the training or police actions, I think, because they should not be having this number of officers shot.
  I think some of the officers shot in the past may have been off duty and taking police action.   
  Right now the police need to find the shooter.  He has shot two police officers and reports are that he has an AK-47 rifle.
  But after this is all over.. they need to study all of these shootings and see what they are doing wrong.  They should re-train all the officers.

Update:  One of the officers was killed.
 

"MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. -- One of the officers shot during an incident at a Cutler Bay apartment complex has died.

A massive manhunt is under way after four Miami-Dade police officers, including a female officer, were shot after a traffic stop at the Southwest Miami-Dade apartment complex.

Police are looking for 30-year-old Kevin Wehner. Miami-Dade County Mayor Carlos Alvarez said Wehner is not a person of interest, but is a suspect..."

Local10.Com

Fasting

  I been fasting for two or three days.  Well maybe it should not be called fasting.  I think fasting is when you "willingly abstain" from eating food.  I did it because I did not have the money for food.
  But last night Ken decided to order pizza and I had two slices of pizza.  Then right after that Russell came home from Burger King with some food for me.  So I went from not eating to lots of food.  I saved the hamburger for this morning so I would have some food in me when I took my morning medication.

  After two days of not eating I felt sick.  I had been sick for a couple of days.  The only thing I had for a couple of days was some bread and butter and some hot pickles.  If I had not got something to eat I am not sure how I would have felt today.  I think I am ready for a few more days of not eating now.

  I think I am at 199 pounds.  It is hard to see the dial on the scale. 
 

NCPSSM

  Now I know I am old.  I can remember when my father and mother would get mail from some organization asking for money and saying they were defending Social Security.
  It never ends.  There is money to be made from old people.  Old people fear losing what little they have coming in and their mind may not be fully operational.  I hope my mind is still working.

  I got mail from the National Committee to Preserve Social Security and Medicare.  It is a racket to get money from old people.  Thank God I am not that old and confused yet. 
  They are not going to get $12.00 from me or any amount from me.  If you read through a lot of their crap they do give these numbers on where the money they take in goes;  Legislative Advocacy   32%
                       Educational Activities 32%
                       Membership Development 9%
                       Fundraising                   16%
                       Administration                7%
   
  What is not mentioned in the paper work they send you is that the CEO of the NCPSSM is paid $314,950.00 per year.  They have a board size of 12 and a paid staff size of 46 people. 
   The above pay information and staff information comes from Give.Org and the data is for April 1, 2004 to March 31, 2005. 
    The report shows that they took in $31 million dollars. 
     I am sure what they are doing is legal but it is a shame. 
    Think of the money this type of organization takes in from people.  Think of the fear they spread in order to raise the money. 

    Here is contact information on the NCPSSM in case your interested:

Website: http://www.ncpssm.org/
Email: general@ncpssm.org
National Committee to Preserve Social Security & Medicare
10 G Street, Northeast
Suite 600
Washington, DC 20002-4215
Phone: 202-216-0420
Phone: 800-966-1935
Fax: 202-216-0451

  I found a web site that has an article on "The best and worst of public interest groups; from lifting up the poor to shaking down the elderly."