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openSUSE 10.2

 

Last week I downloaded openSUSE 10.2 (Linux).  I had to download Nero today so that I could burn the image to a DVD.  I got that done and burned the DVD.
  I was betting that I was going to wipe out my Window XP on the computer.  I was telling myself how dumb I was for doing it.  I just got Windows XP all set up and everything installed and all my stuff working good..but I just could not help myself ... I had to install SUSE 10.2 (64 bit version).
  The install went great.  I have installed a lot of Linux programs in the past and this was the best I have seen.  My recommendation would be buy openSUSE 10.2 on line or from a computer store and install from the DVD that comes with the box. 
  Well the install went great and on with out me having to do anything it installed openSUSE and it  made room for it on the hard drive and did not hurt the Window install.  Now I can boot up my computer and I can pick if I want to start up Linux or Windows.

  I am posting this right now using Linux.  I am going to be check out SUSE.  It looks good so far.

Visit from LaDawna

Clothing Optional Apartments?

  Anyone know of any clothing optional apartments? 

State Laws and Legislation Site

Nudity & the Law (in Austin and Texas) Site

  I seem to remember something about clothing optional apartments in the past.  I did a search of the Internet and did not find any.
  Now yes there are a lot of clothing optional vacation areas but I am talking about a apartment complex someplace.  I would be nice if you could be in your apartment and not have to run and hide if someone came to the door with mail or a package or something.  

  Maybe the best thing would just be to live someplace out in the woods or on a farm or someplace were there are very few people.
  Anyone have an ideas or recommendations?
  

 ShowMeCam video is pretty good.  I think we could improve the video with the new Logitech QuickCam Ultra Vision camera.  It sounds good.  It has a glass lens and other things that they say give it a very good video.
  The price is down to $104.77 at Amazon.Com now.   It is on my Wish List.  If anyone wants to see some better video from ShowMeCam think about buy it for me.

  This blog is hosted on TypePad.  I pay $12.00 each month for their hosting it.  I would like to pay them for the entire year at one time and not have to worry about the $12.00 each month. 
  If you want to help with the cost you can just click on the TipJar on the right and make a donation of any amount.
  You can also make a donation using PayPal.  You just pay:  jhoward@hnb1982.com or jhoward@hnbbs.net

Cool Weather for Miami

    The weather is a bit cool here today.  We got a "cold" spell going to be here for a few days.  Time for me to turn off the air and turn on the heat. 

  The above photo was taken today.  You can see the ducks are trying to stay warm.

Pay It Forward

 

I am watching an interesting movie on TV right now.  I never heard of the movie before.  It is called "Pay It Forward." 

"Young Trevor McKinney, troubled by his mother's alcoholism and fears of his abusive but absent father, is caught up by an intriguing assignment from his new social studies teacher, Mr. Simonet. The assignment: think of something to change the world and put it into action. Trevor conjures the notion of paying a favor not back, but forward--repaying good deeds not with payback, but with new good deeds done to three new people. Trevor's efforts to make good on his idea bring a revolution not only in the lives of himself, his mother and his physically and emotionally scarred teacher, but in those of an ever-widening circle of people completely unknown to him."  

  The movie has Kevin Spacey, Helen Hunt and Haley Joel Osment in the movie.  They are all excellent in the movie.  

  Well the movie is over.  I did not expect the movie to end in that way.  It is a powerful movie.  I recommend it to all.

Women having sex with boys

  There has been story after story of great looking woman having sex with boys and we have all been saying I wish I was that boy.  In one case the boy told his mother and I was saying that was dumb. 
  Well now there is a story of an 84 year old woman having sex with an 11 year old boy.  Now it is not so funny.  I am going gross.  She made a deal and is going to jail for 3 years.  At 84 she may die in jail.

PayPerPost

There is a new way to make money if you blog.  It is called PayPerPost.  You will see their link in the upper right hand corner of this blog. 

"Ted Murphy, CEO of advertising firm Mindcomet, has launched a new service called PayPerPost.com. You guessed it, it’s a marketplace for companies to connect with bloggers who are willing to blog about a product - for a price. The companies can set guidelines for their requests such as whether a picture must be included and whether they will only pay for positive blog coverage. There does not appear to be any requirement that the payment for coverage be disclosed. There is a requirement that PayPerPost.com must approve your post before you are paid. Wow..."   TechCrunch

  Right now there is a debate going on about PayPerPost.  "Business Week" gave it "scathing" coverage in an article called "Polluting the Blogosphere." 

 

"A new Web 2.0 company aimed at bloggers called PayPerPost is creating quite the stir today.  It breaks down to being a paid blogger website.  Bloggers sign up and get paid to do reviews on T.V. shows, websites, movies, etc…

Marshall at TechCrunch compares using PayPerPost to selling your soul.  Jeremiah says it makes mercenaries out of bloggers.  Postbubble doesn’t think it’s all that bad, but figures it’s doomed to fail.  Darren at Problogger turned in a more level-headed review while still mentioning that it could spell disaster for some bloggers if complete transparency isn’t used.

There are plenty more, check out techmeme to see them all..."  Thatedeguy 

 I am signed up for PayPerPost.  You know me I have to check out everything and try it out.  Over the years you have seen me tell you about tons of things here first.  XCom, PayPay and everything else right here. Hell I told you to buy domain names before anyone knew what in the hell a domain was and before their was a world wide web.  I told you to buy domain names when there was an Internet but before the web was invented.  I wish I had followed my own advice about buying domain names I would be rich.
  So I am signed up for PayPerPost.  I will only pick one of their subjects if it is something that I would comment on any way here.  I will always tell you that I am getting paid for the post.   The fact that I am getting paid will not effect what I tell you about the subject.
  It may turn out that there is nothing for me to post about. 

  How do I feel about the subject of PayPerPost?  I do not think that it will have a bad effect for you the reader of blogs.  Your going to find some blogs that you can tell they are just posting on subjects to get paid.  I found one such site.  It is not an interesting read.  I have no desire to visit it again or read their blog.
  I think the bad effect will be for the blogger.  You will have people not being open, honest and interesting and they will have blogs that suck.  The blogger will be the person that get hurt.
  All of you are smart enough that you can tell if someone is just posting to a blog to make $5.00 or $10.00 from the post.  
 
  The above post was NOT a PayPerPost.  I was NOT paid to post it.
  IF I do a PayPerPost and I am getting paid I will tell you.

Yvette Leandro Slough Lazio Dac Lac

São Paulo, Sao Paulo, Brazil

Holiday, Florida, United States

Gif-sur-Yvette, Centre, France

Paris, Ile-de-France, France

Mountain View, California, United States

San Leandro, California, United States

Fort Lauderdale, Florida, United States

Jupiter, Florida, United States

Leaside, Ontario, Canada

Chicago, Illinois, United States

Slough, Slough, United Kingdom

United States

Tampa, Florida, United States

Mount Vernon, Ohio, United States

Rome, Lazio, Italy

Cologne, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany

Hollywood, Florida, United States

Reston, Virginia, United States

Nottingham, Nottingham, United Kingdom

Hanoi, Dac Lac, Vietnam

Stuttgart, Baden-Wurttemberg, Germany

Lebanon, Oregon, United States

Mauldin, South Carolina, United States

Fort Stewart, Georgia, United States

Greenwood, Nova Scotia, Canada

  Above is the most recent visitors to ShowMeBlog.  Well it is their locations.  You will notice a number from here (FL).  That list is just in the last few minutes. 
  I got a fan in Sao Paulo Brazil.  So I think I know who that one is..he contacted me via Yahoo IM a few times.  It is interesting that it is rare for anyone from Africa to visit ShowMeBlog.  I get very little traffic from Africa and South America.  Yes I know Brazil is in South America.

  Last night when Jimmy called me on the telephone I had one of my medications in my hand.  I then forgot if I had taken it or not.  So I did not want to take it two times so I did not take it.  It was my BP/heart/prostate medication.  I feel a bit odd today so I don't think I had taken it.  Oh well.. I only take four medications a day but I have problems remembering ... so I have no idea how old folks keep track of all the medications they take.

The Colonial Bank Sucks

  Well at long last it looks like my Colonial Bank Sucks web site has got indexed by Google.  If you do a search on Google for "My Bank Sucks" it will come up number 2 on the list.
  I suspect it will get more and better indexing with time.  If you set up a web site or blog and you do not get it indexed by Google or some other big search site your just not going to get hits.  It gives Google and the others a great deal of power.

  God help me it has been 23 days since I made the mistake of using the Colonial Bank ATM.  The network was down but the ATM put a hold on my $400.00 and then did not release the hold on the money.  Not a problem you say.. All they had to do was FAX, on their letter head, to my bank.  Well not a problem for a bank that cares about people or wants to be of service to the community.  The manager at the Colonial Bank would not FAX on their letter head.  So my bank is holding my $400.00 for 30 days.  I could not pay my rent.  It will cost me an extra $55.00 in late fees.  I spent $5.00 to mail the Colonial Bank HQ, in AL, asking for their help.  Plus no one knows what effect this has had on my health.  I know it got my heart pounding and my BP up. 
  The HQ of Colonial Bank got my letter six days ago.  I have not heard from them.  They have not been any help.
  I have never sued anyone in my life.  My father and mother never sued anyone.  Well my father did sue the United States to get his Social Security. 
  I would be willing to sue Colonial Bank.  I wonder if their are any banking laws that state they must correct bank errors with in xx number of days? 

An Unfinished Life

Ex-SNL comic Franken announces Senate run | Video

  I am no fan of Al Franken.  I don't want a Republican to win the Senate seat but hope some other Democrat will win.

McCain in pitched battle to woo Christian right

  McCain is a real hero.  I have a great deal of respect for the man.  I do not want to see him elected as President of the United States.

An Unfinished Life 

  I watched "An Unfinished Life" on DVD.  It does not get a real high rating by people but I think it was an excellent movie.  I recommend it. 

Cold and Snow

  I was up at 0500 to wake Russell but he was already up.  I watched the news and weather on TV.  I am so glad that I am not in the North with that ice and snow.  I just have had my share of ice and snow.  I do not want to have to mess with it again.

  Jimmy called me last night.  He was told he had a job but has been waiting for three days for them to call and tell him what days he will work.  He will be working in a hardware store.

  I wonder if I can get an apartment for the elderly?  There is a new apartment complex opening soon in Miami.  It is for people 62 or older and living on a limited income of $19,550 or less annually.  That sounds like me. 
  Any place in FL would be OK with me.  On the East or West coast close to the ocean.  The Fort Lauderdale or Miami would be best because of Russell and Ken being in this area.