Year: 2010

  • sh: uncompress: command not found

    If you are uncompressing a program from a .bin file and you are working with a freshly installed Linux distro, you might receive the following error – sh: uncompress: command not found. This error might be a result of either the gunzip program is not installed on your system, or a proper link association with…

  • Women’s bras – the latest trend in cell phone carriers.

    The woman’s bra, by definition is a clothing item used to provide support for her breasts. But, in many cases it serves secondary purpose as a “storage compartment”! You know … like the pocket on your pants. Over the years I have seen women use their bras to store money, notes, business cards. Lately, though,…

  • How to mount and unmount a hard drive in Linux?

    I lease multiple Linux servers. One of them has multiple hard drives installed in it. After asking the data center to reload the OS on it, the staff did not mounted the second drive. Surprisingly it is extremely easy for anyone with a root access to mount a hard drive on a Linux-based system. Here…

  • Blade Runner

    I’m streaming Blade Runner from Netflix right now. I’ve seen the movie in its entirety before, but I don’t think I have ever actually sat down and watched the movie. I suppose I will finally know what exactly this film is about. Here is a line I found pretty funny at the time when Leon…

  • I love my new summer office.

    I love my new summer office. The birds’ chirping sounds are so relaxing. Fresh air, warm breeze, nice shade. Fantastic!

  • Ghost Recon: Future Soldier

    I was just browsing GameTrailers.com and I saw that a new game from the Ghost Recon series is is coming out later in 2010. It will be called Future Soldier. I am very excited. I’ve been playing Ghost Recon since college. Infrequently, but I still play the game and its various sequels, like GRAW for the Xbox 360. Back…

  • High-fructose corn syrup

    Why, why, why is this part of our food? I recently noticed that high-fructose corn syrup (HFCS) is one of the main ingredients in maple syrup. Why? Am I buying maple syrup or am I buying maple flavored corn syrup? I’m so tier of reading the ingredients on various products’ packages and seeing high-fructose corn syrup listed. It seems…