http://journal.memnison.com Jim Rittenhouse's semidaily journal of news, commentary and reports Fri, 21 Nov 2008 18:09:59 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en My Ubuntu side of my main computer has not been working right since I upgraded to 8.10; there's some sort of problem with the nvidia drivers, and it wants to drop everything down to 640 by 480.  I feel like I'm running a Fisher-Price PC.  Need some time to work ... http://journal.memnison.com/2008/11/21/and-ubuntus-not-happy-either/ Let's just say that the best of us get caught sometimes, and leave it at that.  Virus nailed my computer Thursday  in the late morning, and I spent an enormous amount of time nailing the SOB.  (One advantage of dual boot is that you can go over to the Ubuntu ... http://journal.memnison.com/2008/11/21/nailed-by-vundo/ This works for either me or Meredith.  There's some question as to whether Susan has been in Mexico; if she was, it was to take two steps over the border in Tijuana or something. This is Mere's states.  California from when we brought her home, Massachusetts from a trip to the ... http://journal.memnison.com/2008/11/19/travelling/ Ford CEO arrives for congressional grilling over the proposed bailout in a Ford hybrid; flew to DC in a private luxury jet.  Ditto the others. Ford CEO Mulally's corporate jet is a perk included for both he and his wife as part of his employment contract along with a $28 million ... http://journal.memnison.com/2008/11/19/arent-getting-it-yet/ The AP and others are now declaring Mark Begich, the Mayor of Anchorage (D), has beaten Senator Stevens for the Alaska Senate seat.  The margin is too wide for a free recount, and it's unlikely that the GOP will pay for it or Stevens can - or that it would ... http://journal.memnison.com/2008/11/19/alaska-senate-settled/ Lawrence Welk and his band doing 'One Toke Over the Line' on his show.  A new, modern spiritual, don't ya know. Inigo Montoya: You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. http://journal.memnison.com/2008/11/19/word-problems-1/ The pancreatitis has died down enough to bring Dot home from the vet's office / animal hospital, and while she's still shaky, she's obviously a whole heck of a lot better.  And there's a ferocious vet bill, over a grand, and I really DON'T want or need that with Christmas ... http://journal.memnison.com/2008/11/18/dog-home/ Does anyone here have any recommendations on software that writes out documents by voice commands?  No Mac-only software, please.  I can handle Ubuntu Linux or WinXP. http://journal.memnison.com/2008/11/17/voice-to-paper/ Joseph Romm at Salon: When I was at the Department of Energy in the 1990s, we partnered with G.M., Ford and Chrysler to speed the technological development of hybrid gasoline-electric cars, given that increased fuel efficiency and advanced hybrids vehicles were (and remain) clearly the best hope for cutting vehicle greenhouse ... http://journal.memnison.com/2008/11/17/more-thoughts-on-the-auto-industry/ Photos after the cut. http://journal.memnison.com/2008/11/16/look-i-was-drunk-and-it-was-dark-ok/