Google Toolbar for Iceweasel

May 24, 2008 · Posted in Nerdy Stuff · 1 Comment 

The computer I am currently working on has a relatively fresh Debian install on it. And I am still in the process of ‘moving in’. Today, I got fed up with not having the Google Toolbar installed; must have the spellchecker. I went to install the thing, completely oblivious that I do not have Firefox. I have Iceweasel. Due to some sort of trademark issues, Debian uses Iceweasel instead of Firefox, so, you have to do some minor alterations to your Iceweasel settings before installing the toolbar. It’s a piece of cake.

  1. Open a new tab and type about:config in the address bar.
  2. In the filter box at the top of the page enter useragent.
  3. Double click on general.useragent.extra.firefox, change Iceweasel to Firefox and click OK.

Now you will be able to install the toolbar. Thanks to Crazy Squirrel.

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Desperate Times Call for Desperate Measures

May 24, 2008 · Posted in Politics · Comment 

I was absolutely shocked to read the headlines proclaiming that Senator Hillary Clinton used the 1968 assassination of Robert F Kennedy as an historical example of why she should stay in the race:

“My husband did not wrap up the nomination in 1992 until he won the California primary somewhere in the middle of June, right? We all remember Bobby Kennedy was assassinated in June in California. I don’t understand it.”

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Harley – Cam: Re-located

May 22, 2008 · Posted in Birds · Comment 

If you are a regular Harley-Cam viewer you may have noticed that we have been moving the camera around. Now that it is spring (maybe – it snowed today), Harley doesn’t hang in the house much. We also thought it might be fun to show off some of our other pets. The camera is currently positioned at one of the living room windows and aimed at a hummingbird feeder. There is also a pair of Orioles who hang around in the morning.

Enjoy

Update: Our beloved Harley passed away this June. We haven’t been able to figure out what to do with the camera since.

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The Never-Ending Agonizing Crawl to the White House

May 21, 2008 · Posted in Politics · Comment 

I almost forgot to do my primary update. In fact, I completely forgot that it had happened. So here are the numbers:

  • Kentucky: Clinton – 65%
    Obama – 30%
  • Oregon: Obama – 58%
    Clinton – 42%

If you need a breakdown of how they divided the delegates you will have to hunt that down yourself. Senator Obama is still leading and that’s all that matters to me.
Unfortunately, Hillary Clinton has now decided to make a complete horse’s ass out of herself. She has declared that she is the actual winner of the popular vote and not Obama. Of course once you look at her math you kinda get the sense that she has officially lost her mind. If you tally up all of the votes she has won including those in Florida and Michigan she does indeed win the popular vote. However, they do not include any of the votes for uncommitted in Obama’s tally. Presumably those people may have voted for Obama (or Edwards). When asked why they didn’t add those votes to Obama, Clinton’s camp stated that then she wouldn’t win. If that isn’t bad enough, she has also stated that if Florida and Michigan want to take their delegate issue all the way to the convention, well then she would support them on that decision. What part of “You have LOST!!!!!” does this woman not get?
Meanwhile, we have McCain stumbling around the country giving one senility riddled speech after another. And the main stream media is so caught up in the democratic presidential nominee that he barely registers as a blip on the radar.

Onwards to Peurto Rico – June 1st

Obama ‘08

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Summertime & the Flip-flops Come Out

May 19, 2008 · Posted in Politics · Comment 

The warm weather has finally arrived. It’s time to unpack the summer clothes from their long winter storage. Senator McCain has already done so and is sporting some mighty fine flip-flops:

Obama ‘08

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