As we approach the year 2024, there’s really no need for this. I installed CTWM, an old X11 window manager from the early early 90s, on Linux Mint, and it’s not the first time I’ve done this. CTWM is the sort of thing I read about in Byte in those days and never experienced forContinue reading “Going Retro”
Author Archives: Allyn Gibson
August, Sunset
Dark Brandon Delivers
This morning I logged into Nelnet, my student loan servicer, and I was greeted by a wonderful surprise. My student loans from the University of Richmond, taken out twenty-five years ago, give or take, are gone. Paid off. Forgiven. I received an email about a month ago from the Department of Education. Hold on, letContinue reading “Dark Brandon Delivers”
After the Storm
Last night’s storm ripped through Shrewsbury, leaving many, like a colleague, without power. The Royal Farms parking lot was filled with line crews and tree crews, Leader Heights Road had a lane closed for a line repair. 83 was down a lane as well for tree clean-up on the hill south of Loganville. Further south,Continue reading “After the Storm”
Setting Up a New WiFi Dongle in Linux from the Command Line
I ran into a problem recently. I’d bought a new Wi-Fi USB dongle for my computer. Windows picked it up immediately and connected to my router. My Linux installs did not. Oh, the dongle worked. My desktop and my notebook (a rehabbed Chromebook) could see the router it had connected to before. But I hadContinue reading “Setting Up a New WiFi Dongle in Linux from the Command Line”
Scenes of Spring
Spring is in full-bloom in Pennsylvania, and I’ve not been able to breathe through my nose in weeks. I have been, as I joking said to my sister, pollinated. Some recent scenes. I attended the Lancaster Barnstormers Fan Fest on Saturday. The Barnstormers put on an exhibition game against the Black Sox, a travelling team.Continue reading “Scenes of Spring”
Spring Walkabout
It wasn’t really warm enough today for shorts, but I wore them anyway. Shorts and a hoodie, and to the post office I walked after finishing a work project that took a few hours yet, as Spock of Vulcan once put it, “hours will seem like days.” It was a lovely day. I’m glad IContinue reading “Spring Walkabout”
A New Hat?
Forty minutes after the Harrisburg Senators lost to the Richmond Flying Squirrels Saturday night, I saw something in the street on City Island. It was a hat. A Flying Squirrels hat. I picked it up. There wasn’t a soul around. Obviously someone dropped it on their way back to the south parking lot and neverContinue reading “A New Hat?”
Remaking Harry Potter
Warner Bros. has announced a Harry Potter television series. Why make a Harry Potter television series? Why re-adapt the books? Besides WB wanting to make money with the IP, of course. I doubt I’ll watch it — I don’t have the former HBO Max, and don’t plan on having it in the future — butContinue reading “Remaking Harry Potter”
Opening Day
Opening Day! The happiest day of the year for a baseball fan! The day when everything is new! The day when everything feels possible! The Harrisburg Senators, AA team of the Washington Nationals, began their season last week on the road in Somerset, losing two of the three games in New Jersey, and today wasContinue reading “Opening Day”