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  1. Caps Lock notification in Xubuntu

    If your keyboard lacks visual lock indicators, especially for Caps Lock function, you can use a small hack to have a notification whenever the Caps Lock key is pressed. Here are the basics:Have a shell script execute each time Caps Lock key is pressed. Have the shell script query …

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  2. Controlul umiditatii aerului

    In zilele de canicula, cei de la meteo anunta ca ne vom simti inconfortabil, pentru ca indicele de confort termic va depasi valoarea de 80. Ce este acest indice ? Se poate determina pe baza unei formule, care depinde de temperatura si de umiditatea aerului: ICT = (T x 1,8 + 32 …

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  3. Depression

    from the US Army Survival Manual

    Depression is closely linked with frustration and anger. The frustrated person becomes more and more angry as he fails to reach his goals. If the anger does not help the person to succeed, then the frustration level goes even higher. A destructive cycle between …

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  4. eBook si DRM

    (originally published 2012-10-11)

    Imi place sa citesc si citesc cat de mult pot, daca am timp. Imi plac in mod special cartile despre istoria Romaniei, si aici un loc aparte il ocupa cele despre evenimentele din decembrie 1989 si despre regimul comunist.

    Cumpar carti de cate ori gasesc ceva care …

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  5. Esti orastian daca...

    February 27, 2014 ...ştii ce a fost şi unde a fost FNC-ul.

    February 27, 2014 ...ai fost cel puţin spectator la "tenis cu piciorul", în curtea blocului February 27, 2014 ...ai jucat fotbal între blocuri printre maşini şi ai lovit în plin una cu mingea apoi ai fugit cu toată …

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  8. Jurnal de corporatrist

    Plouă și e frig. În biroul open-space cu zeci de persoane, instalația de aer condiționat decide că e prea cald și începe să bage aer rece. Trag o înjurătură și nu mă pot hotărî dacă să-mi iau geaca pe mine sau doar să-mi pun căciula. Fac o paralelă între amintirile …

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  9. Lighttpd with virtual hosts and subdomains

    I set up this domain a while ago and I preferred to use lighttpd as web server. Why? Maybe for personal reasons: it was used on my NSLU2 and I found it pretty straightforward to configure. At the beginning I set it up to setup both ctrl-alt-delete.ro and www …

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  10. Linux Mint

    An unexpected move: after all these years with Xubuntu I'm going to switch to Linux Mint. Pretty much because I'm tired of so-called LTS versions that are supported for three years instead of the regular five years for regular Ubuntu. Another reason is that Linux Mint is a bit more …

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  12. Revisiting the past

    The recent turn of events seem to have awaken my depression. Well, just partially, I guess. I remember being a child and having no worries. I remember reading childhood books and then just letting my imagination wander.

    I remember reading the science magazines of the times and wondering at what …

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  14. Thougths

    People are hypocrites. They tend to forget the bad things of the past and then they idealize the past as a time when everything was all sunshine and rainbows. Happens to me, also.

    Did you notice on social media, at least in my country, how people now admire the cars …

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