fishdan

Month: March 2011

  • Some thoughts on the world oil market, and the lesson of the last mile

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    Oil goes to $200/barrel — an almost certainty in the next 20 years. You don’t think that cost constraint will affect the nations that can’t afford oil like we can? Maybe they’ll be the ones who engineer their way out of this. This may end up being a cell phone type situation. Because the US…

  • Ubuntu on Asus 900a

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    I just installed ubuntu on my asus 900a. If your flash drive isn’t being recognized, try a different usb slot. Third time was the charm for me.  The front right slot was the one that worked.  Others have reported left only works for install, so try them ALL Sent from my Samsung Captivate(tm) on AT&T