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	<title>San Francisco Nomad</title>
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		<title>Partitioning for 4k cluster size in Linux/Ubuntu</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The 4k cluster size "Advanced Format" drives are causing a lot of confusion, especially in Linux and Windows XP.  The Windows XP solutions are pretty well documented by the manufacturer.  But it's confusing to get the sectors aligned for maximum performance under Linux.  I looked at a lot of instructions before I got it working right.   kamihacker has some instructions in Spanish that are a bit different and might be helpful, too.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sfnomad.com/?p=68</link>
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		<title>If the Singularity Is Near, what does it really mean?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I just ran across this essay by Ran Prieur talking about all the flaws in the religious-like assumptions of the &#8220;Singularity is Near&#8221; crowd.  These people make all kinds of assumptions based on some kind of crazy faith, rather than on any actual evidence.  See The Age of Batshit Crazy Machines.
How did I miss [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sfnomad.com/?p=60</link>
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		<title>Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04 with HP Mini 5101</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I&#8217;m not a Linux wizard, but I just helped a friend install Ubuntu Netbook Remix 9.04 on her HP Mini 5101 and tried to get things working for her.  My experience was pretty similar to mine installing it on my HP Mini 2140, only with some additional problems.  Here are the problems I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sfnomad.com/?p=53</link>
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		<title>Reasons to hate Yahoo! Personals</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I don't know what used-car salesman thought up the Yahoo! Personals matching and messaging system, but perhaps it's time Yahoo! rethought it because it's simply going to drive people away from them since their selection is dwindling and their restrictions and fees are high in addition to all the problems with their service.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sfnomad.com/?p=38</link>
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		<title>IE6 could you go away now . . . please?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[One of the big last-minute changes was a cosmetic makeover on a set of our pages that came from a graphic designer.  Thats when I rediscovered how IE 6 completely destroys css standards that every other browser handls just fine. It seems many big-name sites such as Facebook are now telling people to move on from IE 6 in order to use their services.  It's about time.]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sfnomad.com/?p=32</link>
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		<title>A school at Menlo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[I'm dismayed at the differences that cultural exposure and expectations make in a kid's future. I had an overheard bus conversation that brought this home. . .. It makes me nervous to think of them charging blindly into their future without being prepared in the slightest.  I wonder how it will all work out for them?]]></description>
		<link>http://www.sfnomad.com/?p=23</link>
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		<title>San Francisco Neighborhoods</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Here is a map with comments about some of the neighborhoods in San Francisco.  As with most Google maps you can scroll and zoom in and out on the map.  Click a colored block to get information.
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		<link>http://www.sfnomad.com/?p=7</link>
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