Disable password on resume form suspen in Gnome/Ubuntu

Go to the terminal (Applications >> Accessories >> Terminal) and type:
gconf-editor
This will pull up the gnome configurations editor. Out of the left had menu select the Apps folder then gnome power manager sub-folder, then the lock sub-folder. Deselect the 'suspend' key from the right window pane. Thats it.

I entirely abandoned the study of letters. Resolving to seek no knowledge other than that of which could be found in myself or else in the great book of the world, I spent the rest of my youth traveling, visiting courts and armies, mixing with people of diverse temperaments and ranks, gathering various experiences, testing myself in the situations which fortune offered me, and at all times reflecting upon whatever came my way so as to derive some profit from it.
--(Descartes, Discourse on the Method)

Turn off your cellphone dude

http://news.cnet.com/FBI-taps-cell-phone-mic-as-eavesdropping-tool/2100-1029_3-6140191.html

http://counter.li.org/

I am now Linux user 495682.

Astrophysicists puzzle over planet that's too close to its sun

http://www.latimes.com/news/nationworld/nation/la-sci-planet27-2009aug27,0,5882308.story

Sister - Sufjan Stevens

What the water wants is hurricanes,
and sailboats to ride on its back.
What the water wants is sun kiss,
and land to run into and back.
I have a fish stone burning my elbow,
reminding me to know that I'm glad
that I have a bottle filled with my old teeth.
They fell out like a tear in the bag.
And I have a sister somewhere in Detroit
She has black hair and small hands.
And I have a kettledrum
I'll hit the earth with you.
And I will crochet you a hat.
And I have a red kite;
I'll put you right in it.
I'll show you the sky


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This is a beautiful song, and it reminds me of some sunny days. I like that

"We get the government we deserve" -- Robert Glennon