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VMWare Server 2.0.2 on Ubuntu 9.10

Last night I downloaded the latest VMWare Server from Vmware website, it was version 2.0.2. I needed it because I was trying to experiment with several Open Office server solution, and I need to simulate tiered environment.
First attempt to install it in my Kubuntu 9.10 host, running kernel 2.6.31-16-generic-pae didn’t work, VMWare server fails [...]

Better Than Grep: ack

This morning I was thinking about people that I am indebted to, possibly forever. Linus Torvalds is definitely one, not just because of the kernel, but also because he is a good role model.
In terms of tools, I am certainly indebted to Joseph H. Allen, for his own editor.
I also thought of ‘grep’ as a [...]

Swoopo is a Scam

TechChrunch has an article about Swoopo saying that it has a Hint of Scam. Well, SHAME ON YOU TECHCHRUNCH!! It doesn’t have a ‘Hint’ of scam, IT IS VERY BLATANT THAT SWOOPO IS A SCAM!
I am very saddened to find out about Swoopo today, in light of the other scams that have been going on [...]

Better to Say Sorry than to Ask Permission

I’ve read that phrase numerous times from the quips of two Bugzilla systems. Both systems did not cite the original person who coined the phrase, which make me believe that it was entered by the founder of companies to encourage employees to take bold decissions.
Once I did consciously decided to do something extraordinarily bold in [...]

Bill Gates’s 10 (or 11) rules of life!!!

I saw a post on Twitter about Bill Gates’s 10 rules of life, and I clicked it. I found the list quite good, but the post was a bit vague. It says that the 10 rules were given in a high school event, but it didn’t mention which high school, or when.
So I Googled it, [...]

Pennsylvania Dutch Apple Pie

An award winning recipe of Pennsylvania Dutch Apple Pie

Quote of the day

Blessed is he who has learned to laugh at himself, for he shall never cease to be entertained. — John Boswell

Compensation Structure for Early Companies

Just got this from planetvc today.
Matt McCall who writes at VC Confidential recently posted a compensation structure for typical early stage companies. Matt stressed out that what he meant with ‘early’ is not start-up at bootstrap phase. At which, salaries are much lower, but equity ownerships are higher. I am a little surprised that the [...]

Stock Market tomorrow (Mon 14, 08)

We all know that predicting stock market is a lesser-science than predicting the weather. I could be wrong, but here is my prediction for tomorrow. Top line (it’s not a bottom line if it is at the top!!), I predict that we are going to have a rally tomorrow, but a much smaller one that [...]

Richest potato peeler salesdude

MSNBC has a nice story on the a potato peeler salesman who has resides on Park Avenue.
Simple old mantra at work:
Step 1. Be good at what you are doing.
Step 2. Repeat.
Step 3. Profit.

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