Archive: April 20, 2005

Wednesday, April 20, 2005

1. I noticed a search engine hit to a weblog post I'd forgotten about, where I blogged about Matthew 16:13-20. I'm going through and reading some of the links in honor of the new Pope

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Proggy fonts on Ubuntu :(

I can't get the Proggy Fonts to install on Ubuntu. They even show up in the font list when I install them in ~/.fonts, but what's displayed when I select the fonts is not Proggy, but some variable width icky poo. I tried all different versions of the Proggy Tiny font (which is my fav), even the pcf version for which I followed the directions here.

I've never understood why people like Bitstream Vera Sans Mono so much. It doesn't compare to the Proggy Fonts IMO. How can I program in a font I don't like? This alone would almost push me back to Windows if I can't figure it out. Help!

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1. Jonah Goldberg: Rich-poor divide shows poverty is relative, via PoliPundit. The point he's making isn't made enough.

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2. Mentat Wiki:

   This wiki is a collaborative environment for exploring ways to become a better thinker.

   (to explore.) via Ryan.

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3. These directions on how to install the JDK in Ubuntu worked for me. I used the commands at the bottom of the page and began with Sun's JDK binary. The browser plugin, however, was installed at ...j2sdk1.5-sun/jre/plugin... not ...j2sdk1.5-sun/plugin..., and didn't work when I followed their directions even after correcting for the location. I'll do that later.

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