Fix for "no sound" issue in Ubuntu 8.10 (Intrepid Ibex) (2)
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I just installed the new Ubuntu 8.10 and I have no sound.I have fixed this problem by installing following commands.sudo killall pulseaudiosudo alsa force-reloadand then go to System>Preferences>Sound and change everything to ALSA
Hedge Fund Manager: Goodbye and F---- You - News Blog - Daily Brief - Portfolio.com (12)
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From the Scorched Earth Files:Andrew Lahde, manager of a small California hedge fund, Lahde Capital, burst into the spotlight last year after his one-year-old fund returned 866 percent betting against the subprime collapse.Last month, he did the unthinkable -- he shut things down, claiming dealing with his bank counterparties had become too risky. Today, Lahde passed along his "goodbye" letter, a rollicking missive on everything from greed to economic philosophy. Enjoy.Today I write not to ...
Minor Landscapes and the Geography of American Political Campaigns (6)
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[Image: The population density of the United States, ca. 2000, via Wikipedia].If you'll excuse a quick bit of landscape-inspired political speculation, I was reminded this morning of something I read last year on Boing Boing and which has stuck with me ever since – and that's that there are more World of Warcraft players in the United States today than there are farmers. Farmers, however, as Boing Boing and the original blog post it links ...
