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3 Days Ago

mikodo replied to a thread Gnome: The ethics of saying just "no" in Ubuntu, Linux and OS Chat

Thanks for the update. And for what purpose would acting like this serve? I don't get it.

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3 Days Ago

mikodo replied to a thread Why upgrade every 6 months? in Ubuntu, Linux and OS Chat

LTS and Debian Stable as main. I usually play with atleast 5 other partition installs and often VB .vdi's of newer and other distros. If I ever reach...

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4 Days Ago

mikodo replied to a poll Your thoughts on Ubuntu.com without Community? in Ubuntu, Linux and OS Chat

Ubuntu community is truly an amazing thing to be a part of. I really enjoy all aspects of it, even this conversation around the growing pains and...

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1 Week Ago

mikodo replied to a poll Your thoughts on Ubuntu.com without Community? in Ubuntu, Linux and OS Chat

A monumental "faux pas". I am deeply saddened. ;p

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1 Week Ago

mikodo replied to a thread Is TOR safe to use? in The Cafe

I read your post too. I have been reading about free services. He states "I would highly recommend paying for a good vpn proxy service of some kind...

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1 Week Ago

mikodo replied to a thread Is TOR safe to use? in The Cafe

More information to consider. Thanks.

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1 Week Ago

mikodo replied to a thread Is TOR safe to use? in The Cafe

Yes, I do now. I didn't before you and others explained. If I want anonymity with an online service, then sign up with it using a web proxy and...

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3 Weeks Ago

mikodo replied to a thread Is TOR safe to use? in The Cafe

I dunno, because I am stupid maybe? Alright. I'm finished with it then. I was getting tired of using it anyways. Thanks. ;p

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3 Weeks Ago

mikodo replied to a thread Is TOR safe to use? in The Cafe

Question about this please? I only use TOR when going to banking institutions online. I signed up for them without TOR, before I starting using...

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3 Weeks Ago

mikodo replied to a thread My Windows 7 challenge in Ubuntu, Linux and OS Chat

Hmm ... you guys are tweaking my interest. I had Windows 7 ultimate edition I believe, running in a vm a couple of years ago, and it was ok. Maybe...

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3 Weeks Ago

mikodo replied to a thread Lucid 10.04LTS user - what should I move to? in Ubuntu, Linux and OS Chat

I am in the same situation with my Ubuntu 10.04 install and have also been experimenting with different distros/DE's ( multi-booting as always ) ......

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3 Weeks Ago

mikodo replied to a thread Partitioning-> OK to have the 1st Primary as MBR, Grub and (/) of primary OS? in General Help

Thanks Fred. I was going blind and getting friggin' confused until I realized that I don't need to know how windows does things before and after...

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3 Weeks Ago

mikodo replied to a thread Editing fstab to auto-mount a data partition entry to /home using bind question. in General Help

Duh! I read the rest of the thread, and true to form, nothingspecial answered this question too. :oops:

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3 Weeks Ago

mikodo started a thread Editing fstab to auto-mount a data partition entry to /home using bind question. in General Help

I might use the bind command in /etc/fstab file to auto-mount a separate /data partition's folders to /home. ( or use symlinks, I haven't decided yet...

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3 Weeks Ago

mikodo started a thread Prefix changed to read [SOLVED]. I like to see the prefixes ex. Xubuntu to find*THEM* in Forum Feedback & Help

Hi everyone. I had a thread yesterday that I changed the title to have Solved! (in the first word). Today, I noticed that an Adm. changed the...

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3 Weeks Ago

mikodo replied to a thread Partitioning-> OK to have the 1st Primary as MBR, Grub and (/) of primary OS? in General Help

I was questioning myself as I wrote, that the MBR was in the drive /dev/sda1. I was thinking I would be corrected pretty quickly if I was wrong by a...

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3 Weeks Ago

mikodo replied to a thread Partitioning-> OK to have the 1st Primary as MBR, Grub and (/) of primary OS? in General Help

I have been reading more about this, including other people's suggestions, which all pretty much say the same as your guides, that I have found. I...

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3 Weeks Ago

mikodo replied to a thread Partitioning-> OK to have the 1st Primary as MBR, Grub and (/) of primary OS? in General Help

Thanks oldfred. I will be making a separate data partition on next disk install. I have decided on using Carla's setup proceedure here: ...

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