Jack Manassas and Company

Updating the Kubuntu Desktop Note to Self- Read this first before the next time you update the Kubuntu Desktop Intro; Perennial as the winter, I got a system message that “Kubuntu 14.04 is no longer supported.  Click this button for a fast ‘n easy upgrade to Kubuntu 16.04.” “Kubuntu hasn’t been working that well lately,” I says to meself. “No more support is a bad thing.  Okay...” I shouldn’t have, but I clicked it. Six hours later, I had Kubuntu 16.04, but it tended to freeze up and I could only use the Command Line Interface (CLI) if I was quick enough to hit [Ctrl][Alt][F1] or [Ctrl][Alt][T]. First Note To Self–Read the Release Notes First Using another computer, I went to the website and read the 16.04 Release Notes; The release notes say not to click the automatic upgrade, because it does not work.  Hmmm. Second Note to Self–Fix Kernel Panic The first known bug that affects my system is “Kernel Panic,” brilliantly solved by Zanna at this web location; http://a

Re: Class warfare-- Seems appropriate to mention class warfare on Trump's inauguration day.  He was elected partly for his representation of the ignored Americans... I first got a clue about ceilings of class in a former job from a young woman of Barbados.  She was an illegal immigrant whose first action after coming to the US was to start a delivery service company.  She had two American employees.  The somewhat shady firm I contracted with at the time paid her cash under the table to courier packages around.  They paid her way less than her competitors, but they did a good job at delivery.  About once a week, I would suggest a way for her to get ahead.  "Here's a group that helps women business owners,"  and "This other group helps minorities with business," and "This lawyer donates time for immigrant rights."  After about a month, she told me, "You seem to be very sincere, but I have tried all your suggestions and nothing actually works.

This is an autobiography of an early settler of Sheridan, Wyoming--Frank Tschirgi.  It is interesting reading!  Particularly interesting to his descendants. :-) Here's a link to the book--"The Tenderfoot" https://drive.google.com/open?id=0B4Z1O7SGLjoDTG4xZEtYLVltS1E