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So many of my dear friends are working in the food blogging world.
And I love that I get the chance to not only see their dreams of getting published come true, but also to interview them and see their finished product come to life.
Jenny of the famous family cooking oriented food blog Picky Palate recently published her first cookbook.
I couldn't be happier for her. How she managed to create this cookbook while pregnant is beyond me.
Jenny is a self-taught home cook and an on the go mom to 3 boys and wife to her high school sweetie. Creating original recipes and capturing food photography is Jenny's passion, and she loves sharing her journey with her readers. Picky Palate has been featured on sites such as Saveur.com, BettyCrocker.com, Finecooking.com and Shine by Yahoo. Jenny was born and raised in AZ but now lives in Southern California with her family.
What is Picky Palate blog all about?
It's a popular food blog that is geared toward parents who need meals in a flash while entertaining those children (adults too!) who have, well, picky palates!
What is The Picky Palate Cookbook about?
All-time favorites from the blog along with nearly 100 exclusive new dishes accompanied by enticing full-color photographs.
About 128 total recipes, both favorites from the blog and brand-new from Jenny's kitchen.
Recipes for your own picky palate, finicky families, and some of the best solutions for dull family meals.
Jenny was also really kind enough to giveaway 3 cookbooks!
See the end of the interview on how to enter.
Jenny, first off congrats on the cookbook. I loved how its laid out with a binder-like book, easy to turn pages, and the contents are so well laid out with (just like the book says 'something for everyone') breakfast, party food ideas, home is where the chicken dinner is, gone fishin, you'll never miss the beef, sweet tooth, and bake sale ideas! Perfect way to lay out a cookbook when you have fussy eaters in the house. But what I loved most was the opening line of introduction: "Had no idea I'd become such a foodie!" Amazing what you learn, grow to love, and want to share once you start a food blog. And for you, that's kind of where you started all this? Was a food blog?
Did most of your research for the cookbook come from your family?
What foods do you have a hard time creating new recipes with?
It was so much fun. They still play the re-runs.
Jenny thank you so much for the interview.
For a chance to win a copy of her cookbook The Picky Palate,
please leave ONE comment telling us one of your "go to"meals for your fussy eaters?
PLEASE make sure you have a valid email & name in your signature line or in the comment
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We'll do the drawing on March 15, 2013.


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Thursday, January 7, 2010
The Good, the Delicious, and the Very, Very Ugly
Sure, you can still see the grass poking through, but any accumulation is a big deal in Memphis. People freak out and buy all the bread and milk in every grocery store the day before even the slightest flurry is predicted. And yes, I also freaked out and made an emergency vegetable/flaxseed/hummus run to Whole Foods on Tuesday when I heard that snow was in the forecast. Turns out that it only snowed enough to coat everything. The roads were just fine.
Now for the delicious. The past few nights, I've been enjoying this uber-tasty dish from Go Dairy Free by Alisa Fleming — Sesame Soba Noodles with Calcium-Rich Kale and Tempeh:
Since I'm allowed cooked food at night on the ACT cleanse, this healthy dish made from whole foods fit the bill. I used 100% buckwheat soba since I'm off gluten for the duration of the cleanse, and damn those noodles were expensive! Whole Foods charges almost $7 a package (with only four servings)! But I shelled out the money because food is my number one spending priority. I'll go without new clothes or shoes or whatever, so long as I'm eating tasty stuff. Ah, the life of a poor foodie!
Now for the ugly news. I've been off coffee for seven days now, and I'm really starting to feel the effects. If you're friends with me on Facebook, you've likely read my whiny status updates about not having my daily java. But seriously folks. I'm so addicted. Without it, I'm tired and sluggish. I'm cranky, and I even cried for a second this morning when I dropped some jeans in the floor.
And like a true addict, I cannot wait until the day this cleanse is over so I can go to Starbucks and order a venti soy toffee nut latte (yes, I know Starbucks is evil ... but it's a guilty pleasure ... I promise to follow that visit with a stop at a locally-owned coffeehouse for a second cup). No matter what other long-term changes I make after this cleanse is over, giving up coffee will not be one of them.
For now, I'm allowed green and white tea, as well as yerba mate (which I haven't tried yet). But I've been downing multiple cups of tea each day and it just doesn't cut it. Flavored hot water. That's what it tastes like. Ugh! Coffee, I miss you! Only 19 more days!
36 comments:
- Danielle (Coffee Run) said...
Food is also my #1 spending priority. I wouldn't say it's a bad thing...
I would be superrrr cranky without coffee!
- January 7, 2010 at 11:22 PM
- Vegyogini said...
You can do it!
- January 8, 2010 at 12:53 AM
- nora said...
stay strong! your fb status about the jeans cracked me up.
- January 8, 2010 at 1:27 AM
- James said...
My Louisville friend got me started on Yerba Mate and I picked up a bag of it at the Brazillian market one town over. It certainly doesn't taste like a delicious soy toffee nut latte, but it has KICK. And it doesn't leave me jittery, so I recommend it. Definitely more of a coffee caffeine effect than regular tea.
- January 8, 2010 at 3:10 AM
- The Voracious Vegan said...
This noodle dish is beautiful, I would love to have it for dinner tonight. Simple and hearty at the same time.
Good luck with the no coffee, keep it up!
- January 8, 2010 at 3:28 AM
- Crystal said...
Yerba is disgusting in my opinion... it tastes like hay. But i guess if your into that stuff it could be good to you! Good luck deary
- January 8, 2010 at 5:08 AM
- T said...
You're being so strong! I would have cracked after a few hours, I think.
- January 8, 2010 at 5:41 AM
- Whitney @ Lettuce Love said...
Stay strong -- only a few more days! Datsun is so cute with the branch in his mouth :)
- January 8, 2010 at 7:34 AM
Your dinner looks awesome! Sorry about the coffee withdrawal though :-(
- January 8, 2010 at 8:29 AM
- River - The Crafty Kook said...
Aww, Datsun! What a cutie! We have some snow here today too. It makes the squirrels extra hyper!
Yep. That's the life of a poor foodie! Food is my number one spending priority too.
Hang in there with the coffee withdrawals! You can do it! You can do it! Wait, let me grab my pom poms. *B.I.A.N.C.A. Gooooo Bianca!* :-D
- January 8, 2010 at 8:34 AM
- jessy said...
you've got it, Bianca - hang in there! i remember day 2 of the cleanse for me, i cried because i knew i couldn't have this cookie i really wanted. it made me so upset, but when you think about it, it's only a small number of days without compared to all the days you've got throughout your life. you're doing great!!!
we woke up this morning to a light dusting of snow - julie loves to eat it. ah ha ha! cracks me up. Datsun = the absolute cutest! awwwwww!
hooray for some serious tasty looking soba noodle dish - and hooray for just 19 days left! yay!
- January 8, 2010 at 8:41 AM
- Mary said...
You can do it! In 19 days you'll be feeling so great, coffee will be the furthest thing from your mind. The soba looks yummy (mmm, kale)! Enjoy your snow. You didn't even have to shovel!
- January 8, 2010 at 8:47 AM
- pixiepine said...
You are doing great!!! My once weekly Starbux drink is now a huge treat and I totally appreciate it, whereas before I just kind of gulped it down. Hang in there!!
- January 8, 2010 at 8:58 AM
- K said...
Never in my life will I ever ever give up my coffee. I'll sell one of the rugrats first.
- January 8, 2010 at 9:45 AM
- jess (of Get Sconed!) said...
I really enjoy Yerba Mate - I hope you do as well! <3
- January 8, 2010 at 10:04 AM
Hey, there is a Mate tea called "My Morning Mate" from Teavana, you can get it online or at the store. It's also called "the coffee kicker" and tastes really yummy, it might be a great morning treat for you?
- January 8, 2010 at 10:40 AM
- Cera said...
I hope you have an asian market in your area, you can get those noodles for like 1/5 of the price! I promise they are still good. We have asian markets in my town but no whole foods, so I don't know what its like :)
- January 8, 2010 at 1:00 PM
- Carbzilla said...
I've given up so much that coffee (and a very rare Gin and Tonic or Pina Colada) is my only vice left. I commend you for giving it up for any length of time.
- January 8, 2010 at 1:08 PM
- miss v said...
i've given up coffee before too - and while i'm not a serious addict, i totally missed.
i really only like cold tea, so in the morning i would have hot water flavoured with fresh lemon. give it a try and congrat for sticking to your cleanse!
- January 8, 2010 at 2:39 PM
- The Shenandoah Vegan said...
you dropped jeans in the floor? wish i knew what that meant.
- January 8, 2010 at 2:41 PM
- Veggiesmack said...
The mate might be helpful since it does have come caffeine. I've had it several times and really like it.
Good luck with the rest of your cleanse!
- January 8, 2010 at 3:38 PM
- nora said...
Well, since I'm probly gonna post the raw carrot cake recipe, you can make it yourself! :) For your next raw Tuesday...or wait, you're on a cleanse anyways, so you can make it any day!
- January 8, 2010 at 4:31 PM
- Mike K said...
Love that kale and tempeh dish, and it's good to see Datsun is enjoying the snow. I can make it without coffee on the weekends, but I can't imagine workdays without my morning coffee. Stay strong! :)
- January 8, 2010 at 7:32 PM
- Shannon-Rabbit Food said...
You're amazing Bianca!
I did a seven day juice-fast in the past (when I was even more nutty) with a week of raw foods before and after. That experience was one of the hardest, but probably one of the most rewarding things I've ever done in my life. Keep it up, lady!
- January 9, 2010 at 12:11 AM
- Jamie said...
The noodles look delicious, and Datsun is so cute!
Sorry about the coffee though. If tea isn't helping partially because it's not as flavorful as coffee, maybe try some homemade dark hot cocoa?
Just a thought.
- January 9, 2010 at 12:18 AM
Poor you! I'm doing Gena's 10-day cleanse beginning Jan 18th and I'm nervous about giving up coffee (and wine). Good on you for doing the cleanse though! All the best with the rest of it. I'm sure you can do it- you seem very focussed and committed, which is inspiring.
- January 9, 2010 at 5:46 AM
- Lisa (Show Me Vegan) said...
mmm...the noodle dish looks totally delicious! We got several inches of snow but with 0 degrees the dogs just want to stay inside. Datsun is the cutest!
- January 9, 2010 at 12:37 PM
- The Vegan Snorkeler said...
I sympathize! I like tea just fine, but I LOVE my coffee. I justify my morning cup with the fact that coffee beans are loaded with antioxidants. That said, I'm planning on doing some kind of cleanse in the spring so I'm eager to see how this goes for you. Your dinners look fantastic!
- January 9, 2010 at 3:55 PM
- Trinity (of haiku tofu) said...
Ha, well I think you're awesome for sticking w/ your commitment. I was rooting for you when you tweeted about watching your friends take shots while you sat by being good.
And I also love Starbucks. The coffee's just so damn good. Naughty naughty.
- January 9, 2010 at 4:54 PM
- bitt said...
if it helps, i've heard a lot of the syrup coffees at starbucks are not vegan. yikes! stay away!
- January 10, 2010 at 2:13 PM
- Jess of Veg Out! said...
I'm with you on food being my #1 spending priority, but I'd be lying if I said I didn't cringe when I see my weekly total sometimes... It's not that being vegan is expensive; it's that I'm a sucker for food & just love buying everything that looks yummy/interesting. Nothing ever goes to waste, but dang. (I'd still rather be me & spend $$ on healthy, organic groceries than some of my friends who spend $20/week but go out all the time & eat crap...)
Good luck on the coffee thing!! I don't drink it everyday (probably 4 or 5 times a week), but I don't know how I'd react if I was *forced* to give it up... I might have whiny Facebook status updates then, too. :)
- January 10, 2010 at 6:43 PM
- Jess of Veg Out! said...
Oh, and Datsun is adorable & those noodles look AMAZING!
- January 10, 2010 at 6:43 PM
- Dani said...
aw your dog looks like he's havin fun!
Man I feel for you. Coffee is my main vice. If I don't get my large mug of coffee in the morning, I feel it later, in the form of a migraine. I applaud you for getting this far, really.
That dinner looks super yummy, but yikes, 7 bucks per small box. I believe it. I'm poor and still get most of my food from whole foods. I'll go without many things but not tasty organic food!
- January 10, 2010 at 8:58 PM
- Alisa said...
So glad you like the recipe! Your photo of it looks scrumptious.
Hang in there, I have never been a coffee/caffeine person but have been told by many that the cravings ease after a few weeks. Good luck!
- January 11, 2010 at 12:29 AM
- Erin said...
The snow was crazy, right? My mom told me it snowed in Florida on Saturday and it was hard to believe.
Sucks to give up coffee, but maybe you'll feel better at the end? Maybe?...
- January 12, 2010 at 3:39 PM
- Dawne said...
Hi - I haven't been keeping track of what the conditions of your cleanse is, but for the short term, you might also try Teecino which is a caffeine free herbal coffee. I find it to be pretty decent but then again, I'm no coffee fiend : ) You should be able to find it at natural food store or Whole Foods might have it. Good luck - I am sure you'll feel GREAT at the end!
- January 13, 2010 at 7:16 PM

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Wednesday, November 07, 2012
One Thing This Election Taught Me...
I am not a Libertarian.
I guess I had always defined Libertarianism with my own ideals. During this campaign, I "liked" the Libertarian Party's facebook page. Even sent them money at one point.
But, social media backfired for the Libertarian Party in my case. I saw what they really are, not what I wanted them to be. I saw the dippy shit their supporters wrote and posted and I watched as too many of them handed this election to Obama wrapped up in a bow.
Many are strongly anti-war and pro-choice.
Being anti-interventionist is a pre-9/11 mentality. According to some of their ridiculous memes, this party learned nothing on that day.
They also make the mistake that the Dems make and assume that a baby is part of a Mom's body and wuss out of taking a stand for it. They can call the Republicans all the playground names they want...but Republicans take a stand for what they believe in.
I am into Reagan strong, not Ron Paul girly man.
Libertarianism should be RIGHT of Republicanism because of the limited government, but somehow some Ron Paul people went to Obama instead of Romney!? What does that tell you? That even declared and voting Libertarians have no friggin' idea what they're talking about.
I am a Conservative Republican that has always wanted to say that she was a Libertarian because I do believe in a small, efficient, disciplined government that does not presume to decide what's best for its citizens. But, I also have a brain and believe there are shades of political gray and self-righteousness can't erase that.
So, now we get 4 more years and then Hillary in 2016.
Dear Libertarians...I hope you lose your second amendment rights. I don't have a gun, so I dont care and it will serve you right...
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Thanks for this - it hits the nail exactly on the head for me, too. I was trying to explain to my wife last night that I liked some ideas that Libertarians have, but it didn't seem like those ideas were how things play out in that camp.
Here's what I learned - the social "conservatives" are done. They managed to lose the two easiest Senate races in the country (Missouri and Indiana) by spewing stupidity. They may have taken the rest of us with them.
I am a Libertarian. I believe in Civil Liberty and Economic Liberty. Freedom is freedom. The details of Libertarianism are debated daily at Reason. I don't always agree with - particularly on immigration, but I'm with them far more than moderate Republicans.
Anyone who voted for Obama is not a Libertarian, whatever they call themselves. Obama is a complete failure for any kind of freedom.
I will work for Rand Paul and similar candidates for 2016. (Not that I'll have any money) I will do everything I can to destroy social "conservative" candidates and the fascist that the Democrats have become.
- jim marquis said...
Love the picture on here, especially the last square.
As far as I'm concerned, libertarianism is the political equivalent of World of Warcraft. Lots of fun, wasted time.
Ala (and I swear this is an honest question)- how do you feel about the way Republicans handled women's issues in this election?
- ALa said...
There should be no "Women's issues." There should be country issues. When the country thrives, it's citizens thrive.
If you mean, what do I feel about the fact that I can abort my baby in NY....but I can't have an 18oz Coke and a smoke? I think the Republicans failed because the Dems assumed that the majority of women in this country are pro-choice and they're not...
Then again, what do I know. Maybe they are. We are a secular country that worships at the alter of ME ME ME. I guess I am a relic that values family and life and hard work...
- ALa said...
and Elizabeth Warren? really?
Maybe I should run and say I'm Black.
- ALa said...
AND, MSGKeith found this quote that sums up the entire election:
"When the people find they can vote themselves money, that will herald the end of the republic."
~Benjamin Franklin
Women's issues - another way to divide, pander, scare, and buy votes. Some with Black issues, gay issues, Latino issues, etc...
- free0352 said...
Well, it was a real, focused effort to cost Republicans the election. One I donated money to and worked hard to make happen both with my time, and money.
I was happy to see Romney lose, not Obama win.
Now after that happens, we knew Republicans would be mad at us. Thats fine. Be mad. But remember, you will not win another election without us.
Be that as it may, there is nothing government can do that cannot be undone. The world will turn, the sky will not fall. But now you will get to see what living in a Socialist country is like. I guess Romney wasn't so "electable" after all now was he? Perhaps in a few years, instead of kicking us to the curb you'll be a little more interested in working with us... even if you don't like our Facebook page.
Or not, I suppose you might have grown used to losing elections.
If only the GOP had a guy worth anything to run. I mean fucking Dumbo could have beaten Obama, but Romney couldn't.
While we are all going to be slapping each other around for a while over this, the real issue is why cant the GOP come up with a REAL conservative candidate???
We need to get some of our up and coming people ready to run in 2012, people with a track record of conservative voting and beliefs. I mean lets be real, Romney wasn't even close to conservative. I know we are all bitter as fuck that that piece of shitand all of his unbearable sycophants have another 4 years but we have one hope: The House.
For at least the next 2 years the House will be our bastion of defense, our Khe Sahn, our Bastogne against the blind brainless liberal horde. The one thing I could influence in CA was who my House Rep was and he got re-elected to continue the fight. I j
Free has a point. Sometimes its got to get worse before people wake the fuck up.
- free0352 said...
People here may be pessimistic about 2016, but I'm quite optimistic. Funny thing about socialism, eventually run out of other people's money. Obama will turn from blaming Bush to blaming Congress, but it won't work. The next four years would have been very tough no matter who was elected, and now all the really bad things that America is and has to go through will be on Obama's watch. When you see it in that light, you realize the Democrats are doomed.
- free0352 said...
As for Abortion, that issue has been fought and that issue has been lost. 30% of the Libertarian party is pro-life, which is certainly more so than Democrats. I'm one of that 30%. But it really doesn't matter. The issue has been fought and lost.
So, time to move beyond it.
As for the war on terrorism, Republicans bungled it for 7 years. Democrats continued to bungle it, and now it will be bungled for another four. I have no confidence had Romney been elected it would have been any different.
- Rickvid in Seattle said...
Hillary is quitting DoS, no doubt in order to set up a run in 2016. Slo Joe will be out of the picture. maybe she will choose McKaskill or Fauxcahontus? Girl on girl?
Let's see, how might a Rubio/Jindal style ticket work?
I agree with ALa that the Libertarians are really a fringe group, unworthy of the support of any serious person. Free0352 and his ilk are the proof.
However, I do agree with Free0352 that the abortion battle has been over for decades. I also think that this issue, more than anything else, cost the Republicans the election. Abortion will continue to cost the Republicans elections until they jettison the issue.
I think that the national party's future is in conservative (i.e. common sense)economic and national security positions, with the remaining social issues left to the state governments.
- free0352 said...
You lost by 1%. Our "fringe group" could have won you the election last night. We had about 4% to give you actually. What you got was 0%.
So go ahead, bitch, moan, complain. Hate our guts. But next time around perhaps you'll learn we are a force to be reckoned with, and unlike Conservatives we really don't claim separation from the GOP and then blindly vote for it. We put up or shut up, and we shut you down.
Its kinda childish to claim "Hey, you started it!" but hey, lets face it. Your party treats us like dirt, and you still don't like us much. I and like 99% of Libertarians gave up on you EVER liking us enough to give us a seat at the table. So we're going to take a seat.
Here is the reality you have to face.
Let that sink in. I know you folks don't like it, but you lost by 1%. You needed us more than you thought you did, an we simply were not there for you.
Hurts doesn't it?
Well, if you want to avoid the pain in the future, time to start taking us very seriously, and our policy very seriously. If you don't, well... get used to this feeling you're having this morning.
- Fearthuinn min an Saille said...
Ok, how in the fuck do you get this hope that we lose our 2nd Amendment rights? We're not. Ammo may get expensive, but we'll still be able to buy guns.
If you believe in political gray and are against self-righteousness, then why did you go with this year's vintage of Republican? They're just as self-righteous as anyone else.
Also, even if all the recorded 3rd party voters voted for Romney, He still would be 1mil votes short. So how many die hard religious right Republicans take the blame for this loss? Might as well toss them in your rant, too.
You're welcome, now buck up and make some changes. Evolve.
- free0352 said...
I don't know about that. We could have delivered Ohio for them for sure, and Florida which as of this is still too close to call. Maybe even Colorado and Iowa. That would have meant a Romney win. But they tossed us out on our asses last year. So, so sorry. You can't kick someone in the nutts and then expect their support.
- Fearthuinn min an Saille said...
Free, I agree with you. I don't know how it would apply to the individual state counts, but as far as the popular vote went, it wouldn't have been enough. They'd need the stay-at-homers-because-he's-not-Christian contingent, too.
But I'd definitely say that they need to stay away from the social issues for a while. Too much of a risk of foot in mouth disease with that stuff. That was the only reason they lost those 2 races.
All the blame for this loss is on the Republicans, no where else. And to play that blame game deflects from the real issue, and won't result in any future gains if they don't take a good hard look at their platform and their campaign tactics.
COM - You want a much smaller, less intrusive government and you are willing to let issues like abortion go.
Congratulations - you are a libertarian! Or at least 3/4 of the way there. Give up on the drug war and you are there.
Every time I hear someone say that a third party vote is wasted or that they do nothing more than act as spoilers for mainstream candidates I laugh like hell. The reason the political system in this country is so shot is because the voters in this country forget that they have a voice. They pick party over personal beliefs and then wonder why they are continually ignored or disappointed.
Seriously... let this sink in for one moment... many of you here backed or at least voted for a milquetoast puppet who has absolutely nothing in common with your personal beliefs. You did it simply because he had an R as party affiliation. You had absolutely no idea of what he would do once in office because his entire record was one of contradiction and appeasement. He was a mental blank slate and the poster child for insincerity. Yet, you somehow miss the point that YOU wasted YOUR vote on him.
Although Free did not come up with the concept, he completely nailed it; "Thats fine. Be mad. But remember, you will not win another election without us."
That is how movements start. An individual can be successfully ignored, but a group of people can't. If a party cannot serve you, then you have no reason to serve that party. So yes, maybe a third party may fail to achieve victories, but in the long run, mainstream parties will have to answer to them.
Hey Free - welcome to the "ilk" club. You'll get some abuse for it, but at least you have your principles and integrity intact. I've always respected that about you; you put your money where your mouth is.
- The Cassandra Page said...
Here is an explanation for yesterday along with a theme for the next four years. We are about to learn what Obama meant by "revenge."
- free0352 said...
Thats exactly how I feel about it. I didn't waste my vote, they wasted theirs. And hate us all they want to, that hate will make courting us in 2014 and 2016 all the more painful than it need be. Libertarians and Conservatives are natural allies... let that sink in. ALLIES. We are not the same, but we can surely work together more so than Conservatives can work with Democrats. There will just have to be some Conservative pride swallowing first. We've been doing it for 35 years, so its their turn to be the one to bend over.
I'm still amazed that Ala is blaming Gary Johnson.
The Old Men who run the GOP pick a terrible candidate - the only other guy who has his name attached to a crappy healthcare plan. They shit all over Ron Paul and Gary Johnson during the primaries and the convention. The god-squad types make their stupid statements a bigger issue than this terrible economy.
The Republicans figured out a way to lose to Obama despite every advantage, and it is the fault of the Libertarians? Seriously?
- free0352 said...
Well sometimes Bram its hard to admit the problem in the relationship is "you."
I know libertarians are sick to death of following along like good little sheep and never getting a thing for it.
Payback is a motherfucker.
- ALa said...
I never mentioned Gary Johnson. And EXACTLY. The powers that be picked Romney. Not me. Not my kids. Not all the other millions that didn't want Romney but knew he was better than Obama.
But ya know what...Romney wouldn't have elected UBER LIBERAL SCOTUS judges and Obama will and you "Libertarians" are the only ones to blame. Even the three of you here can't agree, let alone a whole party of you.
Yes, I'm REALLY fucking pissed and I blame all of you because you're intelligent and informed and unlike the masses you know it wasn't all Bush's fault and you know about Benghazi and you closed your eyes and stuck your nose in the air while Rome burned and that's fucked up. You are worse than the Obama phone chick.
Paint it whatever way you will...it was foolhardy and dangerous and I doubt I'll be over it any time soon...
For the record, I held my nose and voted for Romney. I truly didn't want 4 more years of this insanity.
But the Republicans really better change their ways if they ever want to get elected again.
- Fearthuinn min an Saille said...
I didn't close my eyes to shit. I voted the way I did because mine are wide open and I'm not about to let the Republicans hand me a half added candidate with no balls or ideals and expect me to cow and fall in line. Be pissed. But direct it at the RNC where it belongs. They're the sad asses that handed you this candidate, and you did your good little job and ate him up, whether you're willing to admit it or not. YOU voted for him. Those who didn't agree with his platform AMD record, but voted for him anyway are to blame. We voted for someone we actually believed in. Sorry you couldn't do that, but that isn't our fault or problem. It's yours. Live with it and come come to grips with it.
A party that can muster less than 5% of the electorate can bargain with major parties in a parliamentary multiparty system.
However, in our two party system, any issue that picks up real support gets adopted by one of the two major parties, provided that the issue is seen to gain more votes than it loses.
I think we can agree that the majority of voters DO NOT SUPPORT EITHER OF OUR IDEAS. They supported the Marxocrats.
Let's assume that the Libertarians can pressure the Republicans into adopting some Libertarian issues. If the majority does not like the ideas, the Republicans will lose, and everyone realizes it.
For better or worse, a minority is not going to be able to force its' view on the majority. Period.
That is the fundamental flaw in all your fantasies.
They'd need the stay-at-homers-because-he's-not-Christian contingent, too.
I think it was more than just this segment that stayed at home. I think a lot of conservatives just didnt like Romney because he wasnt a real conservative regardless of religious beliefs. He didnt offer anything much better than Obama to be honest. And free hit it on the head. If the country is going to be fucked up, and nothing indicated Romney could have fixed it, why not let it be on Borbamas watch?
As far as Ala's comment about SCOTUS, yeah, thats a huge concern. Hopefully none of them drop dead or retire in the next 4 years.
I see your political views as having similarities to the Marxocrats economic views.
The Marxocrats seem to believe that wealth is finite, so that if one group becomes richer, the rest have to be correspondingly poorer. They do not accept that the amount of wealth is dynamic, with the changes making everyone either richer or poorer.
You seem to think that the Republican followers are a static group that would be, say, 48% without the Libertarians and 51% with. You completely miss that by taking the steps necessary to add your 3%, other support would drop away. In what turns out to be a center left country, the Libertarians would drive away much more support than they add.
You get no leverage beyond what your actual numbers merit. You undermine your credibility by asinine behaviors. You do not further your cause.
- Zelda said...
I'm mad at everyone right about now. Mostly I'm mad at the press. Obama is a failure on so many levels, including his handling of Sandy (if we're going to judge by the standards to which Bush was held).
At the same time, I want the Libertarians back.
ALa, you know we'd vote much more happily for a Republican backed by the Libertarians. With Romney, we got NOTHING. He wasn't pro-life, and he wasn't a fiscal conservative. He was the candidate for a bunch of old, establishment Republicans. I don't even think he would nominate a decent SC justice. Look at fucking Roberts.
So I'm done with the pragmatic voting. Done. The Democrats are going to make life absolutely miserable. When people have had enough and the Democrats have no one else to blame, they will vote for anyone else. When that happens, I don't want to be stuck with a Romney.
I find it really interesting how this contingent associates safety nets with Marxism.
Nate, I associate you with being a fucking idiot. You may want to go the fuck away for a few days. We will turn on your asinine ass and rip it to shreds in a split second. So, for your own good, GTFO. Asshole.
- Stix said...
Libertarians just preen about and want people to stroke their egos.
And if they cared a lick about Liberty they sure as hell would not allow the WON to get re-elected, and help stop the train wreck we got in the White House now.
Bur no, they voted for someone that has no chance of winning and will be irrelevant after the elections are over.
And BTW good luck trying to convince the Republicans to take any of your policies after giving them the shaft. Elephants do not forget.
Tell me what state Gary Johnson got more than Obama's margin of victory.
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Factoring Gary Johnson's returns doesn't factor in all the states like mine where Repubicans worked it so he wouldn't be on the ballot and we didn't have the choice, so we stayed home. Fact is, Republicans had a lower turn out of registered Republicans than they did in 2008. You have to ask yourself why that is. Its because those Libertarian minded Republicans stayed home. Bottom line, had they voted you would have won. You lost by 1%. You lost. Your "moderate" concept of a candidate failed and failed miserably. Your notion of "electable" failed, it failed miserably. The elephant might remember, but while its remembering it might want to consider this...
It needs us more than we need it.
- free0352 said...
You used the Kamikazi analogy once. Well I gotta ask - whose plane just went down in flames and whose party got stronger? Turns out you folks were driving that VBIED of a candidate all the way to 2nd place, 1st loser. We told you so a year ago, but you didn't listen. Reap the whirlwind. Enjoy the next four years. Call us when you want to start winning elections again.
What I think Free's message is this: That the GOP needs to listen to Libertarians in looking at possible candidates and especially in the Primary phase. Take their ideas, especially around fiscal conservatism and apply that. Yeah some Libertarians also espouse some loony tunes shit like anti-war and the like, so we leave that out.
If the GOP runs a solid conservative candidate who can resonate with the base, thats a much more agreeable option for everyone than running a fake like Romney.
Free + co are saying, 'you didnt even listen to us and look what happened' and he's right. The GOP sold its soul to the Devil to hand Romeny the primary, told everyone else to pound sand and lost.
If we run an actual conservative candidate that we can all be enthusiastic about, we wont NEED the libertarion 1% to win, it will already be with us. Thats the whole message.
- Fearthuinn min an Saille said...
What Jpck said. I have no issue with voting for an actual conservative with a record. But you guys have to get one.
And from the looks of it, Johnson is going to start being more visible over the next 4 years, so guys best get cracking.
- free0352 said...
Well, since Allen West just lost I'd suggest giving him a new job running the RNC.
Letting Ron Paul and his children vent at the convention would have provided the Marxocrats with a huge propaganda lightning rod, enabling the Marxocrats to tag the whole party with Ron Paul's wackiest ideas. That would have made the defeat even worse than it was and leave lots of baggage to carry through the next election besides.
I'm wondering if there is a salesman among the Libertarian purists here. None of you seem to understand that you don't get new converts preaching to the choir. You have to have a product that the BUYER wants. You will convince no one by saying "but this is MY favorite".
Letting them vent? WTF?
How about letting their electors vote? How about treating them like they are part of the Republican party and deserve a voice at the convention? Notice it is only the Ron Paul / Gary Johnson supporters who are below 50? Your old white man party is dying.
Instead, Romney and the leadership treated them like dirt - then expected their support. Now they are crying because they didn't get it. Tough shit.
You and Free0352 have been big on hurt feelings and small about adressing the Paulites scaring away more votes than they could have brought to the table.
Romney wasn't my choice by any means, but he got my vote.
I do agree with Jpck, that we need a conservative candidate that the libertarians can get behind. I even agree with Free on his point that we need the libertarians to win an election.
I can't help but feel betrayed by 4% of the country.
I guess I understand after reading these comments that you guys were trying to make a point.
Still. I'm pissed at you. Extremely pissed. And whatever bad things happen in the next four years, I'll be blaming you, not Romney.
- Fearthuinn min an Saille said...
Saw an interesting image today. Was the amount of votes that Paul got in the primaries, vs the amount of votes that Romney got in the general election. Huge difference in Paul's favour. I'm willing to bet that it was split between democrat leaners who didn't like Obama, and republican leaners who didn't like the rest of the field. When Paul lost, the democrat leaners went back to Obama and the republican leaners were split between Johnson, holding their nose, and staying home.
So yeah, the republicans are going to have to do some some evolution, which might be difficult for the religious wingnuts, as they like to deny the fact that the theory exists. Heaven forbid Darwin was right, even in regards to thought processes.
- free0352 said...
Its had to claim the 4% who stayed home/voted third party betrayed you. Betrayal suggests we had at all promised our help.
I think we made it clear almost a year ago that not only could you not count on us, but that many of us would actively work against a Republican win. I know I did.
How about letting their electors vote?
Exactly. This isn't about a stupid speech. I was off the reservation as far back as 2008. I haven't been a Republican in four years. I haven't helped any Republicans in two. I mean really, you're going to run a guy totally antithetical to my values, play politics in internal RNC elections and the primaries to lock us out of choosing that valueless motherfucker, and then play more politics to get our third party protest vote kicked off the state ballot and after all that this is what the RNC tells us -
Yeah we shut down your voice in the party and kicked you off the state ballot. But gee, now you don't have an alternative. Better vote for us!
Well excuse me no, fuck no. I'd rather vote for Obama after that. They tell ou this you understand, after we carried the water for largest push back in political history in 2010. WE not "conservatives" stopped the Obama agenda cold. Who the fuck do you think organized all those tea party events? What party do you think the Koch brothers belong to? Seriously? What did we get for our hard work? The money spent, and the time invested? The door to door, actual physical work that by the way - none of you on this blog took part in, at most you showed up at an event - what did they tell us? If we had run more moderates we'd have picked up more seats, we were screwing things up, and by the way get the fuck out of our party.
Well okay assholes. We said bye-bye. Good luck. And what happened. You lost. YOU LOST. As a matter of fact, fewer registered Republicans, let me say that again FEWER REGISTERED REPUBLICANS VOTED THIS ELECTION THAN IN 2008. That was the people the party elites told to go fuck themselves. Good job RNC.
But let me hear again how terribly "electable" Mitt Romney was. Lets hear about that again. He lost every swing state.
Lets contrast that with 2010, where we got people that NEVER would have won elected. People like Allen West and Marko Rubio who never would have had a prayer before 2008. Yeah we lost some, but our win record was damn good. Better than any before it. Better than the Contract with America.
And then you told us to go fuck ourselves.
Well, jokes on you, bitches.
This isn't hardly about a speech.
- free0352 said...
Personally, this is how this is. I don't care about Republicans being mad. I don't care if they ever get over it.
Just remember next time - we made you lose last time. And we can do it again. That is the lesson.
Yep, you made us lose. Well done you! And now, you and your child have to live with the consequences. Have fun with that.
News Flash! It WAS ALL BUSHs fault! If you
Can all still whine about Carter then we have decades to complain about Bush....
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- free0352 said...
I can live with it just fine. I did after all live in the tightly controlled world of the military for 12.5 years. Question is can you?
My question is how can you be in a corrupt party and then complain about Democrat corruption? Oh you don't think so? What about at the convention when our delegates were on buses waiting to go vote, an the Romney camp used its connections to hold the buses, who wouldn't let its passengers off, and then used that time to change party rules to lock us out?
Yeah, oh boy can I live with it.
We'll just have to agree to disagree because all my energy for talking about this stuff is zapped.
Still love ya tho Free.
Binary thinkers (those who think in black or white only), MUST choose a team in this binary system we have. Libertarians are the closest thing to middle ground without being totally independent. The world is about balance and neither Democratic or Republican is balanced at all. The most balanced organization is Libertarian, and that scares those who have chosen a side and their egos now defend that choice out of fear of looking stupid. You should take Chris Rock's advice and look at issues individually, and ignore rhetoric from either side. And stop shitting on those who wish to break apart this 2-party nonsense. You are exactly wrong. There should not be parties at all, but there are, and Libertarians are by far the closest to being balanced and sane in their judgments. But I'm sure someone on here, who has chosen a side, has an ego that will tell them to use their emotions to react to my statements will say something ignorant, and prove me correct, again. Don't defend your "team", defend the truth. Balance.


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Posted: Tue 20 Feb 2007, 18:09
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Since this is a CE, i'll add my 2 cents. I think it would be cool to have profiles(the jwm config says it's coming soon), i share my pc with 2 others and it becomes a pain when icons on the desktop get moved around by others. Another thing is screensavers, i saw it had a screensaver option but it just goes black. The 3rd thing is a task manager shortcut. Sure you can double click on the mem. manager but sometimes something slows puppy down to a hault and i can't get to that icon. So something like Ctrl+Alt+Delete would be nice. There's my cents, i might have more though so watch out.
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Posted: Tue 20 Feb 2007, 19:37
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my input:
user defined menu arrangement like rarsa asked people for input on in chat.
user selected icon sets.
user selectable cursors/pointers.
maybe a faster loading browser (don't ask me which one is faster, i really haven't reached the ability where i can compile things to test them).
btw jundis, the easy way to deal with an error in clicking the wrong posting button is to use the navigation arrow to return to the page where you clicked the button, nothing gets posted till you have clicked the submit button at the end of writing the post.
so much to learn, so late a start.
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Posted: Tue 20 Feb 2007, 20:38
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There is room for both, indeed, and I would prefer they developed side-by-side as much as possible. I don't want the 2.15CE project to lose access to the expertise of yourself, Nathan, Dougal etc.
I agree with Rarsa. Both will develop. For now 2.15 CE is already in 'Beta' on Warrens machine . . .
My pawed cast
http://tmxxine.com/sound/viz1-Feb20.mp3 Puppy Viz audio Pawedcast
. . . is already out of date . . .
Viz and V are now combined into 2.15CE
We have a project leader Warren (WhoDo)
We have an agreed direction - IceWM, FireFox, Themes, Patches and Updates.
I would suggest you go ahead and release an Alpha/Beta Warren according to your understanding . . .
If people want to remove CUPS, Open Office etc - well we can get to that . . .
Once we have something the community wants, other community members can also refine
So far now 2.15CE is gonna be 2.15CE Alpha/Beta
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Posted: Tue 20 Feb 2007, 21:10
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My feelings are that anything in the "main" line of Puppy versions should be small, even if it's a CE. Spin-offs can be big, just not the main-line. So I'd go with the 'just make two versions' idea, one in the range of 70-90MB, and a deluxe one that's around 200MB with Gimp and OO.
They can both be made out of the same Unleashed tree. That way the deluxe edition would be the same as the normal one, but with extra apps and themes. That method also means there wouldn't be any effort dilution from getting split into two projects.
@Lobster: From what I understand, Flash 9 is too unstable. I like Nathan's idea, of using Flash 7 and offering Flash 9 as a PETget. And I highly doubt it's at beta status already. Maybe in terms of appearance, but nothing else. No rush. Lets take our time and do it right.
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Posted: Tue 20 Feb 2007, 21:38
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I agree with Small and De-Luxe. Maybe the small could have a 'De-luxe upgrade' wizard'?
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Posted: Tue 20 Feb 2007, 22:42
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Pizzasgood wrote:
My feelings are that anything in the "main" line of Puppy versions should be small, even if it's a CE. Spin-offs can be big, just not the main-line. So I'd go with the 'just make two versions' idea, one in the range of 70-90MB, and a deluxe one that's around 200MB with Gimp and OO.
The way I'm leaning at the moment is to have 2.15CE "Mainline" as a complete version minus Open Office, and offer 2.15CE "Office" as including Open Office in a squash file (.sfs). That should keep both camps relatively happy, and allow updates to Office as these are probably due soon.
At the moment 2.15CE is using the 2.14Final core, and that will allow the Beta testers to make recommendations to the 2.15 core project. If I release that as Beta1, there will be Beta2, 3 or 4 to follow as the 2.15 Core project rolls out snapshot updates. Eventually, in my vision, Puppy 2.15 Core Final and Puppy 2.15CE Final will roll out together, some 6-8 weeks from now.
Any comments, criticisms, suggestions?
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Posted: Wed 21 Feb 2007, 00:24
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Subject description: re: Claws
Hi Nathan,
Sorry to have taken so long to have gotten back to you about the email client.
About substituting Thunderbird with Claws: You'd said that the latter was fairly advanced and looked like it was going to give TBird a run for its money? (HA! And here we're talking about "Free Software"!
My main concern in suggesting TBird was from a business viewpoint, or small business. Of course I doubt any "small business" would be using a CE version.
But can this Claws handle the making of HTML-formatted email and such? I don't mean .rtf-formatted, but the type where someone like Lobster might use to make a newsletter, or someone like myself might use for artwork? (I think of Lobster because of all the great things he does re: the Wiki.)
This is just my concern. Personally I don't really care what it has for an email client. I myself use SeaMonkey so if it lacks it the first thing I'll be doing is installing it and setting it up as default.
My thought is about others who may be using the word processor the make nicely formatted documents but then be dismayed when they find out they have to send them as attachments rather than just copying them directly into the email for the recipient to view "as is"---something I used to do a lot of in my younger evilier days. LOL!
Hmm... I guess I covered everything. Again, sorry for taking so long. This thread sure has zoomed since yesterday! And it was great news to read, I think, about this becoming the 2.15CE! Congrats WhoDo! I couldn't picture this being in any better hands than yours!
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Posted: Wed 21 Feb 2007, 01:28
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My 2 cents
Small is puppy, fight the bloat. So my vote is 2 versions one big one small.
Icewm (just started using it and really like it.)
updated remaster script (ntfs one)
gaim must still work with msn
icon to install java (one version had this and it was convienent.)
all the little tweaks and fixes
A really nice icon set
I get errors when trying to use an icon theme from kdelook although i do have a .theme file it would be good if we could be compatible with these themes.
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Posted: Wed 21 Feb 2007, 02:03
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But can this Claws handle the making of HTML-formatted email and such?
No, it can't. But to be honest I don't want to encourage anyone to send html formatted email anyway. It's an ugly practice most of the time and usually when I recieve any html formatted email it is spam, actually about 99.99% of the time it is spam.
gaim must still work with msn
Should be no problem with Firefox. The trick is, the Mozilla libraries must be in the LD_LIBRARY_PATH. So wherever Firefox gets installed, add that location into the LD_LIBRARY_PATH via an edit of /etc/profile. Or you could turn /usr/lib/mozilla into a symlink to the Firefox directory, or even install Firefox in /usr/lib/mozilla, since that particular directory is already scanned if it exists. I have tried Gaim against the Firefox versions of the libs before and had no problems, so I assume there would not be this time either.
KDE icon themes are problematic in gtk+ applications, because Gnome/gtk uses a different naming convention than KDE does. You're safer getting icon themes from gnome-look.org or xfce-look.org. This is something being addressed by the Tango project, but a complete standard will only happen when both Gnome and KDE devs are willing to implement it.
I like the idea of two isos based on the same core (people may remember I have done so myself with Grafpup). We could of course just do a standard and chubby release, like the old ChubbyPuppy in the 1.xx series, but with OpenOffice-2.xx.
I'll see about doing the cutdown OpenOffice sometime tomorrow, since that seems to be what people want. I'm not sure how small I can get it, without crippling it in some way. I think it should definately still come with at least the EN_US dictionary, not sure about things like the Gallery. Personally I'd be inclined to drop the gallery.
Whodo - is there someplace in particular you would like files uploaded, or should I put them on my own server and drop you a line?
Bring on the locusts ...
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Posted: Wed 21 Feb 2007, 03:04
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Thanks for the tip on the themes.
Oh and a big vote for having dhcp be automatic on bootup.
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Posted: Wed 21 Feb 2007, 03:17
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Nathan F wrote:
Whodo - is there someplace in particular you would like files uploaded, or should I put them on my own server and drop you a line?
If you can drop them on your own server and PM me with the connection details for Gftp, I can pick them up from there.
Alternatively, I have my own directory on ftp.servage.net and there is a development sub-directory that could be used, but I'd be reluctant to do that without MU's approval, given the problems he's having hosting dotpups at servage.net - wouldn't want to cause him any more problems than he already has.
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Posted: Wed 21 Feb 2007, 03:45
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OK, then I'll probably be in touch late tomorrow.
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Posted: Wed 21 Feb 2007, 04:43
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Morning All!
Just checking in about the logo - I am working on it now, but won't have anything to upload until tomorrow (sorry about that, but it caught me on a busy couple of days).
To be honest, I've been playing with Pizzasgood's idea about Agent P.U.P. - but 'V' and 'Visa' should also be fairly quick to produce. Please be patient and I'll have something for you fairly quickly.
To add my tuppence to requests for 2.15/2.15CE:
1. 2 versions (one with OOo and one without) sounds like an excellent idea. I personally favour OOo, but really feel that the distro should be small and focus on stability and appearance, This will (hopefully) make the release cycle shorter. As long as there is the option to install OOo (preferably as a .sfs) this will be enough. Instructions for doing this should be included in the help file. (So maybe we could get away with just a single release??)
2. I really like WhoDo's Icewm themes, and equally like the amended IcebergX and the Vista-ish themes. They are excellent work and I think should be included in both 2.15 versions.
3. Rarsa's theme switcher idea would be a real boon to the community edition, looks and stability are the things I think we want to emphasise with this release.
After these, I've not many comments. I need to re-read Nathan's ideas about propriety codecs to make sure I've understood the point he's trying to make.
Until tomorrow...
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Subject description: 2.15CE Testing
I hope this isn't too off-topic, but here goes...
With the rapid pace of Puppy development, it seems quite tricky to find all the bugs in each version, even with the alpha and beta version(s). The variety of different hardware, different personal settings and then all the programs that people install means there are billions of permutations, and we can never cover them all, but perhaps we can be a bit more systematic.
Also I suspect that there are many Puppy users out there who feel they are too much of a beginner to contribute to the testing/debugging process, and thus watch and wait without trying the alphas and betas, and then some of them have trouble when the final version is released. There must be others who try a beta, find something doesn't work and assume it's their own inability, not a bug, and so say nothing.
What I wondered was whether we could at least divide the testing/debugging process into a number of categories and get volunteers to test a category that is their own particular field of interest. The categories might be:
Dial-up modems
Networking (wired)
Installation (frugal, full)
Multi-session CD/DVD
Window managers
Media players
Email clients
Office applications
It would need these people to carefully document what they did and on what hardware, so that any bugs can be reproduced. Useful by-products would be that instructions can be developed and compatibility lists improved.
Perhaps there could be one expert person who has "ownership" of the testing of each particular category. This expert would have a group of other volunteers helping who would have an interest but less expertise and would have different hardware. This expert would be able to tell the volunteers what to check and how to diagnose, e.g. telling them which commands to run when things don't work. The testing results might stay within the group until any problems are better understood, and then presented to the developers who would be better placed to implement a solution that solves the issues without introducing another. No doubt some smart people would help in several groups.
I know this may sound bureaucratic and against the Puppy ethos of one person just getting on with it rather than design by committee, but is suggested in good faith and perhaps fits with the philosophy of a CE version. The intention is of working towards Barry's goal that "Puppy will just work, no hassles".
I have to admit that I could not put myself forward as an expert, but would be a willing helper in different categories.
Sorry to have waffled on for so long....
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May 10, 1995.
56 F.3d 81
NOTICE: Federal Circuit Local Rule 47.6(b) states that opinions and orders which are designated as not citable as precedent shall not be employed or cited as precedent. This does not preclude assertion of issues of claim preclusion, issue preclusion, judicial estoppel, law of the case or the like based on a decision of the Court rendered in a nonprecedential opinion or order.
The petitioner having failed to pay the docketing fee required by Federal Circuit Rule 52 (a) (1) and to file the required Statement Concerning Discrimination, it is
ORDERED that the petition for review be, and the same hereby is, DISMISSED, for failure to prosecute in accordance with the rules.


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