Democracy and the right to vote
Polling Booths - Ben Sutherland (Flickr)
We are at an age where democracy is the governance model that leading western countries adopt and attempt to introduce around the world – sometimes by force (Afghanistan, Iraq) and sometimes by political or economic pressure (Cuba). Let’s not forget the amount of interest that the recent Iran election has sparked.
Democracy
Democracy for me means that individuals (adults) who belong to a country through birth right or citizenship may exercise their consent on who should govern that country for the next four years. Each person is entitled to only one vote and the leader is established by the majority of the people. Read the rest of this entry »
The perfect cheeseburger
For a while I have been trying to figure out the best way to stack a cheeseburger to get the ultimate taste experience. I have studied the way McDonalds and Hungry Jacks have done it to get some ideas. Today I was given the opportunity to put my instincts to the test. Here’s how it went. Read the rest of this entry »
Dual boot Windows Vista and Kubuntu Linux
Screenshot of Kubuntu
Recently I have undertaken a switch from Windows Vista to Kubuntu Linux. In order to have the best of both worlds, I created a dual boot so both systems live well on the one hard drive. In this post I will outline the instructions for a successful dual-boot based on my experience. By the way, the laptop I am using is an Acer Aspire 5735 with 3GB RAM and 320GB hard drive.
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Partition your Hard Drive for multiple Operating Systems
For many people, migrating from Windows to Linux entirely is not an option. They can do one of two things, they can either run Linux in a limited capacity through wubi on the Windows HD or, they can get their hands dirty and give dual booting a try.
