I boot the PC from a linux live cd. It gives a kernel panic. I try another live cd, same thing, I try Acronis live cd- you guessed it- KP. This is a common HP desktop made in 2005. It has the media drive thingie.  The fact that the famous “thousands of eyes” across the [...]

What marketing experts will tell you, is that branding, street cred, public perception are herculean issues to overcome for anyone.  Take for example the myth of the hypertechnical German Army during WWII. The leaders of Germany created a gimmick image to scare and impress their opponents. In reality, the Germans seriously lacked in motorized transport [...]