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Marcel Gagné

Writer and Free Thinker at Large: Musings on Artificial Intelligence (AI), Linux, FOSS, Science & Technology, Religion, Politics, Consciousness, Philosophy, VR, Gaming, and Whatever Else Comes to Mind!

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Betrayal of the intellect

Posted onFebruary 3, 2013July 3, 2026

Last night, at the Cambridge Union debating society, Professor Richard Dawkins debated the former Archbishop of Canterbury, Rowan Williams. The image here comes from a story on the Huffington Post where Dawkins is quoted as saying that religion is a Read More …

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Jesus and the Parable of “The Good Samaritan”

Posted onJanuary 23, 2013July 3, 2026

The parable of the "the Good Samaritan" was always one of those stories that stuck out as being 'wrong', precisely because it sounded like a racist slur or stereotyping a country and its people. You know what I'm talking about. Read More …

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Moving to Free Software

Posted onJanuary 21, 2013July 3, 2026

This is my sixth book, and a radical departure in that it's about free software. Okay, that's not radical. But the platform it's written for is Windows! From the blurb: Stop paying for Windows software! There are free alternatives that Read More …

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Moving to Ubuntu Linux

Posted onJanuary 21, 2013July 3, 2026

My fifth book, and the fourth in the "Moving to" series. It's the only book, fo far, that covers the GNOME desktop environment.  From the book description: Discover Ubuntu, Today’s Hottest Linux Everyone’s talking about Ubuntu–it’s not just 100% free, Read More …

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Moving to Linux: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye! (2nd Edition)

Posted onJanuary 21, 2013July 3, 2026

The much anticipated sequel to the best-selling "Moving to Linux: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye!" There was/is even a special limited edition printing created for "Barnes and Noble" that included bonus content covering Linux gaming. From the back Read More …

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Moving to the Linux Business Desktop

Posted onJanuary 21, 2013July 3, 2026

My third book blends the server side knowledge of "Linux System Administration" and introduces the Linux desktop as a complete business solution. It is, in many ways, the sequel to "Linux System Administration" though it was never marketed that way. Read More …

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Moving to Linux: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye!

Posted onJanuary 21, 2013July 3, 2026

"Moving to Linux: Kiss the Blue Screen of Death Goodbye!" was my second book, and a huge hit. It went on to inspire another four "Moving to" books. From the book description: This book is a user guide for the Read More …

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Linux System Administration: A User’s Guide

Posted onJanuary 21, 2013July 3, 2026

My first book, published in 2001. As of 2013, it is still being used as a teaching guide in several college and university computer science courses. From the jacket: "Respected Linux Journal and Sys Admin columnist Marcel Gagne has written Read More …

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Sysadmins

Posted onJanuary 17, 2013July 3, 2026

Just because . . . 

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Getting and Staying Creative

Posted onJanuary 15, 2013July 3, 2026

I ran across this little video while checking into some Drupal themes for a customer. The video was embedded into a slider to show that you could do cool slidery things. While my customer passed on this theme and will Read More …

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