Mar
14
Almost 6 Years
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Wow, it’s funny. In Pidgin, one can view the Member Since information on any user on your buddy list (you might have been able to for some time, but I just noticed it). Apparently I’ve been on AIM since May 5th, 2002. Of course, I’ve been on the Internet for quite some time before that, [...]
Mar
9
It’s Brawl Launch Day!
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Today, the sequel to the widely-popular Super Smash Bros. Melee: Super Smash Bros Brawl, launched in the US. Getting an average of 96 out of 100 according to the major game review sites, it’s quite a great game! While I do not own a Wii, I’ve played both the Japanese import and the English version, [...]
Mar
3
NIN + Internet = Ghosts!
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*UPDATE* After completing the download of the free album, Ghosts I, I’ve mirrored the album for download here. Enjoy *UPDATE* So Trent Reznor, lead singer of Nine Inch Nails, has released a new instrumental album called Ghosts. A 4-volume album, it’s a sometimes-light, sometimes-heavy treat for NIN fans everywhere. But what’s more great than the [...]
Feb
22
Quick Tip: Disabling “Safely Remove Hardware” for specific devices
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As part of my job, I set up computer lab machines for students at my university. We don’t provide them the ability to store data on the computer, of course, so we encourage students to bring in flash drives. Most students prefer to use the ‘safely remove hardware’ icon to remove their flash drives, which [...]
Aug
15
Delta InFlight Entertainment
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—Note: This was typed onboard the Delta flight from SEA to SLC—So I’m flying from Seattle to Vegas through Salt Lake, and it seems Delta has upgraded their inflight entertainment. Each seat, even coach, has a little video display, with free music (poor choices, if I do say so myself), flight status info, certain sattelite [...]
Jun
29
Waiting in line for the iPhone!
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I’m not buying one, of course, but this is an event I cannot miss. 23rd in line at an AT&T store. Wee!
Apr
29
I’m going to go defrag my desk area. A simple, succinct sentence that expresses the idea that I am going to reorganize or clean my desk area with the intention of speeding up access to important and oft-used papers and things. Of course, the utterance of the phrase caught the other two people in the [...]
Feb
25
How NOT to steal a credit card number
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I have a story to relate to you all about how NOT to steal my credit card number… This past Friday night, my buddies and I ordered a pizza from Papa John’s. Having no cash on hand, I entered my credit card number online and charged it. As per Papa John’s policy, customers are to [...]
Feb
16
Nine Inch Nails is releasing a new album called Year Zero on April 17th. While Nine Inch Nails’ music stands on its own, NIN has hired 42 Entertainment of Halo 2 fame to produce an alternate reality group of websites that Year Zero is supposed to take place in…
Jul
26
Clerks II: Hilarious!
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Well, last Friday night I and a few of my co-workers went to go see Clerks II. Granted, I believe half the sysadmins in the entire DC area were there, but that movie really does have a cultural following. It was chock full of one liners, insults to people of all races, religions, career choices, [...]