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Things I have learned in FIG so far
Linux commands and some administration ( Read more... ) -
i think it's sort of an odd day
Though it's somewhat characteristic of my typical schedule. Most days I actually hang out with people, but people were busy today, so I spent about 8 hours looking at a Debian terminal ( Read more... ) -
i guess i could stay at home painting faces on eggs
I've been thinking about the Superbowl, and it just seems completely absurd to me. How did a sports event become ... this? Last year, about 140 million people in the US watched the game. 140 MILLION! Yet for many people, it's the only football game they watch all year. For the last three years my friends at school and I have largely ignored it ( Read more... ) -
IP laws are good for my academic career
I watched a recent episode of The Simpsons on hulu, and they used the full introduction. This highlights the changes that have happened to the animation of the show. It looks so sterile and soulless compared to '90s Simpsons. That said, this particular episode got a couple laughs out of me. I think everyone I know who's a fan of the earlier ( Read more... ) -
Tweak your computer blog? also: rant
Ok, I didn't know about this particular Windows tweak until today, but it's awesome. For some reason Firefox has been taking a ridiculously long time to load when I start it up (sometimes 5 seconds, usually around 30 seconds, occasionally upwards of 45 seconds ( Read more... ) -
Why yes it is finals and I'm avoiding work
I think the Motorola Aura basically sums up my general opinion of the quality of cell phones out there. So much flash and yet so little function (certain smartphones excluded of course.) My current phone has so many features that I can't imagine anyone would take pleasure in using namely ( Read more... ) -
just make sure causality holds in all frames
It seems like it's been a while since xkcd has done a strip only the science nerds will truly appreciate at first glance (i.e. sudo make me a sandiwch, centrifugal force, kepler sweeps out the same area every night etc.) -
woo physics
Not that I was ever concerned about the relevance of my major, but this makes me feel pretty good about my choice.
I like how in "Salaries for Colleges by Type" they actually list some schools under "Party." -
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What's up with the word "parentals?" -
Fallout 3
It feels so much like Oblivion. Now, I liked Oblivion, but I stopped playing it because I got tired of it. That same feeling is carrying over to Fallout 3 ( Read more... )