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The intersection of technology and generosity.
I've been planning for a year to purchase a new computer this year with my work bonus, assuming a) I get one and b) it's as big as it has been the last two years. This leaves me with a spare (ancient) computer, which I plan to gift to my nephew, who has developed an amusing Minecraft addiction. With that in mind, I just placed an order for a PC ( Read more... ) -
It's a dull knife.
Another year dead and gone. Goodbye 2011. Hello 2012. Crazy, crazy 2012. Just the election alone would make this a mad year, but we've also kind the apocalypse stuff to look forward to as well. Glee ( Read more... ) -
Mm-bop
This is a test. This is only a test. If this were a real journal entry you'd be far more disinterested. -
At least my bowels are happy.
Thus begins week three. This semester is filled with fun exciting projects that threaten to hold me down, slather honey all over my skin, and drop me into a den of bears. Bears! Either this week or next (Jenness has not released the order) I'm giving a 10 minute presentation on using "make" in the development toolchain. Don't worry, I'm not ( Read more... ) -
I am my own pusher.
I re-read Preacher, filling in the gaps of what I'd missed eight years ago. For a book about killing God, the ending is sort of anticlimactic ( Read more... ) -
This-n-that, now-n-later.
My parents have hi-speed internet now, apparently. I had them check their speed at speakeasy.net/speedtest and apparently they get 4% the speed on satellite I'm getting through cable. They're saying it's better than the dial-up, but man; I thought it'd be way closer than that ( Read more... ) -
It's already getting more difficult.
If I don't post before work, I have to edit the date to keep up this daily thing. Gotta start remembering to post earlier.
First day of classes was nice. -
Going baaaack, back in time!
Spoilers for GTA to follow. I'm probably a few months late in needing to bother writing that ( Read more... ) -
Dunno if I should bother posting this.
IN a casual sense, I'm pro military. My brother is in the army, and he's getting paid to see the world, meet interesting people (and blow them up? hm. Actually referring to his battle buddies), he gets school benefits, etc. For a guy who was pretty directionless, that's a good offer, and I'm glad he took it. I also understand national defense ( Read more... )