You know how some college students build up displays of empty alcohol bottles as some sort of bizarre trophy set that gives mute testimony to the regularity of bacchanals in their lives ( Read more... )

I'm looking for some advice, which means that violetshade, yehoshua, mattsachs, and anyone else who's marginally informed about Apple hardware, I'm looking at you. Yes, I know that I likely know just as much if not more about Apple hardware than y'all, but a second opinion doesn't have to notably better educated, it just has to come from a different, comparable source ( Read more... )

" 'There aren't many people who could fire Satan,' said the New York Times' David Pogue, 'But I believe Steve Jobs is one of them. "

- CARS

When exactly did "filibuster" become "nuclear option" and attempts to break a filibuster by majority action a "call for an up or down vote"? I assume it happened somewhat recently, as I've only heard such language used widely for the past year or two. It's obviously and attempt to polarize the technique of filibustering - no matter who first came ( Read more... )

How wrong is it that I looked up a group because they're a webcomic character's favorite band, and that I actually like what I've heard of their music so far?

I already emailed this to Deniz, but I figured that there are others of you who would likely get a kick out of it as well.

[Edit: It has come to my attention that there are those of you who have read past this post without clicking the below lj-cut (*cough* markasparov8 *cough*) - Unless you are familiar with Faerie's Aire and Death Waltz (and believe me, if ( Read more... )

The village just lost power for about 30 seconds. Wtf?

So much for me never investing in an UPS because of my perceptions of the reliability of power on campus. I think that if I switch to using a desktop full time (which I've been thinking about), I'll have to invest in an UPS.

For those of you who didn't know, LiveJournal has a limit of 150 interests per user. I just found this out when I hit the ceiling while trying to add to my interests. Lame. Off to edit...

Via brad: ''IT Gigolo'' ''Ray Digerati'' fixes computers in exchange for sex

I don't know which would make me feel dirtier: sex with random strangers, or having to hack on Windows to get it.

A thought I had either Wednesday or Tuesday afternoon (don't ask, I don't remember which):Granted: the puritan settlers who colonized Massachusetts ("The Pilgrims") were not the first, or the only, Europeans in America, and that our modern nation, while derived from their existence, is not necessarily historically dependent upon their survival. ( Read more... )