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I hate April Fool's Day
It has to be the #1 most worthless day on the internet if you're a nerd and read techy blogs. It was funny when I was 15. Now it's just irritating.
In other news... Girls are strange. -
Battlestar Galactica
Ok, I know I'm sickeningly late to the party, but holy goddamn crap!
I just finished season 2. Seriously. What the fucking hell just happened?! I may be up all night watching more. -
Jon, Swingers, Blockbuster, and Coincidence
When I started swing dancing, I had never seen Swing Kids or Swingers, which apparently were a big deal for other dancers. Jon, who taught me to dance, also told me that Swingers was awesome and I had to see it. But with the caveat that I shouldn't watch it until I was single. I'm not even sure what the rationale was, but I took that advice to ( Read more... ) -
QC and Wii
I finally picked up a Wii. It's pretty cool. Need more controllers, but don't want to get more until the rechargable ones come out. No idea when that's going to be, though.
Also... God damnit. -
Whiskey Night
Last friday a bunch of guys got together at my place to drink a ton of whisky. It was good. -
New Computer Plan
So... I need a new computer. This is what I'm thinking. I already bought a Lian-Li V600, so I'm already going down the road.
I'm not really much of a hardware guy... Any thoughts?
Case Adjustments
Thermaltake A2374 Fan Filter - Retail
Model #: A2374$5.97 LIAN LI C-01B CD/DVD ROM Bezel - Retail
Model #: C-01B$12.00
CD/DVD Burners (RW Drives) LITE- ( Read more... ) -
Paul Graham
From time to time, Paul Graham writes an essay. He borders on genius for his insight on topics somewhat relevant to the young professional, but ranging from ethics, to business, to society. I highly reccomend these for anyone.
Here's his most recent article along with some of the quotes that I thought were most awesome from it:
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On Inheritence
From an interview with Warren Buffet regarding the donation of his fortune to the Bill and Melinda Gates foundation [article here]:
"I still believe in the philosophy - FORTUNE quoted me saying this 20 years ago - that a very rich person should leave his kids enough to do anything but not enough to do nothing. [The FORTUNE article was "Should You ( Read more... )