So, those of you who knew me back in high school may remember that I have always considered global warming to be a crock of fear-mongering bull.  From looking at weather trends over the last two centuries in the almanac, I determined (at the tender age of 16) that it looks to be a 30-40 year cycle of heating, followed by a 30-40 year cycle of ( Read more... )

I'm in training, and have done all the assigned work at this point, so I started forum trolling.  Found this gem at the Age of Conan forum.

Most people hate getting old. I'm beginning to realize the older I get, the closer I'll be to retirement, which means all the computer games I want.

By the time I'm in a nursing home, I fully expect each nursing ( Read more... )

Joss Whedon is my master now.

I'm goin comic shopping after work!

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This bothers me.  I'm less and less enamored with the current N.C.A.  Only downside is, I'm not sure any of the potential replacements will be better.
Administration Set to Use New Spy Program in U.S.

I just got my offer for a new position at Dell!  It's not as much of a bump in pay as I wanted, but it does move me to the next pay grade, and it's doing actual tech work!  As of Monday, I will be doing Enterprise Server support.  Can't wait!!!!

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee!!!!!

I've been needing to do a clean load of Windows for a while now, but the sheer magnitude of the task of hauling everything from my backup drive to the new hard drive caused my procrastination gene to kick into overdrive.  As a tech, I recommend a reload of the OS at least once a year in order to help the system run quickly and stably.  That being ( Read more... )

Came across an entertaining article in the BBC about perception and risk aversion, complete with a handy equation (cause geeks love those) to let you know if you're wasting your time lusting after that special someone.

Here's an excerpt in case you're lazy.

It will certainly help if you are attractive - especially in comparison to her (you might ( Read more... )

I'm not sure why they call it Super Tuesday.  The only thing super about it is that I have today off.  Either way, if your state is holding primary elections, go vote.  

First, the bad news.  The company I work for laid off 300 people yesterday ( Read more... )