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I used to like malls, too... but...
Okay, so, I'm out at Tuttle Mall today, doing some Christmas shopping - or at least, about to do some Christmas shopping - and minding my own business, when I get a stark reminder as to why I hate commercialism and runaway capitalism ( Read more... ) -
So much for *that* crisis...
Swapping the old mobo and CPU for the new came fraught with some peril at first, as it seemed none of my USB devices were working in the slightest and I had no network connection. And, of course, my forgetting that such a swap causes Windows to summarily deactivate itself ( Read more... ) -
Good news/bad news time...
First, the good news: A new motherboard and processor have been purchased, and I was even able to get 4GB of memory to go with (as the 2GB I have in my box right now won't work on the new mobo ( Read more... ) -
It must be that time of year again...
Okay, here's the deal. I am without a computer, maybe (if I'm exceptionally unlucky) for an extended period ( Read more... ) -
Bad timing...
This is the worst thing to happen to me when I'm struggling, really struggling, with my NaNo project...
I spent Wednesday really sick and unable to keep my focus. One doctor's visit (this afternoon) later, it's been ascribed to a nasty case of exhaustion brought on by lack of (restful) sleep and stress.
So, yeah. Not exactly fun times, here. -
You have to see this to believe it...
SC Inmate sues Blizzard for... well, click here and read for yourself. Seriously, I can't even begin to do this loon justice. You have to read this thing (or even just the /. story I linked to) to believe it.
They'll let anyone on the Internet these days, that's all I can say... -
Seven years ago today, a Very Bad Thing happened...
I found this pic on, of all places, 4chan earlier this morning. Obviously it's a scan of an full-page ad from somewhere (probably a magazine; I'm really not sure), but if ever any collection of image and text summed up my exact feelings on this sad anniversary, this would be it.
Here 'tis.Although designed as a plea for clemency by an Arab- ( Read more... ) -
The long-awaited review of Vista...
Well, it's been about three days now since I put Vista on this beast of a computer. More than time enough to get a feel for the OS, its flaws, its eccentricities, and - yes - its strengths. And so, with a conscious effort on my part to keep this as fair as possible, here are the thoughts of "a Linux kind of guy" as he test-drives the OS that is, ( Read more... ) -
Update...
Okay, it wasn't Vista's fault. The "lost" DVD drive was due to a loose cable on the inside, as I suspected.
In other news, a failed installation of Starcraft also cannot be pinned on Vista. The hairline fracture in the disc I noticed after a particularly unsucessful install attempt absolved Microsoft's wonder child of all complicity in that ( Read more... )