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Don't worry geek boys, there are lots of geek girls out there
When I was in my early teens I was a complete nerd. Almost all my time was spent in front of a computer or video game console. One aspect of that was that I was taunted and ridiculed by my peers since I didn’t fit in. The classmates that didn’t actively ridicule me ignored me. As a result I despaired of ever getting into a relationship with a ( Read more... ) -
Why a De-Centralized Economy is Unfeasible
A person I know online asked me to watch a YouTube video where some post-grad student with no practical experience with the world was talking about how important it is to de-centralize our economy. For the most part he was talking about food resources, but he emphasized over and over that the same plan could be put in place for almost every ( Read more... ) -
Why I bought a Wii U instead of the Xbox One
There is no doubt that the Xbox One beats the Wii U in several critical video game areas. Graphics, processor speed, storage, and quite a few other areas. So why pick the Wii U.
Price: The Wii U is $100 less, and it comes with the camera and microphone unit, which costs an additional $100 on the Xbox one.
Family Fun: As a whole Xbox One ( Read more... ) -
Oldest rocks in the U.S. in our back yard
Ok, not quite in our back yard, but at least the same state ( Read more... ) -
Why People Believe Weird Things
I'm currently reading Why People Belive Weirrd Things by Michael Shermer. As a whole it's a very enjoyable read, and I totally agree with the base line phelosophy of the book. The idea that humans are inharently programed to believe, but are not inharently programed to be skeptical. I also firmly believe that to truely understand the world ( Read more... ) -
Gotta love the fine print
So recently we signed up to use Comcast cable internet service. To put it bluntly USI Wireless was simply too unstable. The fact that several dozen times a day we'd loose connection to the internet for any where from a second or two up to 20 minutes. Was simply too big a problem to deal with. Especially since I occationally work from home.
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Windows Firewall: I HATE IT!
I HATE IT, I HATE IT, I HATE IT, I HATE IT, I HATE IT!!!!
Back in XP a new feature design flaw was added to Windows to help protect users from them selves, Windows Firewall. The basic purpose of any firewall is to the network, and how they have access to it. In theory this is a great security feature, in practice it's a royal pain in the ass.
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Clive IA Shoot
This last weekend I worked the fireworks shoot for the Clive Festival in Clive IA.
On the up side of this shoot, I got to "push the button" on the 1 minute teaser shoot we did on Friday night. So when it came time to shoot I was the one actually firing the shells at the control panel. This is the first time I've done that for a professional shoot ( Read more... ) -
What a weekend
800 miles of ridding in the cab of a truck, around 5 miles walking, and 3,500lbs of fireworks fired off in a total of 50 minutes.
I want to start by saying that we had two fantastic crews this weekend. I can’t begin to tell you how big a difference it makes to be able to have 100% confidence in the people you’re working with.
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Watching a show on animal intelligence
Some dolphin trainers give the dolphins a two piece command (using sign language), first piece "create" second is "trick". The dolphins dive under water, "talk" (the have under water mics so you can hear their clicks and whistles) to each other for several minutes, then come to the surface, and start swimming around on their back's together. ( Read more... )