Today was a good day. I finally got a little bit of that great justice, that I've heard so much about.
You know what you doing. Take off every Zig.
Showing posts with label Time Machine. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Time Machine. Show all posts
2008/05/01
2007/02/24
Internet Tips
The best windows torrent program is uTorrent, but don't upgrade past uTorrent 1.6.1 build 490. Why? A lot of trackers will not connect to the newer versions because original author sold uTorrent to BitTorrent and many people no longer trust it.
When you download build 490, you can verify the md5 hash with the one listed on this page. This is a nice md5 program that will help with the verification process. There are more fun applications at portableapps.com.
When you download build 490, you can verify the md5 hash with the one listed on this page. This is a nice md5 program that will help with the verification process. There are more fun applications at portableapps.com.
2006/10/25
Game Boy Around The World
A father has taken pictures of his son playing the Nintendo Game Boy at various scenic locations around the world. Part of me is glad that Nintendo wasn't around when I lived in Europe because I would have missed out on many amazing things, but another part is very jealous because history is boring!
2006/10/19
I am Superman?
You are Superman
| You are mild-mannered, good, strong and you love to help others.  |
If I was still 7 years old, I would be happy as hell, but everyone knows that Superman is a dick.
2006/09/14
Banksy Sneaks Art Into Disneyland
Banksy set up an inflatable doll dressed as a prisoner behind the fence at a Disneyland roller coaster. Read about it here.
I was wondering how Banksy can get away with this? His Wikipedia page lists that they already suspect who he is. It seems like if he was to actually travel to these locations where he places his own art in famous museums and paints the walls of Palestine, they could match his travel records. Is it possible that Banksy might not be an actual person, but a collective group that acts as single person. Wasn't that the theme from V? A man can be killed, but an idea is immortal.
I was wondering how Banksy can get away with this? His Wikipedia page lists that they already suspect who he is. It seems like if he was to actually travel to these locations where he places his own art in famous museums and paints the walls of Palestine, they could match his travel records. Is it possible that Banksy might not be an actual person, but a collective group that acts as single person. Wasn't that the theme from V? A man can be killed, but an idea is immortal.
2006/09/09
Isis/Tool Concert
We got to the concert pretty early and heard Tool playing during their sound check. They played a couple songs: Stinkfist, 10,000 Days, Sober and (my favorite) the guitar solo for Jambi without any other instrumentation.
We were let in about two hours later, but were not allowed to enter the lawn area, so it was pretty odd. Isis started playing while we were in the new line that formed for getting into the lawn area. I was really upset because while Isis was playing, they still didn't let us on the lawn. It ended up being a sound check, but it didn't sound like it because they were playing full songs.
We were allowed on the grass after Isis stopped the sound check. We were some of the first people let in, so we thought it would be a good idea to stand front and center. "Mistaaaake!"
Isis played an hour later and it was amazing. I think they played 6 songs, but I only remember 5. It was about 40 minutes so they probably did only play 5 since their songs are so long.
So Did We
Dulcinea
Backlit (my favorite)
10,000 Shards
Holy Tears
Then we waited for tool to play and it started getting crowded. The lawn was completely packed with people and we made the mistake of staying front and center instead getting as far to the back of the crowd as possible.
When Tool started playing the idiots in the crowd around us became so annoying that I could barely focus on the music. The second song was The Pot and Maynard got hit in the head with a bottle within the first 1-2 minutes. After being dazed for a second he threw down the mic and walked off stage leaving us with an instrumental version. Then he came back out and stood silently while the band played an instrumental version of 46&2 and he finally sang the last verse.
Before their encore they sat and stared at the audience while almost everyone in the crowd held up a lighter. It was very amazing to see, but when they were playing 10,000 days, I smelled something like burning hair or plastic. I looked over and 100 feet away there was a group of retarded monkeys dancing around a garbage bonfire.
I've played enough Postal (the video game) to know that when a stupid person catches fire he will run towards two people, and they'll run towards two people and so on and so forth. Plus, it was so crowded that it would be hard to not catch on fire, so instead of enjoying the music, we had to retreat to a less crowded spot on the other side of the lawn.
In summation Isis was fucking awesome and Tool might have been more enjoyable if we had some metal chairs to keep the typical Tool fans a safe distance away.
We were let in about two hours later, but were not allowed to enter the lawn area, so it was pretty odd. Isis started playing while we were in the new line that formed for getting into the lawn area. I was really upset because while Isis was playing, they still didn't let us on the lawn. It ended up being a sound check, but it didn't sound like it because they were playing full songs.
We were allowed on the grass after Isis stopped the sound check. We were some of the first people let in, so we thought it would be a good idea to stand front and center. "Mistaaaake!"
Isis played an hour later and it was amazing. I think they played 6 songs, but I only remember 5. It was about 40 minutes so they probably did only play 5 since their songs are so long.
So Did We
Dulcinea
Backlit (my favorite)
10,000 Shards
Holy Tears
Then we waited for tool to play and it started getting crowded. The lawn was completely packed with people and we made the mistake of staying front and center instead getting as far to the back of the crowd as possible.
When Tool started playing the idiots in the crowd around us became so annoying that I could barely focus on the music. The second song was The Pot and Maynard got hit in the head with a bottle within the first 1-2 minutes. After being dazed for a second he threw down the mic and walked off stage leaving us with an instrumental version. Then he came back out and stood silently while the band played an instrumental version of 46&2 and he finally sang the last verse.
Before their encore they sat and stared at the audience while almost everyone in the crowd held up a lighter. It was very amazing to see, but when they were playing 10,000 days, I smelled something like burning hair or plastic. I looked over and 100 feet away there was a group of retarded monkeys dancing around a garbage bonfire.
I've played enough Postal (the video game) to know that when a stupid person catches fire he will run towards two people, and they'll run towards two people and so on and so forth. Plus, it was so crowded that it would be hard to not catch on fire, so instead of enjoying the music, we had to retreat to a less crowded spot on the other side of the lawn.
In summation Isis was fucking awesome and Tool might have been more enjoyable if we had some metal chairs to keep the typical Tool fans a safe distance away.
2006/09/03
Book Reviews
Amazon Book Reviews by someone who hasn't read the books!
"I have not actually read this book (Brokeback Mountain: Story to
Screenplay) but I did see the movie and I liked it very much. However,
I don't understand why people keep referring to it as the "gay cowboy
movie." Can't two men be very good friends without everybody saying
they're gay?"
Hilarious
2006/07/05
Kilos of Fish
How many kilos of fish can one cat carry? 10 minutes of japanese
television has been dedicated to answering this question.
television has been dedicated to answering this question.
2006/06/29
Shocking, But Not Surprising
AOL Admits 40% of Subscribers Don't Have Computers
"Well, these documents do explain one thing," said Kowshik. "I always wondered how AOL managed to maintain a customer satisfaction rate of 40%. Now we know exactly which 40% of their client base that is."
2006/06/26
Red State Update
Red State Update comments on Al Gore The Movie.
Also:
And finally:
South Park's Al Gore The Movie
all the rest
Also:
Jackie and Dunlap have declared War! On Neil
Young! What can you do to help with the war
effort? Buy every Neil Young CD you can find,
just load up on 'em, even Arc, and send them
to:
Red State Update
PO Box 12181
Murfreesboro, TN 37129
When they get a mailbox full, Jackie and
Dunlap will burn 'em up, tape it, and put it on
the internet for you to enjoy.
And finally:
South Park's Al Gore The Movie
all the rest
2006/06/24
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2006/01/05
Portable MP3 Players
I am sick of MP3 players.
I held out for a long long time before buying an mp3 player because I was holding out for something that played Ogg formatted files and worked well. I finally cracked and bought a Rio Sport Forge from target on clearance. It doesn't play Ogg files, it has a slot for SD cards and it accepts AAA batteries. I use NiMH rechargeable batteries and it's very convenient to carry a fully charged spare battery with me.
The player was working great. The menu was clear and easy to navigate. I was really happy until it started to glitch out on me and had difficulty turning on. After doing some research, I found out that these types of problems were common because some problem with the memory chips. Also, Rio had just gone out of business so I could not really send it in for repairs.
After that, I ordered a replacement that I thought would be comparable. I bought a SanDisk e140 1gb player that also accepts SD cards for additional storage and AAA batteries.
After using it for a short period of time, I noticed a lot of issues with this MP3 player. It didn't play the songs in the order of the track number or even the artist name which was very upsetting. Also, the quality of the sound was really horrible, through the headphones and my car's stereo input are not the greatest.
I found that SanDisk had firmware for the device on their website that would allow tracks to be sorted by track number and artist name. Also, after tweaking with the equalizer settings, I was able to make the player sound acceptable.
Part of me wants to throw this thing at ebay and get a new MP3 player, but I can't find one that meets all of my needs. I would consider using an iPod if I didn't have to use the iTunes software.
I'll just stick with this thing for now.
I held out for a long long time before buying an mp3 player because I was holding out for something that played Ogg formatted files and worked well. I finally cracked and bought a Rio Sport Forge from target on clearance. It doesn't play Ogg files, it has a slot for SD cards and it accepts AAA batteries. I use NiMH rechargeable batteries and it's very convenient to carry a fully charged spare battery with me.
The player was working great. The menu was clear and easy to navigate. I was really happy until it started to glitch out on me and had difficulty turning on. After doing some research, I found out that these types of problems were common because some problem with the memory chips. Also, Rio had just gone out of business so I could not really send it in for repairs.
After that, I ordered a replacement that I thought would be comparable. I bought a SanDisk e140 1gb player that also accepts SD cards for additional storage and AAA batteries.
After using it for a short period of time, I noticed a lot of issues with this MP3 player. It didn't play the songs in the order of the track number or even the artist name which was very upsetting. Also, the quality of the sound was really horrible, through the headphones and my car's stereo input are not the greatest.
I found that SanDisk had firmware for the device on their website that would allow tracks to be sorted by track number and artist name. Also, after tweaking with the equalizer settings, I was able to make the player sound acceptable.
Part of me wants to throw this thing at ebay and get a new MP3 player, but I can't find one that meets all of my needs. I would consider using an iPod if I didn't have to use the iTunes software.
I'll just stick with this thing for now.
2005/12/20
Martian Sunset
I was reading through the Wikipedia article for Mars when I stumbled on this picture of a martian sunset.
2005/12/19
Pokemon no longer causes cancer
Here's an interesting article from Joystiq.com:
It was almost one year ago when scientists had found a gene that causes cancer and named it POKEMON (POK Erythroid Myeloid ONtogenic). The name was indeed clever, but is no more. The reason? Pokemon USA, not wanting its "gotta catch 'em all!" card associated with anything that causes cancer, had threatened to sue Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center, where the gene had been discovered and the term coined.
The new name for the gene is the not-so-interesting (and unpronounceable) Zbtb7 - as it turns out, Sonic the Hedgehog is already taken.
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