Archive for September, 2007

Packers wait list

Delivering the mail, you get insight into lots of people's lives whether they want you there or not. It cannot be helped, but it's also our job to keep that a secret as it's their 4th amendment right to be secure in their papers among other things. But when things like the postcards [...]

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Web Integrity

I didn't even know this was possible, but it appears there are some nefarious ISPs out there that inject ads into your web browsing. Some people at the University of Washington have put together a test page to see if your ISP is one of them. Thankfully, mine is not.
http://vancouver.cs.washington.edu

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PSP, Nostalgia and gripes on big site bloggers

So, I was browsing around yesterday at gametrailers.com checking for this excellent series write up of the Final Fantasy series to continue on with the final piece of ffxii and beyond, and I came across some vids for the upcoming remake of one of my all time favorite games, Final Fantasy Tactics for the PSP. [...]

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Your what?

Pulled up behind this truck on the way to work this morning. Didn't catch the name on the side door, but it was something about concrete.
I'm no marketing expert, but, uh… just sayin'.

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Rush ‘07

Dreamline
Well, add another notch on my Rush totem pole. Just got back from one hell of a concert. The setlist was phenomenal with at least 4 older songs off the top of my head that I had never heard before live (Digital Man!!). I would have liked to have seen a couple [...]

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Bowling

Right… so a few weeks ago, some coworkers asked me if I'd like to join them in their bowling league. Hmm…. extracurricular activities with coworkers, sounds like fun and a good way to build the camaraderie with them. Granted, I suck ass at bowling, and I told them that straight up. Bowling [...]

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Forgotten Memories of Code of Old

So, I was talking last night about how I have this vast history of projects, video, 3d, code, websites, etc that don't exist anymore because either the sites don't exist any longer, the programs don't run on a modern OS, or the files don't open correctly in newer versions of the program that created them. [...]

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Geostationary Satellites

Today's EPOD is phenomenal. I never thought of trying for a picture like this, but seeing as this is about as easy as it gets, I have a hankering to plan one of these out. I just need a camera that I can keep the shutter open for an hour or so is [...]

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Dig Holes

Dig a hole through the center of the earth and see where you pop out. For the most part, it seems that the USA arrives in the Indian Ocean.

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