Monthly Archives: October 2005
7785 – 10-4, good buddy!
Installed new Nvidia drivers (9/2/05 ones) and my system is looking *great*. Second life at a higher resolution and less crash issues. I’m going to reinstall farcry, and see how that does, next.
The higher res desktop frees a lot of real estate up, too. I’m impressed.. it’s like I’ve got a new system. 1280 x 1024 x 2 monitors (so it’s actually 1280 x 2048, if you want to get technical) it makes it pretty hard to revert to the 1024 x 768 single screen at work.
Big boss in Maryland today, opening the state with a press conference… If things were different with cej, I’d probably be going along as well. Oh well, it was a good run, for the most part.
This is the case peer-to-peer file sharers have been waiting for. Tanya Andersen, a 41 year old disabled single mother living in Oregon, has counter sued the RIAA for Oregon RICO violations, fraud, invasion of privacy, abuse of process, electronic trespass, violation of the Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, negligent misrepresentation, the tort of “outrage”, and deceptive business practices.
If you can only watch one Kafkaesque Flash animation about the ennui of being a giant fat chicken-juggling bear on a unicycle in a German circus with dreams of freedom, make it this one.
7784 – When you say Taco… Say… Viva!
Random Video of Newt and I listening to birds outside
also, I have to get a new battery for the laser pointer, so I can mess with Newt like this some more.
Heard from an old High school pal who used to hang out with Steve Jacoby, Brent Ashland and Me. Clayton was the reason we had all the cool Print Shop signs in our Raiders of the Lost Sock movie. We’re talking 8088 IBM PCs, and Apple ][+ era stuff. He found my lj on a google search. For Taco Viva.
Last time I saw him.. 1986ish? Another lifetime ago.
Default password database. Handy!
Scooby Doo, Where Are You? just wouldn’t work without Ted Nichols’ musical scores. Yes, it’s the same couple of themes recycled over and over again. But too much of a good thing can be wonderful.
Sample… “It” Appears mp3. Great stuff. I tromp around like this already. (see Also – Red Beard Laughs)
One Small part of the Scooby Doo Case Files.
Cool icon of the moment –
Moment of Lyric: (Thanks for the Monday morning pick-me-up, Dani!)
7783 – Chex Mix of stuff.
I heard the sound of water dripping on tile, looked down, and noticed my foot was bleeding. A tiny puddle of red had formed, before I staunched the flow with a paper towel. I have no idea what I cut myself on, but I didn’t even feel it.
Going out to lunch with Jenjen this afternoon. Hopefully, it’ll be funfun!
I wonder what GrayPumpkin is up to these days… hopefully he’s just busy. Oct-Dec can be quite a time for him and Katt, visitor-wise and so on.
Ah, here’s my issue – error – VC316-2, VC316-1W – Video memory – Hardware
I suspect all the power spikes gave it a fry. Next paycheck, I’ll grab a new video card, and see how that works.
Video Journal Entry. Nothing special, really.
I sometimes read the word “Flower” (like the plant) as “FLOH-er” (like something that flows).
Icon o’ the day – Rainbow Raider!
“We’re gonna find our father, but between everything here and there, we’re going to kill everything bad.”
I heard that quote played in the background while I was reading stuff online. The show was Supernatural but I thought about how keen it would be if these two were just delusional murderers raised by some psycho who got trotted off to jail. I flashed to the “monster hunters” are killing innocent people who were impeding there progress in recovering their father from some institution…. the show, instead of being another “Project Bluebook/X-files/Chill Game” type gig could instead be the insane POV of a pair of guys sublimating homicidal activities with some severe schizo hallucinations. Two guys traveling around leaving a trail of bodies in their wake, blaming invisible “monsters” nobody’s ever seen. The FBI is going to take ’em down, and soon.
That said, I actually kind of like Supernatural for what it actually is… yet another bogey-hunter show.
National Geographic has a live webcam pointed at an African watering hole. “Embark on a quiet adventure and watch wildlife gather at Pete’s Pond. Baby baboons scurry in the dust. Wildebeests push and shove to make room at the watering hole. Warthogs wallow in the mud. Catch these moments and more in these video clips.” See Also – Baby Panda cam! and of course, NewtCam.
I’m happy. I saw elephants. Speaking of which, this would make a great tattoo –
Last night’s fortune cookie –
| “A well-aimed spear is worth three.” Lucky numbers 34,25,14,33,40,8 Learn Chinese – Watch – Shau-baio |
Random brain burp –
A Three-legged dog walks into a saloon and says “I’m looking for the man that shot my paw.”
Nyuk nyuk.
Protected: 7782 – nice thank you
7781 – Found some good reading for the pda
Newton’s Current Kittenwar stats – Not bad!
This is how Newton has performed in 7493 battles:
# Won: 5012 (67%)
# Lost: 1751 (23%)
# Drawn: 730 (10%)
As “Guido” has performed in 10472 battles:
# Won: 6949 (66%)
# Lost: 2620 (25%)
# Drawn: 903 (9%)
Got a wonderful compliment yesterday. “You have made my life a happier place…”
That’s the sort of thing that makes it worthwhile.
Newt broke the NewtCam when he knocked it off of the computer (with a vigorous tush-push), and it swung down and broke the base off of the camera proper. I thought I’d have to get a new one, but a hot glue gun rules the day.