I messed my back up pretty bad yesterday chopping wood, so don’t expect much in the way of updates today — I’m too doped up on pain meds.
Month: January 2003
Ruminations
From Ruminate.com:
The best thing about going the wrong way on a one-way street? Hey, no stop signs!
My wife is crazy with forgetfulness. I found about a dozen condoms in her suitcase, so she even forgot that I’m not coming on this trip! What a not-remembering nut she is!
I’m surprised no one has come up with a blow-up sex doll that doubles as a wading pool for the kids. That would be perfect for those of us who can’t afford both.
No amount of talent or success with women can alter the following simple fact of life: In grade school, any kid with a name as goofy as “Leonardo DiCaprio” should plan on getting beaten up a lot.
Take it from me: Of all the responses to a compliment by your partner after sex, one of the worst might be “Must be the Puppy Chow.”
nVidia FX card
nVidia has a new card coming out.
Apparently its not the best thing since sliced bread…and is hella-loud.
Read a review here: http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,846356,00.asp
Some photos.
Where the hell is my Web Site?
A great three-part series on The Register that discusses the flaws with ICANN‘s management of the domain name system, as well as problems with the system as a whole. Good read.
Ebay item photos
Go here: http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=1942839616 and look at the product image very closely.
This is why you don’t take photos of other objects when you’re naked.
Windows XP – Power Management Fix?
Ok, my new PC has an issue, and usually won’t actually reboot when I tell it to restart.
It gets right to the part…all drives stopped, etc…and then hangs.
Well, my friend Corey found this article: http://www.theeldergeek.com/clean_installation_of_windows_xp.htm
Basically, XP doesn’t always detect the BIOS correctly, and may set standard PC power options, instead of Advanced settings. This will cause problems with the OS rebooting the machine.
The solution…hit F5 when you install XP, when it says to hit F6 for SCSII drivers. F5 opens a setup for the BIOS power management. The link above explains how to see if XP did it right when you installed. If it didn’t…you have to reinstall.
(Luckily….my XP flamed out and I just installed last night, so I’m not totally screwed if I have to install yet again today.)
The Lego Underworld
extreme hardcore CG lego porn – proving that some people have WAY too much time on their filthy, hairy hands.
not safe for work or kids!
Nega-Switch
Our buddy Ken got his blog running: http://www.breakingwindows.com/.
Ken is a big Mac user who just setup a beast of an XP machine. He and I have been chatting, and he’s really bringing to light some severely retarded Microsoft engineering.
Case in point: in order for the auto-complete to work in OutlookXP email To: field…you must first type the whole email in. Then it will work next time.
Basically it works JUST like the URL and form field auto-completes…which doesn’t make any sense if you already setup all your contacts in Outlook, with nicknames.
Who isn’t doing a nude calendar?
From the San Fran Chronicle article, linked from Obscure Store: Talent earned the Cal Poly Wind Orchestra an invitation to Carnegie Hall, but it’s sex appeal that will get them there. Thirteen female members of the orchestra posed nude, with their instruments strategically placed, for a calendar to help raise money for the orchestra’s trip to Carnegie. Needless to say, the calendars are selling well.
Mitnick said to be “dazed” by pop-up ad concept
A couple days ago I mentioned that Kevin Mitnick was going back online for the first time in 8 years. Things are a bit different than back when he was romping around on the Web. “Don’t be freaked out by advertising,” he was told. “It’s everywhere. So is pornography.” Full story here.