Category: Blog
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The struggle of an indexed life
I live online. That’s a statement means different things to different people. To people before my generation, that may mean I’ve made a choice disconnect from “real life” and spend it staring at a series of LCD screens. To those within my generation (or neighboring it), it may mean that I’ve adopted the position that…
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Why I Quit Watching The Walking Dead
I was a big fan until this season. And then, after the second episode, I just gave up. I think the inherit conflict in the show’s structure finally got to me. It’s not that the show doesn’t give fans what they want; everyone wants something different that can’t be met. But what is central to…
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Windows 8 Sound Randomly Drops Out (Solution)
You, like me, have a Windows 8 machine which has the sounds randomly drop out. Your drivers look fine, everything is up to date, but this annoying thing keeps happening. Fear not, there is a solution, courtesy of Tech Support Forum. For Windows 8, search for and open Sound, click the Communications tab, select “Do…
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A Breakdown of Guns and Ammo's Response to a Reasonable Editorial
Recently, a [former] editor at Guns and Ammo published what most rational citizens would consider a measured and logical approach to gun control. For that, he was fired, disowned, and earned an official response from the remaining editorial staff. Below is that response, editorialized by me, a current non-crazy gun person (which apparently is now…
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Nevermind, we'll stay here
Moving the blog to Blogger was breaking too much, especially photos and other media. So, for now, the blog will stay here.
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Disabling a Stubborn Field Test Mode
Some time ago, I turned on Field Test Mode on my iPhone 4. I then dutifully backed up that phone for ages, restoring that backup to my new iPhone 5 when I got it last year. Then I tried turning off Field Test Mode, which came over in the backup. And it wouldn’t stay turned…
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Breaking Bad
Perfect. So much digital ink will be spilled on Monday about this show, I’ll hold my insufficient words. But I think one thing felt so right about the show, and it only works in the context of that Universe. Walt. Wins. And that’s the only way the show could have ended. Breaking Bad, for all…
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Site moving, new URL
After years of neglect, this site and blog will be moving to Blogger. The youknowwhatpart.com URL will expire or be sold and all posts have been migrated to http://youknowwhatpart.blogspot.com/. Please update your bookmarks, RSS feeds, carrier pigeons and indentured servants^H^H^H unpaid interns. Update: Nevermind
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Goodbye, Froggie
Goodbye, my friend. We miss you so much already.
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The Storm – Part 2
So, it’s still cancer. It’s also very, very advanced. An ultrasound and additional X-rays show an advanced lesion on the liver, several lesions on the spleen, and aggressive metastasis in the lungs. Effectively, any treatment at this point is palliative; there’s no cure beyond miraculous responses to off-label drugs. The oncologist couched Froggie’s remaining time…