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Viewsonic Announces 4-ms LCD Monitors
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Author: ryanvis
I think the title should say it all… No pricing has been announced. Link
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Ah yes, The Onion comes through again
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The Irish-Heritage Timeline… I laughed out loud at the entry for 1923. Newly independent Ireland named “Irish Free State” instead of alternate suggestion, “Irish Free State, Y’Feckin’ Teabags” Aaaah… I’m laughing again. Link
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Bad music Monday
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Author: ryanvis
I’m a total sucker for songs that I can sing well. I’m sure J– is completely sick of hearing me talk about “back in college”, but… erm… back in college, I actually did sing open mic. And got requests. It’s a very odd feeling to have someone come up to you and ask if you’re […]
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Sweet little wattage calculator
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Building your system? Good for you, little geek! Just be sure and put enough power in that case. Use this wattage calculator to make sure you don’t have system-ending brown-outs. Link
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Happy Birthday, Albert Einstein
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Author: ryanvis
Today is Albert Einstein’s birthday. He would have been 125 today. His scientific achievements aside, Einstein was a brilliant man, something that is often lost in his genius. An interesting aside, technically, I should have to put a (TM) after any occurrence of Einstein’s name, as his name is copyrighted. Yeah, brilliant, I know. You […]
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Star Wars trailer
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Author: ryanvis
I couldn’t bring myself to sit through an episode of the OC just to watch a movie trailer, but thanks to the power of the internet, the trailer is now available for your viewing pleasure. Well, at least until the evil minions of Lucasarts descend from their orbiting Death Star and sue fans to get […]
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5,000 words
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Well, 5,031 to be exact. That’s how many words I wrote tonight for the NaNoWriMo contest. Starting at 6-ish, and finishing at 10:45, with a break for supper, a break for a shower, and a half-hour debate about religion with J– (don’t ask, ’cause even I don’t know where that one came from); well, that’s […]
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Selling my old machine
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(cross posted to UMich Marketplace) Since I have me new machine up and running, I’m selling my old machine. Specs: Sony Vaio – Model PCV-RX5601.7 Ghz Pentium 4512 MB RAM80 Gig 5400 RPM Hard DrivePNY Nvidia GeForce Ti4400 128MB Video Card (AGP)16x CD-RW16x DVD-ROMLANFireWireModemFloppy Link to PDF of original specs. Note, I pulled and replaced […]
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The Universe Self-Corrects
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Author: ryanvis
I’m going to attempt to not sound crass or cold about this, but I swear there’s an affirming quote to come. Nearly 30 elementary school children in the Philippines have died after eating fried cassava balls obtained from a vendor, a local official told CNN. [Ed. I added the link.] … Cassava is a starchy, […]
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10,000!
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I crossed 10,000 words tonight on my quest to 50,000. And that’s with almost 4 days blown on a trip (I didn’t get to write much on the plane). I’m also such a nerd that I started a spreadsheet (complete with formulas) to track my progress. I am not, however, the biggest nerd in the […]