More updates needed…
By admin | June 14, 2009
I keep promising myself I’d update my site more often, but never got around to it for one reason or another. The last two weeks my mom was here visiting, so I at least had a quasi-excuse for not updating, since I had to ferry her around and all.
A lot things have happened in the last month or so. I’m getting more and more excited about my impending vacation to Poland. I’m very hopeful to get in some relaxation, and maybe reinvigorate myself because I’ve been stressed out and feeling a little beat up mentally and physically as of late. Even my doctor is telling me that a nice vacation will do me some good.
While my mom was here, she decided to spruce up the plae a bit with some new stuff. A new lawnmower, getting some more of the paintings and various other stuff she got on eBay on display, but for me, the coup de grace was the 52″ Sharp Aquos she and I scored last weekend at Best Buy. The version we got retails for $2700, but scored it for around $1500. I’ve already been looking to get one, but the whole MRSA incident cost me much more than I would have liked, and I agreed to pay for half of it.
Work has been crazy and I’ve gotta train someone to take over the stuff I’m doing while I’m in Poland for three weeks. Hopefully there are no crises while I’m gone. And speaking of work, I’m hoping that I don’t get hit up for computer questions while I’m in Poland, since according to my logic, it’s no longer a vacation if I have to do anything work related.
At any rate, I’ll hopefully be updating again soon, and also from Poland. Ciao everybody.
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Good quote…
By admin | May 16, 2009
“Why should you be asked to take on the responsibility of speaking for our people? Why you might accept it is for you to decide. I can only tell you why I’ve offered it. I believe there is a time for enlightenment and a time for things to get done. I have become a distraction for our people. They require patience, direction, determination, and strength. I have provided a little of the first two. Now, you must provide the rest. You have always been sensible and level-headed. A rock that will never shift or break beneath the demands of our people. And you have been my friend. In my absence, we will need someone to focus on helping our world rebuild and strengthening ties with the Alliance. In order to serve our people here and at home, one must be both priest and warrior in equal measure. In recent months, I have become more priest than warrior. Perhaps, now it is time for someone who is more warrior than priest. You may believe you are not ready, but you are as ready as I was when I first came to this place. Check the records, I think you’ll be amused. When this message has finished, a copy will automatically be sent to Sheridan and the others. They will receive you as they would receive me. Good luck, Ta’Lon. Serve our people reasonably, fairly, and with honor. The rest will attend to itself.” - Narn Ambassador G’Kar, recorded for his successor Ta’Lon
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Ooooh shiny!
By admin | May 12, 2009
http://www.amazon.com/7-Bay-NAS-Intel-Celeron/dp/tech-data/B001PMY526/ref=de_a_smtd
That, mi amigos, is something I’m drooling over currently, and is definitely on my to-get list. I’ve been giving serious consideration to purchasing a NAS device for some time now, and from what I’ve been reading Thecus as a brand is pretty darn good. In fact, they’re one of the first to do 5-bay NAS devices which could handle 2 TB drives per bay, but this one… Well, this one can handle 2 TB devices in all 7 bays. And given the prices for 2 TB drives these days, it shoudn’t be all that expensive for me to fill this thing up once I get it.
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Star Trek
By admin | May 11, 2009
OK, I admit it, I’m a fan of the Star Trek series. And this past Friday, amidst my scarcely contained glee, I went and saw the new Star Trek movie. I have to say the movie far exceeded my expectations, and calling it an amazing movie would do it no justice. Even non-Trek fans seemed to like it, as well as all the critics, and I read a report this morning that over 96% of critics were giving it glowingly rave reviews.
In fact, I was talking with one of my coworkers, and she said in no uncertain terms she wants to go see it as many times as possible. This could shape up to be one of those once-in-a-decade movies that could prove to be a true blockbuster.
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Video Pick of the Week (May 10th)
By admin | May 10, 2009
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Dumb Lawsuit Friday: Grab Bag edition
By admin | May 8, 2009
For this one, I figured on including snippets of dumb lawsuits. And away we go!
- A man sues a family for mental distress after being locked in their garage for 8 days. Why was he in there? He admitted under oath he was there to rob the premisis while the family was on vacation. There were no windows in the garage, the garage door was unpowered & locked, and the door leading to the house locked tight from both sides, forcing the robber to remain in there, subsisting on dog food and Pepsi for the time he was in there.
- A woman sues a furniture store after she trips and falls in said store. She insiss upon payment of medical bills and lost wages. Her case was tossed out after she admitted what she tripped over, was nothing less than her toddler running around.
- A bar patron sues a bar for dental work because she fell in the wmoan’s bathroom. The woman admits that the reason she fell in there was because she was trying to climb in through the window into the bathroom, thereby avoiding that night’s cover charge.
- A woman sues a mall for mental distress and failure to display warning signs. The reason she sued was because she was attacked by a squirrel that had recently moved onto the property, and she was unaware that such wildlife actually lived outdoors.
- A man sued magicians David Copperfield and David Blaine for a significant chunk their earnings over a ten year period, or as an alternative, to reveal the secrets of their trade. The reason he sued was that as the Almighty, he felt both David’s were infringing upon the man’s divine powers.
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I have the power!
By admin | May 7, 2009
Well, after a day or two of testing it out, I can finally say I’m about done building my new computer. I got it assembled last week only to realize that my power supply was woefully inadequate. I had to take out half the RAM and take the voltage (and thus the speed) down a notch, and my Plextor DVD burner & terabyte hard drive also had to be unplugged just for the thing to power on. I managed to score a power supply with a 60% bigger output for a decent price, and lo & behold, all is well now. Right now, the only things I have left to get are a bigger screen (I’m eyeballing a 30″ widescreen), and an updated video card. However that’ll have to wait.
Reason being, I’m going to Poland this July. I’ll be staying there a grand total of 24 days, one week with my mom’s relatives in Radom, and remaining time, I’ll be staying in my aunt’s apartment in Krakow. It should be tons of fun, especially since this is my first completely solo trip to Poland. Especially during the time I’ll be in Krakow, I’ll be visiting some relatives on my dad’s side, as well as partying it up during the evenings.
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And so it comes
By admin | May 7, 2009
Tomorrow is a big day for me. Reason being, it’s the opening day for the new Star Trek movie. From what everyone has been saying thus far, it’s one of the best Trek movies made thus far, and people who were lucky enough to catch a sneak peek of it a few weeks ago said it was better than Wrath of Khan. In fact, a number of them had said it was a Trek movie even non-Trekkies can get into, seeing as the director, JJ Abrams wasn’t even a big Trek fan.
As for other movies, when it came to Wolverine, I was a little disappointed. Granted, it was at least somewhat entertaining, but I felt the plot of the movie was much too fractured, and that several mutants were rather forcibly shoehorned in. There were other parts to the movie I felt were pretty bad swerves, but it also could’ve been much, much worse.
I’m just hoping that some of the other movies coming out this summer, like Terminator Salvation and others are decent. One can only hope!
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Fact Check Tuesday: Emergency Vehicle Slowdown
By admin | May 5, 2009
Is it illegal to not slow down or stop when an emergency vehicle, be it Police, Fire or Medical, is seen flying by going to whatever emergency the vehicle is going to? The simple answer to this is a resounding Yes!
The complex answer centers around a law in the Lone Star State. On 9/1/03, a law was passed that said that if an emergency vehicle is passing by, you’re required to slow down to at least 20 miles under the speed limit. If said limit is 20 MPH or under, you have to stop fully. The reasoning behind this was quite simple. A number of police cars, fire trucks, and ambulances were hit by motorists either speeding or just being careless. In one particular case, a lady neglected to slow down for a fire engine going to a 6-alarm fire, and was hit with a whopping $200 fine when a police officer stopped her. There were also cases of fire engines being whizzed by speeding (and careless) drivers. The firemen (and women) as a result added the extra worry of not being run over to putting ot the fire and saving lives.
Other states followed suit quickly, and now all but three and the District of Columbia have enacted similar laws. In fact, several Canadian provinces have enacted laws with similar wording on their books. So now, it certainly pays in more than one way to move over when you see the flashing lights and hear the sirens.
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Video Pick of the Week (May 3rd)
By admin | May 3, 2009
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