You can read here about why I love M$ Windows. I then postulate on what you do if or when your OS freezes on you.
2006-10-25
Passion for Windows: Does it Exist? En Masse.
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You can read here about why I love M$ Windows. I then postulate on what you do if or when your OS freezes on you.
Gone Soft
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Note: I don't have a pic for this post, though it would be trivial, so just use your imagination.
It is with great amazement that I live in a time in which technology is advancing at a visible rate. One example we can all agree on is the size of fruit and vegetables, which continue to balloon to unprecedented volumes of juicy goodness. However, as with all positive changes, there come compromises, like the annoyances of Firefox 2—explicitly the washed-out theme, the "History" as opposed to "Go" menu, and the default X's on every tab. We live with such "progress" because we know it is impossible to be all things to all people, and hopefully these changes are aiding someone.
Let us consider the satsuma mandarin. It is hailed as the ultimate solution to the imperfections of an orange: the peel, the seeds, and the comparatively lackluster flavor. But with satsumas comes a terrible, terrible price, its miniature proportions, which is where genetic engineering comes into play. Now your average satsuma is in radius rivaling that of a typical smallish orange. But there is always a catch, and that becomes apparent when one tries to consume one of these beauties. You will notice a little extra give in the fruit as you start to unravel the peel, and if you are not careful you are at high risk of rupturing a few segments. The advent of the gigamandarin has compromised its structural integrity, for it has always been a mushy variety with the famous soft peel.
I am by no means saying that our god-like tinkering should stop. On the contrary, I will not be placated until every grape is the size of an infant bovine and every spare ovum is on queue for cloning (I kid, I kid). We should be mindful of our thoughts and minimize negative changes, whether it be to our produce or our web browsers.
It is with great amazement that I live in a time in which technology is advancing at a visible rate. One example we can all agree on is the size of fruit and vegetables, which continue to balloon to unprecedented volumes of juicy goodness. However, as with all positive changes, there come compromises, like the annoyances of Firefox 2—explicitly the washed-out theme, the "History" as opposed to "Go" menu, and the default X's on every tab. We live with such "progress" because we know it is impossible to be all things to all people, and hopefully these changes are aiding someone.
Let us consider the satsuma mandarin. It is hailed as the ultimate solution to the imperfections of an orange: the peel, the seeds, and the comparatively lackluster flavor. But with satsumas comes a terrible, terrible price, its miniature proportions, which is where genetic engineering comes into play. Now your average satsuma is in radius rivaling that of a typical smallish orange. But there is always a catch, and that becomes apparent when one tries to consume one of these beauties. You will notice a little extra give in the fruit as you start to unravel the peel, and if you are not careful you are at high risk of rupturing a few segments. The advent of the gigamandarin has compromised its structural integrity, for it has always been a mushy variety with the famous soft peel.
I am by no means saying that our god-like tinkering should stop. On the contrary, I will not be placated until every grape is the size of an infant bovine and every spare ovum is on queue for cloning (I kid, I kid). We should be mindful of our thoughts and minimize negative changes, whether it be to our produce or our web browsers.
2006-10-11
IceWeasel FTW
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Well, it turns out the darling of FOSS, FireFox, isn't so free after all; there is just a slight area of it that isn't free: the name and logo.
Solution: Run a parallel fork with a different name and logo, IceWeasel. Problem solved!
Solution: Run a parallel fork with a different name and logo, IceWeasel. Problem solved!
2006-10-10
European Black Man Jokes
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Based off of a similar, well-known series, the concept of European Black Man jokes is a very simple one, yet extremely effective. Even more remarkable is the ease in creating them. I have made up almost no proper jokes before, yet I find myself coming up with these without even trying. Well, let's get started with what we have so far:
As for your most likely catch phrases...
- If you commit a drive-by shooting in a roundabout, you might be a European black man.
- If you beat your neighbor with a scepter, you might be a European black man.
- If you consider yourself royalty because you are the son of the artist formerly known as Prince, you might be a European black man.
- If you consider Prince Charles a pimp, you might be a European black man.
- If you think the Queen's jewelry is your "family jewels", you might be a European black man.
- If you have your afternoon tea in the back of a police car, then you might be a European black man.
- If you are misrepresented in Parliament, then you might be a European black man.
- If you your car stereo is blasting gangsta rap when you drive down the Autobahn, then you might be a European black man.
- If you consider the Crown Jewels "bling", you might be a European black man.
- If you make fondue while listening to rap, you might be a European black man.
- If your gaurd dog is a spaniel, you might be a European black man.
- If your Renault has spinners, you might be a European black man.
- If you consider Yorkshire "the ghetto", you might be a European black man.
- If you praise your ancestors for refusing to ride at the back of the tram, you might be a European black man.
- If you enjoy fried chicken with a side of haggis...
As for your most likely catch phrases...
- Focaccia is the dope.
- What up, ol' chap?
- Cheerio, homies.
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