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Annoying Web 2.0 Stuff

Posted by hank, Mon Jun 30 23:31:00 UTC 2008

Have you ever wondered what it would be like if no one ever upgraded to Web 2.0? I mean, really, what have we gained. Here’s a list of things that I personally find really stupid about the phenomenon…

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Wonderdrive

Posted by hank, Thu Jun 05 19:53:00 UTC 2008

Samsung SH-S202J is a great new burner from Samsung. It is quiet, fast, and the tray operates smoothly. It works seamlessly with K3B in Linux, burning 4.2GB of data in 6 minutes including session closing.

The first one of these I bought came DOA, but I just let NewEgg know about it, and they shipped me a new working one for free. Brilliant! I highly recommend you pick one up if you’re in the market.

Media Tested

One of the reasons I bought a new burner was the 200 discs I currently have that my old burner is incompatible with. I know now that at least 100 of those will work, since I sampled from a previosly non-working stack for the results above.

Maxell 16x DVD-R
Sony 16x DVD-R

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Shutdown Day for Good Health

Posted by hank, Sat Apr 19 14:25:00 UTC 2008

Shutdown day is approaching. It’s May 3rd, 2008!

What I will do

Turn off my desktop
Turn off my laptop
Turn off my routers
Turn off most of the lights
Read a book
Go for a bike ride

What I won’t do

Turn off the AC
Turn off the fridge

Why

I’m not doing this to decrease my “carbon footprint,” decrease dependence on foreign oil, or for any other political gain. I’m doing this because it is a healthy thing for any human to do once in a while. Taking a break from the highest levels of technology is good for the brain and the soul. Readers, please join me!

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My Geek Code

Posted by hank, Mon Oct 22 02:02:00 UTC 2007

I did my geek code today. It was enlightening…


----- BEGIN GEEK CODE -----
GCS d- s:+ a-- C++++$ UL++++$ P+++$ L+++$ E---
W+++ N++ o-- K? w-- !O M- V-- PS PE Y+ PGP++ 
t++@ 5? X R tv b+ Dl D+ G e++ h--- r++ y++
------ END GEEK CODE ------

To find out what that means, go to the link above.

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