>Anyone want a TV? 50″ for less then $2000
>Fun with verizon
> post from mail: (no hyperlinks allowed) DSL: It sucks nowhttp://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D8JL2LK80.htm?sub=apn_tech_down&chan=tc I kept my DSL for 3 reasonsA) It’s a faster pingB) I expected the Universal Service Fund to go away due to federal deregulation of DSLC) They told me I would no longer require a phone line.It costs me $29.99 a month for DSL with a $12 phone line.When I called Verizon they said I could change my service to “Dry Loop” which would mean I would no longer have to have a phone line.“Great! Can I do that?”“Yes, I do show that you qualify for that service, however…
>Gnarls Barkley
> Any idea why Gnarles Barkley is so infectious? (DJ) Danger Mouse.If that sounds familiar – how about the Gray album, the blending of The Beatles: The White Album & Jay-Z: The Black Album He blended the albums, and released them to P2P. He mixed them so well they became a sensation. I thought it was great, he’s a really talented guy. He’s now part of a group: Gnarles Barkley, so if you haven’t given it a chance – do it.
>Shocking!
>I love my UPS. We had a massive lightning strike last night, power died so I ran into the computer room to turn everything off. I shutdown the computer, unplugged the monitor and then *WHAM*POP* BZZZZZZT EHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH! The UPS was making a constant loud noise. I turned it off, not sure what had happened. I didn’t get a chance to actually test it until this afternoon. My 1000AMP/600W APC UPS took one for the team. I plugged everything into the wall and it all worked without issue. Not so much could be said for yon UPS. I called up APC,…
>F.E.A.R. – Free Multiplayer
>I think I neglected posting F.E.A.R. Multiplayer for FREE due to issues with the site. It doesn’t get past step 2 (sends you in an endless loop) but they’re aware of the issue and it doesn’t seem to hamper getting the CD Key.Download the game while you’re waiting for the CD key. I’m downloading it via Bit Torrent and show 1 day 7 hours remaining.
>Rachel Friedman-Siddiqui
>Jay came over last week – we hung out played video games (what I mentioned in the previous post) then we went out to the Salty Dog. It was a really slow night, and we got there early to boot so it was completely empty. It filled up and then Jay saw someone he recognized. We popped over to say hi, got introduced and wouldn’t ya know it… Rachel Friedman-Siddiqui, right there in Springfield, right there at the Salty Dog. I thought the girl was dead. She stopped calling me, she moved, she disappeared, all after getting some serious chemo…
>Play
> I really want to go home and play games. I play online, so it’s not exactly by myself but it’s so much better when there’s someone else there. Last week was so much fun, hanging out and playing video games, just like old times. I wish I could do it all the time. Going up a level, executing an extraordinary crash, laying the smack down, or winning that new car just means so much more when there’s someone else to see it.
>Quicklinks v1.1
>I’m not sure why the version doesn’t appear to change in Help=>About.I didn’t care, because I just wanted to share. It will download .NET framework 2.0 unless you already have it. Apparently I was too anxious and overlooked something. It doesn’t want to work on this machine.I’ll figure out what it’s doing tomorrow. *update* I didn’t actually get any chance to see why this might not be working on other people’s PCs. I was afraid I grabbed the wrong version. I may have published a version previously that didn’t have this stuff in it. However it seems to recognize that…
>Odd Link & QuickLinks
>Nick Mangold’s 16 y/o sister is following in his footsteps. I found this while wanting to post that I had an idea, and I’ll be adding it to QuickLink soon. I’m hoping I’ll get everything done in my extra time at lunch. I’ve still got some major projects in Access and VB6 prior to .NET time but I’ll get some. I’m planning on adding drag and drop capability to QuickLink. I’m hoping for a much smaller app. Drag, drop, then the text window appears with the applicable code. I’ve still got to target it at my specific HTML code (available…
>I’m sitting here pathetically waiting for the UPS man. I’m actually on the front porch, for fear that I won’t be able to reach the ground floor in time with only a doorbell separating me from my new monitor. Everything looks ok in the system, delivery date is on time, and they often come late around here.It’s normally 5:30 or so, sometimes as late as 6:00. I guess I should just go back upstairs and get the office ready. I’m just anxious. I’m waiting for Santa to arrive. Every diesel I hear makes my ear perk. I check around, but…
>SLi – Double Chip, Times 2 (QuadSLi)
>If you’re not a geek you have not heard about SLi. Even if you are a geek you may not have heard about QuadSLi. BFG fit 2 graphics cards on 1 PCIEx interface, allowing those who don’t have SLi to get SLi performance, and those that do have SLi to get QuadSLi performance. In order to take advantage of the image quality these cards allow, you need a big frikken monitor, but you will be gaming like never before if you have the money. Quad SLi – Where it Stands
>FlatOUT 2 Review
>I know there are those out there who don’t really like the whole “smash up” car games such as Destruction Derby and Flatout, but I love them.I loved FlatOUT but thought it could use something. FlatOUT 2 synches all those shortcomings and blasts them *KABOOOM!*. It’s really fun. I give it a 5 out of 5. You have to do the demoltion derby (trashy cars) before you can get to race mode, and you have to complete the race mode before you can get to Street Mode. The cars are really powerful and the graphics are unbelievable. I was able…
>I hate CDs!
>FlatOUT2 – Brand New GameNumber of CDs – 5! Fuck you! Give me DVDs!Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck Fuck motherfucker. (Nicole says I’m swearing too much tonight – Fuck THAT!)
>In The News
>Apparently there was a big hubub with Travelers in the news. Some agents were giving kickbacks to those that pointed their customers in the direction of Travelers instead of the competition. Whereas many businesses and individuals were paid more money then they would have paid otherwise if the insurance agent did their job and fit the individual to the company / plan. Travelers apologized but did not accept any wrongdoing, in that they did not condone the unacceptible behavior of these representatives.