>So here I am at work, after working last night from 7 to 12:30… getting in at 9… working until 5… to pop back on at 7… I've now had to move around meetings, get people to cover me in some while being there for others. I have projects that I've had to farm out, getting other individuals working on pieces because I've got so much else to do. I feel important, but it's stressfull. I may not have to do the work, but now I'm worrying if it's done right if I'm not doing it.
>Like seeing whats up with new sites, this was a fledgling service, and I was all on board with it, finally ponied up the dough and blam, they went mega (Yahoo bought them). This is what happened with Blogger (kinda) I had been using Blogger for a while and finally went pro – a few months went by and they decided to thank everyone who actually paid for Blogger with a free sweatshirt. I think they sent the same M size to everyone, but I’ve still got it and even occasionally wear it. Try it out, it’s pretty neat… and…
>MSNBC Post
>I’ve just posted this message on the MSNBC message boards. I logged into MSN and saw the question – what do you want to speak out about… it inspired me to turn this ball of thoughts into a few sentences. There’s so much more that just bothers me that I’d like to delve as “advice”. With my life experience I can’t really say it’s the answer – but it’s at least something to think about. I’d like to hear some discussion on the matter – give me some insight I lack. I think why I do because I feel I’m…
>Ponderance
>Hey look at me, I’m updating! They cut off access to Blogger at work, so there hasn’t been much as far as spur of the moment updates. I’ve been doing the (scrolly) links, but not even much time for that anymore. I’ve been getting in like 7:30-8, working through lunch, and staying till at least 5 in most cases. It’s getting to be a grind as of late, especially because I’m not getting the rest I ought to be getting. I’m just not all that quick about getting to bed because I’ve been enjoying the time not working. Computer business…
>For those with an ATI HDTV Wonder and an NVIDIA video card…
>I just spent this afternoon getting my old PC up and running with XP after 1 of my drives in the Raid 0 array went kablooi. I want a PVR PC, and it’s been a long time coming. I had tried VISTA, then XP MCE after VISTA could only access the Digital tuner side of the card. As it turns out MCE uses the same set of drivers, so MCE could only recognize the digital side of the card as well. So it was back to XP! I got all the updated drivers from ATI, I’ve got the official CD…
>Altruistic
>al·tru·is·tic [al-troo-is-tik] Pronunciation Key – Show IPA Pronunciation–adjective1. unselfishly concerned for or devoted to the welfare of others (opposed to egoistic).2. Animal Behavior. of or pertaining to behavior by an animal that may be to its disadvantage but that benefits others of its kind, often its close relatives.[Origin: 1850–55; altru(ism) + -istic] —Related formsal·tru·is·ti·cal·ly, adverb —Synonyms 1. charitable, generous, philanthropic; benevolent, unselfish.—Antonyms 1. self-centered, selfish, mean.
Ruler of My Domain (Expiration)
Ugg – it’s always a drag when the ol domain registration expires.I swear I’ll just buy them all for the next 20 years! This won’t even post when I write it, says 48 hours but I’m hoping maybe by tomorrow?Apparently I’ve been expired since the 1st, probably took 48 hours for the change to take effect. I imagine the restration monkeys get a lot more volume now a days. In any case I’m going back to elaborate on the bullet points… .:step step step:. .:skoink:. .:spab bap spab bap:. // pssst (check below)—–v
>BioShock – EtchASketch Style Sooooo much to blog: weddings So first there was my own wedding… then then Justin’s… and now Jon’s on Saturday. baby Not mine, Matt and Jenn had a baby – Charlotte is the baby’s name and she’s my new niece!Of course everyone wants to talk about the young recently married couple’s plans for children… undoubtedly comes up in any conversation within a given square footage of any given newborn, but for the moment (most of) the spotlight has shifted…“Before we’re 30” is the basic mantra, but who knows. I was amazed at how small the baby…
>Always Sunny In Philadelphia
>I love this show… season 3 premiers tomorrow night, so set your DVRs to FX =) Watch a “My Space Exclusive” Episode of Always Sunny In Philadelphia(now with myspace goodness removed): [ Part 1 ][ Part 2 ][ Part 3 ][ Part 4 ][ ~extras ]
>Bioshock DX9 vs DX10
>This whole review is good, but this part about Bioshock DX9 vs DX10 screenshots is pretty apparent that it’s not worth another $800.
>Stardust Review
>I saw Stardust yesterday, had to get out of the house for a few hours while there was babyshowering going on for Nicole’s sister’s baby’s stomach birth.So yes – I went by myself, to the movies. It wasn’t anything like I thought it would be from the previews. There was adventure, there was magic, but no where near what they made it out to be. An epic battle between worlds, magic flooshing here and there – no, it was much more realistic, and I think it was better that way. Just outside of England exists a magic world, there is…
>BioShock
>I played BIOSHOCK last night – loved it, in fact, here’s another bioshock screenshot I got “on the way down”. I purchased it on the way home today. It is a very very nice looking game. I enjoy the concept, and I LOVE the art deco. The artists who created this masterpiece should be congratulated and hugged. I’ll be posting more of the interesting screenshots as I go. I’ll be replaying the demo levels so I’ll know when to snap. Hopefully XFire grabs them this time – last night it didn’t want to work so I had to use print…
>BioShock DEMO
>I downloaded the BioShock DEMO while I was at work today, just installed it and haven’t even gotten around to a main screen yet – literally just got in the building and I have to post this screenshot of the Bioshock demo. I’ve got everything turned up, only DX9, and only 1280 x 800 resolution. I’ll post a few later at full. The frame rate might give you an indication as to why I didn’t start there right off. It’s on VSYNC though for the LCD so it could be higher =)
>Greatest Video EVAR!
>I’m not sure if you might find this little number on YOUTUBE, but I found it on MEGAVIDEO by accident… how do you say? I was looking for updates for the DM2, it’s not installed on my desktop, and my laptop just shit. Here’s the funnest video evar.
Make DVDs from a ragtag bunch of AVIs
I remember hearing someone who wanted this – you often have AVIs or other bits of movies scattered about your HD that you may want to preserve for posterity or give to your grandma for her new DVD player. That said – this allows you to create a DVD without any of those expensive “DVD Authoring” programs. Choose the AVIs you want to have on the DVD, and blam, it creates the necessary folders to burn direct to DVD. I haven’t played with it yet but wanted to include the link:Make DVDs from AVIs – FAVC 1.04 (Auto Menu Generation)
>New Web Project
>Here’s my latest web project. I’m doing it in trade, I get some electrial work (dishwasher circuit, gararge), and he gets a cool site for his Paintball event. It’ll also be a really cool addition to my web portfolio.
>.:Whistles:…:points at serials:.
>.:whistles, looks around:. Hey, what in the world could that be?
>3D Glasses for LCD
>Apparently 3D gaming glasses went byebye with the CRT. I found out after cruizing a bit, my interest sparked by a detail line in the nVidia drivers readme. I had a pair of glasses built into my old GeForce3. It was pretty cool, it could turn any 3D game into 3D. Of course it worked better with some games then others. Sometimes you could tell that they only made a sprite where a 3D shape should be, and that just sent things all askew. I’m sure the technology is about where it used to be, but with my 30″ monitor…
I’m Board
So I took down my bulletin board. I guess I’m going to have to lock it up. Too many spammers, even with a image test and confirmation email. My next version will have super lock down. I am hoping it can be a sort of mixer place where people can post items they might not necessarily put on their website. Of course it would probably be that much less effort for someone to post it on their website. I can still wish to be the cool kid… I haven’t yet posted today’s links, they’re on the work machine, but here’s…