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One of the best days of my life

Posted in October 25th, 2007
Published in General

Here in Grafton, something amazing is going to happen tomorrow.
Qdoba opens.
Yes, despite the fact that I’m leaving in two months, and despite the fact that my work will be moving within a year, the good news of Qdoba is still abound in Grafton.
So, you may ask, what could top such an amazing event?
Today, Qdoba is [...]

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Oops..

Posted in October 19th, 2007
Published in General

It appears as though the comments system on this blog has been broken for awhile. It’s since been fixed. You should be able to log in now.
 Thanks Amy!!
There’s also a new Captcha system in place. This one is cool because you’re actually helping digitalizing books. Read more here.
~Jaker

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Dumb Printer Tricks

Posted in October 17th, 2007
Published in General

Who says you can’t have a little fun at work? 
*smiles*

~Jaker

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Hot Server

Posted in October 9th, 2007
Published in General

The new server arrived today, and I was blessed with the opportunity to set it up! Sadly I had to install Server 2003 R2 x64, but that doesn’t mean I can’t throw in a Gentoo bootable CD and get some hardware specs.
Example: Here is the output of /proc/cpuinfo
Combine that with a tasty 8GB of RAM, [...]

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Toyota + WoW

Posted in October 8th, 2007
Published in General

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TLIuBWsxTDM&NR=1
This is a pretty ingenius commercial. Props to Toyota on this one. Even if you detest WoW, you’ll still find it at least entertaining.
Watch the health of the dragon during the “attack.”
 ~Jaker

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Cruising on the Fake Internet

Posted in October 6th, 2007
Published in General

I’ve noticed an unusual trend as of late. More and more people are calling the Internet that they browse on their phones the “fake internet.”
I first heard it from Amy. Then about a week later, I heard other people calling it that too. It’s like I missed something [Editor's Note: This is not unusual.] 
Perhaps it’s the fact that [...]

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It’s the Network

Posted in October 5th, 2007
Published in General

So my instructor in class uses his Verizon Broadband card in his laptop for internet. Right now I’m using my Cingular phone via USB for internet.
My phone hasn’t dropped a connection yet.
His card has dropped a connection twice.
The best part? When he disconnects, a little popup appears at the bottom of the screen that says [...]

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Please Adjust your Tinfoil Hats

Posted in October 3rd, 2007
Published in DRM, Tech Alert

If you’re like me, you’ve probably heard people like the RIAA and recording companies complain about music and ownership and how they don’t get enough money. First it was P2P, and how online file swapping made the music industry lose “millions” (a claim which was later debunked). So legit services came out. Napster, Y! Music, [...]

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