Posted by Scott Hughes
Tue, 27 Sep 2005 23:08:00 GMT
Yes! Yes, I am! So excited, in fact, that I bought a Captain Malcolm Reynolds doll! (I know I am supposed to say action figure, but come on… It’s a doll.) I like having a few dorky desk toys to lighten up my work place. Might as well have a desk toy of my favorite anti-hero.
This is a big weekend for me… The release of Serenity and the celebration of my birth are both on Friday, followed up by my Wedding Anniversary on Sunday.
Now I know some of you did not watch Firefly while it was on Fox, so they cancelled it. I have noone to blame but you for this injustice. Now Paramount has decided to give you a second chance, and if you don’t watch it this time, I will never forgive you. Wikipedia has a lot of information on the original show, which you completely destroyed.
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Posted by Scott Hughes
Fri, 23 Sep 2005 17:09:00 GMT
When flying back to Texas from Pennsylvania last weekend, Nicole and I had a layover in Atlanta. While waiting on our plane, we noticed this vending machine tucked away beside the regular shops. It can dispense an iPod Mini, iPod Shuffle, or any of the various iPod accessories. Also, if you made it to the airport with your PowerBook, but forget your wireless card, you can purchase an AirPort card from the machine.
Typically, when one is faced with such a huge convenience (especially in an airport), one would expect a significant markup. I was surprised to find that each item was at the regular retail price, same as if you ordered it from Apple.com or bought it at an Apple retail store.
But here’s a thought… If I go ahead and drop $200 on an iPod mini at the airport, what am I going to do with it? It doesn’t come preloaded with songs. I mean, other luxuries at the airport like the portable DVD-player rental places at least give you the player and some movies. I suppose the only scenario in which this is terribly useful is if your grandparents are flying out for your graduation and they waited until they got to the airport to find a present for you… But will your grandparents want to buy something from a kiosk?
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Posted by Scott Hughes
Wed, 31 Aug 2005 23:21:00 GMT
So, what do you do when you need to access peripherals on Windows XP x64, but the vendors have yet to release a 64-bit compatible version of their driver?
Switch to Linux? Same problem, if vendor doesn’t open source their driver.
Complain? Tried that, vendor said they don’t support 64-bit and they considered the whole problem my own fault.
Improvise? The pic attached shows my Win32 (Windows XP) Peripheral Breakout Box. All you need is an old laptop and a copy of Windows XP (or other vendor supported OS). Throw in Remote Desktop or just an rsync folder and ssh server, and you’ve got everything you need.
The better solution, which I will hopefully be able to implement soon,
is to throw Windows XP x64 in the “Great Idea, Bad Implementation, Abysmal Follow-through” bin.
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Posted by Scott Hughes
Mon, 29 Aug 2005 22:33:00 GMT
Snapped this shot at the Texas State Fair. That’s a biker dad trying out the E-Meter with the guidance of a local Scientologist. They believe that a skilled reader of the instrument can pinpoint the exact facets of your life in which you are not realizing your full potential. If you google for the device, you can find a funny promo shot of John
Travolta holding the magic tin cans.
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Posted by Scott Hughes
Mon, 29 Aug 2005 22:08:00 GMT
I already set up flickr to accept emailed photos from my sidekick under
my “moblog” tag. I tried it out yesterday with a pic of a crazy looking
MegaMan print on the side of a hoopty…
Today, I am testing with an auto-blog feature. So this post should go
straight to the blog. We will see how it works.
This picture was taken at a mediterranean restaurant near my office. It made me very sad for my culture when I saw it. I can’t believe the
restaurant owner actually brings this lady in to read tarot for his customers… Further, I can’t believe his customers appreciate this
service…. Sad, sad, sad…
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