April 2012
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random thoughts #001
Some day I’d like to pour some brown food colouring into the water tank of someone’s toilet and then rig the whole thing up to play Chocolate Rain once they flush.
March 2012
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Windows 8: First Opinions
So I downloaded the Windows 8 Consumer Preview today and installed into a VM on my laptop. The interface is nicely appointed and looks rather slick, but it’s a horror from a usability standpoint, specifically on a normal laptop coming from previous versions of Windows. It feels like I’m learning how to use a computer all over again. It truly is a case of “you must forget what you...
December 2011
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Why is it so hard to buy music online?
“Why is it so hard to buy music online?” That’s the question that I just asked myself.
I’ve been listening to one of Regina Spektor’s album (Begin to Hope) on Grooveshark for the last few days and I’ve been really enjoying it. While that’s great and all, the sound quality provided by Grooveshark does leave something to be desired, at least for me.
This...
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November 2011
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Windows 7: IPv6, Privacy Interface Identifiers
So I’ve been setting up my new laptop the last few days; installation a clean installation of Windows 7, setting up all my basic applications and settings, etc.
While doing all of this, I was reminded of something that I’ve had to previously deal with, which affects all Windows 7 computers. Some may say that it’s a good thing and others (most likely system and network...
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As I was brushing my teeth this morning...
… I realized that the sound of my electric toothbrush spinning against my teeth sounded like dubstep.