Hard drive prices:
Is it my imagination, but have hard drive prices doubled? I was looking for a new one for Susan (her graphics take up a lot of space) – say, a 1 TB internal SATA – and the prices were around US $65 –...
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I understand what he means:
My brains fry sometimes when people run the same plot / setting over and over again and call it Fresh! New! Alternate History when it’s Done To Freaking Death. Like, say the American Civil War, or...
View ArticleNationals: the music
A skating meet is an odd collection of the senses and emotions, and a great crossection of raw human spirit. What follows are a few vignettes into what it’s like to be there. MUSIC: The first thing...
View ArticleI’ve become an addict:
Having to suck on endless piles of cough drops to prevent coughing fits -> Jim as chainsucker. Oh, it’s a sad story…
View ArticleFly Ringbearer Air and mind the dwarves in the aisle!
Ever been on a plane and groaned inwardly at the pre-flight briefing speech (or video) by the crew about how things work on the plane, etc? This one shouldn’t bother you, I think:...
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Boobery and Tubery: pass on reality TV
Warning: I’m probably going to sound terribly cranky in this post. I also realize that a lot of people (including, possibly, you) love this stuff on TV. I’m giving out a lot of snark about these TV...
View ArticleOooga Booga Right, Oooga Booga Left:
The Ascended Masters have revealed to me and me alone where I will be and what I will be doing at 5:14 AM (CST) on December 21, 2012, facing the end of the 13th cycle of the Mayan Long Count. I will be...
View ArticleConsider yonder exoplanets :
As a very long term enthusiast for speculating on planetology, orbital mechanics (the one area these days that I have to use high-end math on), exoplanets and related areas, I’ve been watching the...
View ArticleHoof it, Maw!
http://digital.udayton.edu/cdm/compoundobject/collection/yrbooks/id/1370/show/1289/rec/12 Every so great often, I do a search for people that I’m curious about, 99.99% of them being people from my...
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