07 Mar 2010 @ 6:18 

3 days uptime and counting. Here is the total list of things that we had to do to get my new PC to not randomly freeze:

-flash the BIOS
-switch the CPU (anyone wanna buy a brand-new i3?)
-change the RAM voltage from the default 1.5v to manufacturer-tested 1.65v
-remove the 2nd vid card because SLI on Windows 7 will not happen yet for my parts

Seriously. I am far less impressed than I was with Win7, simply because of the sheer amount of research you have to do to make sure everything will run. In most cases there were no error logs, no repeatable causes, no clues at all beyond some clever google fu.

Extra credit to my beautiful wife for finally figuring out the CPU issue.

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 23 Feb 2010 @ 20:21 

I told you people the flu wasn’t serious. I told you it was retarded to stand in a throng in front of a clinic for a flu shot. Here’s some nice little evidence in a comment under a news article, based on stats quoted in the article:

colonel2sheds wrote:”Hey everybody! Let’s play MATH:”

Yes let’s crunch some numbers. First, 40-45% of Canadians had the H1N1 shot. That is between 14-16 million people, not 25 million.

6000 adverse reactions out of 15 million is one adverse reaction for each 2500 people.

200 serious side effects out of 15 million is one serious adverse reaction per 75,000.

How serious was H1N1 ?
71 deaths out of 35 million people is about one in 500,000

The risk of getting a serious adverse reaction from the H1N1 shot was 6.7 times greater than dying from H1N1.

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 23 Feb 2010 @ 4:36 

Having a shitty week. Here’s something from 4chan.

Goodnight.

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 03 Feb 2010 @ 9:57 

It had been a long and desperate struggle. My assault rifle was hot and stinking of fire, but somehow it had kept firing with no sign of wear. I crouched in the loft of a barn, one which had once belonged to a family with kids and pets and a pickup truck. Tonight, it belonged to a different family: mine.

Tomorrow, it would belong only to the infected.

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 25 Jan 2010 @ 21:59 

Now THIS is a story all about how
My life got twisted upside down
and id like to take a minute – you won’t be bored!
i’ll tell you how i became the a follower
of the Goddess of War.

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 24 Jan 2010 @ 19:27 

So I got all the new parts to build myself a blazing little PC. Put it together, install Windows 7, transfer files, enjoy! Of course, nothing is ever that easy.

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 18 Jan 2010 @ 6:13 

It’s happened so many times. I’ve smarted myself out of happys. If that makes sense to you, I’m sure you can relate. If not, then please do read on.

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 31 Dec 2009 @ 22:01 

I have a Facebook account, a webcomic, a Twitter account and this blog. All these things demand a certain amount of presence and attention. In addition to this, I am trying to maintain a presence on two different forums and occasionally make appearances on a podcast. I work long night shifts on a 3-day rotation.

Also, I have a wife and kid.

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 30 Dec 2009 @ 22:08 

Things I have noticed or thought about lately:

- A lot of people who I used to know are having pretty good lives. Many are married. Facebook lets me stalk them.

- In the game Dragon Age, it is possible in one playfile to have sex with three of the four possible romantic interests in your adventuring party. Also one random elf in the forest, and I dunno who else. It is not possible to achieve all four as Morrigan and Alistair are both straight. It is not possible to juggle three relationships because Leliana is nosy. It is, however, entirely possible to sleep with and be basically engaged with Alistair while secretly having copious amounts of sex with Zevran – AKA the bisexual elf with the leather fetish.

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 24 Dec 2009 @ 22:41 

Wanna see something funny? Search twitter for “#christmas is #pagan”. go ahead, I’ll wait.
Neat huh? It’s almost a meme. And yes, you learn a lot about the roots of certain traditions. But you also learn a lot about self-righteous pagans who love pissing off Christians for no good reason.
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