• Archive for August 6th, 2005

    God’s Elect are being called to leave Canada

    by  • 8/6/2005 • life • 0 Comments

    Rev. Fred Phelps is usually quite offensive and disgusting, as you can tell by the text of this web page. The Rev. calls this self-appointed “God’s Elect” (that do such Christian things as carry signs that read “GOD HATES FAGS” to funerals and yell slogans) to action. I join him in requesting this action of [...]

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    George W. Bush is not to be gazed upon by the rabble

    by  • 8/6/2005 • life • 0 Comments

    “Roads were shut down Wednesday and residents living in nearby apartments between Dooley and Ruth Wall Roads were warned not to look out of their windows Wednesday.” The Daily Texan reports on a Presidential visit to The Gaylord Texan Resort and Convention Center. What do you mean “that’s funny”; I don’t get the joke… Anyway, [...]

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    How do I use my iPod?

    by  • 8/6/2005 • life • 0 Comments

    Darren Barefoot wanted to know, and I thought I would copy my plan here as well, with some small edits where I could have worded things better. Basically, it all depends on my mood and whether or not I want to listen to something specific. When listening to music I tend to be an “album [...]

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    Buena Vista’s Ferrer Dies at 78

    by  • 8/6/2005 • life • 0 Comments

    From the AP; HAVANA (AP) – Singer Ibrahim Ferrer, a leading voice with the hugely popular Buena Vista Social Club of vintage Cuban performers, died Saturday, recording industry officials here said. He was 78. The Montuno production company did not give a cause of death Saturday night when confirming Ferrer’s death earlier in the day. [...]

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    Elevator hacking to try at the office

    by  • 8/6/2005 • life • 1 Comment

    I work on the 15th floor, at the top of the elevator trip on my side of the building. People are constantly taking the elevator to go up or down one floor; often after keeping their foot in the door before boarding, just to yell those last couple instructions to someone staying behind. It’s a [...]

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    Is it always the vendor’s fault?

    by  • 8/6/2005 • geek • 0 Comments

    I posted the following in response to Ken’s complaints about his recent Macintosh purchase; an iMac G5 all-in-one. I have to say that you are not alone in your experience of getting bad service from a computer vendor. I’ve run into many problems with every major manufacturer; in my job, I deal with a half [...]

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