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Only in my geeky world…

Filed Under: Uncategorized by Lord Andrei — 27 Comments
2008.03.30

I’ve added a new internal hard-drive to my workstation at home.

The old drive was getting pretty full and I’m pretty sure I need to blank it and run diagnostics on it.

The old drive has two partitions: Babalon and Beast. Babalon is the boot volume

The new drive has three partitions: Tardis, Doctor, and Rose. Tardis is the boot volume.

So I’ve put Leopard into the Tardis Drive. Much to the chagrin of the 5th incarnation.

I commented to shimmeringjemmy that I would now transition all the old files to the new OS.

I said… “The file transfer now begins. Everything from Babalon into the Tardis”

Only in my twisted, geeky, philosophical worlds would I actually try to put everything that comes from Babalon into the Tardis.

And somewhere an author in Boston has just sprayed coffee across the room.

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A loved one…

Filed Under: Uncategorized by Lord Andrei — 8 Comments
2007.07.06

…recently got a new computer at her office.

She remarked that it did not have a floppy drive.

This reminded me of a comic that is now almost 10 years old.

I think the comic stands for itself.

Comic (graphics) behind cut (Safe for work)

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Hardware secrets revealed

Filed Under: Uncategorized by Lord Andrei — 1 Comment
2007.06.17

From a post by intralimina:

A japanese site (done in flash) that provides a microscope into your browser explaining exactly how the cursor really works. Make sure you drag thru and around the microscope circle, clicking and double clicking to see how the technology of your browser really works.

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Um, another net app?!?

Filed Under: Uncategorized by Lord Andrei — 8 Comments
2006.06.06

So, Google now has an online spreadsheet. To go along with its online word processor and its online mapping software.

Meanwhile, you can go to your online feed management system to post to your online blog.

Anyone who knows me knows that I am well connected. I have net coming out of my ears. We’re talking Cell phone, WiFi, Gigabit endowed laptop. Ooh, baby.

But guess what. Every now and then, there isn’t a signal. The mountain is too high, the farm to wide, the airport too expensive, or worse… the plane. And then what?

All my files are inaccessible or worse… The application itself is web based.

Until we can assure 24/7 access to the internet (planes, trains and automobiles)… Web based apps are still a nifty curiosity… and little else.

Just my $0.02

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Since I am not currently emplyed full-time in my industry

Filed Under: Uncategorized by Lord Andrei — 10 Comments
2006.03.15

In the past 12 months, I would say that I have filled out roughly 300 job applications in my field. None have yielded a position.

Looking at job positions today, I felt I should help the younger aspiring engineers by explaining the “HR speak” that they will find in job application requirements in our field.

I suppose I should add that this is satire and that I actually like working in our industry, but I may as well grab the lion by the tail and shake a bit anyways.

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