December 2010
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2011 Goals
My List:
Become Better at Powershell
I have been hustling the command line for 20+ years. Been surface using PS for past 2-3 years but have never really hunkered down and “learned” it. That will change this year.
Get more into the nuts and bolts of EF4
Utilized EF4 for awhile, however there are many intricacies I would love to dive into.
Lose 15% Bodyfat
I estimate I am...
“Eligible Kindle books can be loaned once for a period of 14 days. The borrower...”
– Lending Kindle Books
Very cool.
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“Interestingly, if you read over the patent for the NES Zapper Gun, one of the...”
– How the Gun on the Original Duck Hunt Game Worked
“The suit seeks class-action status for Apple customers who have downloaded...”
– Apple sued over spying mobile apps
And I'm all out of gum.
“smith: Yes, but that’s no different than Glenn Gould having to anticipate...”
– Good interview on Johnny Depp by Patty Smith, I remember a few years ago hearing an interview with Michael Stipe and about his fascination with The Elephant Man.
The Crowded Mind of Johnny Depp
“This game was developed in Germany, the center of the boardgaming universe;...”
– Settlers of Catan: Monopoly Killer?
“Thursday at Ohio State, we learned that five players — many of them stars...”
– NCAA ruling defies common sense
This will be the year that I remember in the future as the year I gave up on college football. The absurdity of suspending a player 4 games for admitting he sold a jersey (which the NCAA makes $$ on everyday) for cash and then letting people who “didn’t...
Big Boi vs The Black Keys - The Brothers of Chico...
Awesome.
The Brothers of Chico Dusty (Big Boi vs. The Black Keys) by wick-it
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My Top 25 Albums of 2010
Usually these lists are met by much fanfaire every year. Release parties for the nominations and parades for the winners. This year I am just happy I found the time to put one together.
My music listening has shifted more in the last year than any year previous only because of rdio. I get to listen to 10x more music, for someone like me it is invaluable and the $10 a month charge seems like...
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Top 10 Most Infectious Tracks I Heard in 2010
1.) Outkast + Deadmau5 - Ghosts Over Baghdad (DJ Ellipsis Mashup Mix)
#1 with a bullet - I can listen to this (and deadmau5) on repeat all day. Best Ghosts N Stuff remix by far.
2.) Empire Ants - Gorillaz
Ava has this song memorized and calls this the “dancy dance song”, we listen to it constantly in the car.
3.) Claire’s Ninth - Ben Folds & Nick Hornby
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“During the Medieval period, temperatures were about 1.8 degrees Fahrenheit...”
– Hot with decades of drought: Expectations for the Southwest
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“It appears, more likely than not, that (Delvonte) Tisdale was able to breach...”
– Millions of people are subjected to questionable backscatter machines and pat downs and this teenager was able to hide in the wheel well of a plane? I hate that I have to use this unfortunate incident as an example but it makes me feel like airport security is a mirage.
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“I hobbled back from the rocky beach up to the house. I woke Diane and told her...”
– How I Killed Pluto and Why It Had It Coming
Just added this book to the reading queue.
“Back in 2008, the sprawling and storied Athens, Georgia psych-pop tribe the...”
– Elephant 6 Collective Plans Holiday Surprise Tour
Not sure whats cooler, E6 touring or the fact the nearest thing to me they will be playing at is whirlyball. Maybe I can get lindz and I seats in a red car.
Update: Oh shit, its even on my bday!
“About ten people, called “OPs”, are able to launch an attack. If any OP abuses...”
– This Economist article is good context for the Anon vs Visa/MC currently happening (and may be the reason your card won’t be accepted at Starbucks tomorrow morning).
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“The system was intended for military uses like targeting missiles, as well as...”
– Dec. 8, 1993: Location, Location, Location
Amazing how integrated the tech has become to a lot of our lives through both it’s direct and indirect use.
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WatchDonny and I played the hell out of TDU, it was a great game and VERY underrated. The population during the first few months is what made it fun. I am hoping that the population is there for the sequel also. Still loving GT5, but also looking forward to TDU2. They just released this trailer earlier, bonus points for the deadmau5 (awesome new album this week btw).
“We disagree. The sustained African growth of the last 15 years has engendered a...”
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WatchThe closer and closer this gets the more and more excited about it I become. Looks like HBO has done an excellent job recreating the book(s?). Then again they have never really failed before.
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Don't shoot messenger for revealing uncomfortable... →
The question isn’t ‘Why is Wikileaks publishing US Secrets?’ the real question is and has always been ‘How the hell did someone like Wikileaks get secret docs to publish?’. If anyone thinks that wasting US resources and time in trying to track down and discredit non US citizens is worth it to stop the publication of leaked digital info in this day and age is worth...
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“Verizon Communications Inc. (VZ) Chief Executive Ivan Seidenberg said its...”
– replacing landline cable/dsl at 5 gig for $50/10 gig for $80 a month? Yeah, sounds like a great deal for the consumer.
“In early January 2010, Google said, in a blog posting, that in mid-December,...”
– I don’t think state supported hacking should come as a surprise to anyone (most certainly not Americans) but everything I have read about the ghacks have said it was really just the visible tip of the ice berg. I am pretty positive the American black hats exist, but where are our white...
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“Some of them call terrorism an “existential threat” against our...”
“Game designers have been telling us what is good and what is evil within the...”
– Morals of the Mojave