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Archive for April, 2009
Don’t even worry about it
Apr 27th
I’m actively messing with some template stuff. If you’re bored, you can keep hitting F5 until it settles down.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-26
Apr 26th
- The tubes seemed to have cleared themselves overnight. Oh, and why am I up at 5:30? The world may never know… #
- and let’s try going to bed one more time. I’m guessing its not going to work. Silly naps. #
- really does not enjoy complex power, and Laplace transforms #
- I gotta admit, I really hate making ethical decisions, as compared to social decisions. #
- has awesome luck when it comes to picking speech times: dead last AGAIN #
- thinks if all went well, and this rebate card actually works, is now a member of IEEE #
- will be going to the cities this weekend. I’ll be eating in Alexandria at about 5:30p. Anyone else venturing down there? #
- get to ze chopper! #
- is quite amazed that it was 80 yesterday and 40 today. #
- would prefer it not rain/snow/sleet/yucky today. I’d like to have a nice drive back. #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-19
Apr 19th
- burrito has beany side effects. Dangit. #
- now has an apartment. WOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO! #
- really just wants this week to be over. Too much hw. And a speech. #
- just has to get through tomorrow #
- yup, pretty much having a terrible day. #
- is finally at the weekend. #
- has taken the plunge and switched to vista #
- if there’s one thing I can’t STAND its the INTERNET NOT WORKING! SOMEONE FIX THE TUBES! #
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On Vista 64-Bit…
Apr 19th
You are allowed to shed a tear. I have switched over to Windows Vista Business 64-bit on my personal full-time use desktop. Many of you probably know that I hate Vista. I still do. The ONLY reason I switched over, is for the 64-bit compatibility. For those of you who don’t know what the heck 64-bit is, here’s a quick explaination.
In the modern computing world, there are two different classes of operating systems. For the longest time, 32-bit was the only type of operating system available. 32-bit refers to how memory is addressed inside the computer, and how CPU instructions can access memory. A technical limitation of most 32-bit operating systems (Any Windows before XP, most Vista installs that come on store-bought computers) is a 3.25 GB memory limit. Even if you pump a computer full of 16 GB of memory, it will only see up to 3.25 GB. 64-bit, in contrast, allows for a much higher memory limit (on the order of 2 TB I think). I have 4 GB in my desktop, and now with Vista 64-bit, I can use all 4 GB, and add more (4 more GB went on sale last week, and made me think more about the switch).
So the question arises: why not use Windows XP 64-bit? Well, I did consider it. Drivers were available for most of my products, but not all of them. Also, Windows XP 64-bit is buggy, and was one of Microsoft’s first 64-bit operating systems. Usually Microsoft’s first try at something has a lot of problems, and is lacking in a lot of things. Vista 64-bit is a little more polished, and I’m finding that Vista is being supported by more and more things.
I have not COMPLETELY switched, though. I will be running Ubuntu 9.04 on my laptop (full time, no extra Windows partition). It does have a Windows VM for some products I use at work that are Windows only. I have also retained my XP Pro installation on this desktop so that if Vista just pisses me off too much, I can switch back for some relief. So far I haven’t run into any incompatability (out and out things not working), but I just don’t like the way Vista has reorganized everything. The jump from Win 98 to Win XP was major, but simple. Very few things were moved around, everything still had the same look and feel. The control panel names were the same for the most part. Vista was terrible to switch to. Add/Remove programs (begins with A, top of the list) has been replaced with Programs and Features (begins with P, some place deep in the list). It’s little things like that that annoy me with Vista.
Alright, enough ranting. I just can’t wait for Windows 7. I call it “Vista that doesn’t suck so bad”. RC comes out May 5th to the public, out now for TechNet and MSDN subscribers.
New Apartment
Apr 16th
If you haven’t heard the news, or don’t stalk me as much as you’d like to, I finally got an apartment for the summer. I didn’t do the best job searching as I could have. I kinda went with the first one I saw. But it is obnoxiously close to campus, just one block away. It’s a 1-bedroom, on the third floor of a nice building. They just replaced all the windows, and fixed up the hallways so that it looks quite nice. The ceilings are sloped, but I can live with that.
I hope to post more this weekend. It’s been a rough week, with a speech due tomorrow, a test yesterday, and a full complement of homework.
Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-12
Apr 12th
- Now let’s see if I can resume college….nope I don’t think the button works anymore. #
- has rounded out by feeling physically, socially, and mentally like crap. Goodie. #
- is pissed off that NDSU doesn’t give one of their cultural diversity/global perspective credits to SOC 110. #
- gets to see Anna soon. Just have to get through this day… #
- got Woot! lites. And will be going to MPLS soon. #
- is putting serious thought to just going to mpls early #
- is SIR DOCTOR OF TARDIS! #
- also had a very good day. And now will be going to bed soon. #
- was really looking forward to a good apt hunt. And apparently I just fail at that. #
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Twitter Weekly Updates for 2009-04-05
Apr 5th
- should go to sleep. And post messages more often. #
- is heading for campus soon. Back at it I suppose. #
- that was terribly depressing. Dining services isn’t really in full operation. Subpar dinner #
- thinks that looked like the primary buffer panel. It did seem to resemble the primary buffer panel. #
- is not ready for school again, cause it’s gonna be tough. Two weeks lost is not a good thing. #
- has an EPIC amount of zip ties. #
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HTML Business Cards
Apr 4th
I’m a nerd. If you haven’t figured that out yet, then you should probably get your glasses checked. Being a nerd, I decided that my business cards needed to reflect my nerdiness. Hence, now my new business cards are in HTML-ese. Even more nerdy, I put a web address on my cards that takes you to a site all about me.
This site has a list of the sites I have worked on or for, and a list of the technologies I’m familiar with. Also, my resume is available there. So, if you want to hire me, give me a call, send me a message, or leave a comment in this post. I could use the income.
BTW: The URL for the site will be http://bc.andrewrlynch.com, but until that gets up, the temporarly location is here.
UPDATE: Yes, I know, my original post of my card didn’t have the <li> closed. I have corrected it, as you can see. I have to admit, I don’t use <li> that often, and was under the impression that you didn’t have to close it. Though, that might be from an old, old version of HTML.
New Features
Apr 2nd
With all this time off from school, I’ve of course spent it studying. And by studying, I mean being lazy. Tonight I brought an end to the laziness, and added a bundle of new features to the blog!
- DISQUS Comment System – Now you can leave comments by using your Facebook login! DISQUS uses Facebook Connect to authenticate. It’s great if you don’t want to create another account!
- Featured Content Gallery – That’s the pretty thing at the top of the posts. I’ll be adding some default pictures to it so that it stays interesting. For now, it cycles through a few based on what I set in the post options.
- More Ads – Yes, I hate to do it, but I need to make money somehow. I’ve added a banner at the top of the page, in addition to the sidebar and footer ads. They make me money so I can keep doing this!
So, leave a comment using the new system to this post, letting me know how you feel about the new features.
