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Travel-o-mania
Okay today was catch up day. Too tired to write much. Too much planning of the trip, and getting the front yard done. More stuff tomorrow, promise. Maybe. At least I finished editing the Style Guide for the justCheckers project. Also played a bit of World of Padman and S.T.A.L.K.E.R., both are quite fun and…
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Too Much Trip Planning
Its late, but I feel obligated to post at least a short blog post. I wanted to write the article today, but time did not permit. Hopefully, I will have more time tomorrow. Anyways, I started the day with the hope of completing a good chunk of the “landscaping” project. But I started late in…
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New Feature: Feature Articles
Starting with hopefully tomorrow, I want to introduce a new feature to this blog. I would like present a few articles about the game development, the open source/free culture world, and computing in general. Hopefully, I can share with you some ideas I notice as a person who lives and breathes in these three, often…
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Dell and Ubuntu! w00t!
I know this like old news by the time I post this. But dude, you can get Ubuntu from Dell! While Dell only officially supports three models right now, I can say that Ubuntu runs just great on my Dell Dimension 9150. Anyways, enough about my stuff. Everyone who likes Linux and especially Ubuntu, you…
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When Things Fall (Part 2)
I wanted to write and post the second part yesterday. But having scraped my fingers whilst gardening, any finger intensive activity like blogging or gaming had to be postponed. Now my fingers seem better, so I will continue where I left off… (Monday) …having arrived late into the night from Niagara Falls, I was not…
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When Things Fall (Part 1)
Consistency, journals and me are three words that I think will never join in perfect harmony. The weakest link being between me and consistency. However, I do have an excuse… I was err… busy… (what follows is a list of busy excuses). (Sunday) …going on a road trip to Niagara Falls. Now I am not…
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The Insanity Returns
If one looks for trouble, one usually finds it. I guess the same applies to work. After a few months, huddled in the sanctity of university studies, I emerge to realize how much work needs my attention. A computer glitch almost killed my graduation. Weeds sprouted on the front yard, where the planned stone and…
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Attack of the Lettuce Monster, and the Return of Work
After disappearing for a few months, I went back to the justCheckers website again. Much to my horror I discovered a group of spammers decided to “borrow” my forums. Now I have to engage in anti-spamming. The forums are cleaned of NSFW content, and I began the process of deleting and banning users. Joy. I…
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My First (Ubuntu) Linux Convert
On Monday, I converted my friend Robert into a Linux fan.Without getting into details, Robert needed to access the Internet and Windows XP just would not cut it. So he proposed, that I should install Ubuntu Linux on his desktop. I agreed to help him out, since I had considerable installing and configuring different Linux…
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The Compressed Life
I can finally confirm, that there is a life after university. And a compressed one at that too. I could go through the details, but I feel too tired to remember all the details. And too lazy to write them all down today. Last weekend, I went to Montreal for the Taizé event. Got to…