August 2008

Another technical specification that marketing has turned into a completely meaningless and non-comparable number: contrast ratio.

9:16am August 31st 2008 via web

Check out what my brain came up with in 1996: http://tinyurl.com/6525dv

9:20pm August 30th 2008 via web

UMass Football tonight. That's right, I said tonight, meaning under the new lights.

8:56am August 30th 2008 via web

The Nikon D90 shoots video, and not the crappy 640x480 point-and-shoot video, I mean full 720p. And it all works with Nikon lenses. Amazing.

10:12am August 27th 2008 via web

Autentica does makes a good burrito, but I don't know if it's as good as Bueno y Sano.

9:58am August 27th 2008 via web

My 4GB of RAM came in and it's installed. Now that I've maxed out the memory, if it ever gets slow I'll just need to buy a whole new laptop.

7:04pm August 25th 2008 via web

As if I had any doubt, yes, the new Metallica does rock.

10:40am August 22nd 2008 via web

I just ordered 4GB of RAM for my Mac. I remember when 64MB or 128MB of RAM was a enough, and 10GB hard drives were huge.

4:57am August 22nd 2008 via web

It has been delivered. What, you say, has been delivered? My shiny new MacBook Pro.

12:14pm August 21st 2008 via web

I have 5 words: "On FedEx vehicle for delivery"

9:20am August 21st 2008 via web

Awesome. My Mac is in Anchorage, Alaska. It's getting closer...

5:23pm August 20th 2008 via web

China's definition of 2-day shipping: "We'll send it around our country for 2 days, then mail it to you." My MacBook Pro is still there.

10:03am August 20th 2008 via web

I've heard the first 6.5 tracks of the new Staind album. Gotta say it's really good so far.

6:48pm August 19th 2008 via web

If you use Gmail and you haven't permanently turned on SSL (https) in your settings yet, you're crazy: http://tinyurl.com/6fke5q

8:51am August 19th 2008 via web

My MacBook Pro has now left Shanghai, China. I wonder if it'll stopover to catch some Olympics.

4:47am August 19th 2008 via web

My MacBook Pro is "Prepared for Shipment". If it's prepared, why hasn't it left yet?

1:47pm August 18th 2008 via web

Movies I want to see: The Day The Earth Stood Still, Terminator Salvation, Watchmen, Star Trek, Blindness.

1:31pm August 15th 2008 via web

I just destroyed 5 guys in a row in a TF2 sudden death melee to win the game. Can't get much better than that.

9:48pm August 14th 2008 via web

Apparently, traces of E. coli have been found in the South Hadley water. Good thing I bring two bottles of my own every day.

10:26am August 14th 2008 via web

Exciting message from the South Hadley Water Department: "we should not drink the water in the building"

12:17pm August 13th 2008 via web

Buying DRM-free music from Amazon is so easy it's scary.

6:47am August 13th 2008 via web

First time on my bike again in over 4 weeks. I'm at 96 total rides ever, so I'll hit 100 this year.

9:05am August 10th 2008 via web

Crazy Olympics opening ceremony. Those Chinese sure do know how to practice their stuff.

7:33pm August 8th 2008 via web

September 12. Death Magnetic. The new Metallica album. Need I say more?

6:44am August 7th 2008 via web

4 tries to activate Bioshock. Lame. The Serial number had a zero (it could've been the letter O) and it didn't say to type the slashes.

4:44pm August 6th 2008 via web

I want an iPhone so I can make stuff for it.

10:08am August 6th 2008 via web

I think paperwork was created to test of how much someone really wants a job. If they finish the giant stack of paperwork, they're worthy.

4:51am August 4th 2008 via web

I took it, and so should you (if you make websites): http://alistapart.com/articles/survey2008

6:43am August 1st 2008 via web