By D3F1L3, 27 September, 2005

Still here

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life

Bah... Being this far removed from civilization is really getting to me :/ 25km from the nearest town of 400 people, an hour beyond that is the nearest town with a train station and Sydney is a two hour ride from that :( Very beautiful out here, but with all the power comming from wind and solar it must be conserved, so when it gets dark... it really gets dark. Lights taking a lot of power and all. You quickly get used to going to bed shortly after dark and getting up with the sun. Not really as hard as I thought it would be to get up that early everyday.

By D3F1L3, 25 September, 2005

Ozzz

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life
travel & leisure

Hey kidz :) I have am now in the wonderful land of Oz. It's very interesting here. Sydney is beautiful. The people are nice. In the two nights I was in Sydney I found two DnB parties to go to and met some kewl people :) I'm at my uncle's right now. He lives in a middle of a national park in the mountains south of Sydney. We are 25km from the nearest town (which has a population of 400) and another hour drive from the next closest town that is kind of a vacationing spot on the ocean (good surfing) and from there a 2 hour train ride to Sydney.

By bruce42, 12 September, 2005

8 Ponies Down

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life

The Minnesota Renaissance Festival is quite the affair. Tradition demands we; Holly, Jerrod, Bret, Cory, Melanie and I; attended the event in costume- as pirates- Arrrr! I find that going in full regalia definitely adds to the experience; I mean, how can one truly appreciate the fun of a ren-fest without a bit of immersion.

By heavy pie, 30 August, 2005

Lego Computer

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gear : mods : hacks
While chatting with a friend today, said friend sent me a link to this computer case. That is totally awesome! If legos were human, they'd be the man. The flexibility of legos is incredible. With a little help from a lego catalogue, a stylin' themed lego case would be very, very feasable. Plus, think of all the cool little legos they have nowadays. Neon orange or green windows! Woo!
By bruce42, 24 August, 2005

Iowa State Fair 2005 - Part 2

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life

Yes indeed, Mel and I went back for another round of fair action Sunday evening. We had to retrieve my contest entries anyway, so we arrived early to take in more of the insanity that is the Iowa State Fair. More jam was purchased, as it is extremely delicious, pork burgers consumed and, to our hearts' dismay, so was a batter-dipped deep-fried Snickers Candy Bar.

By heavy pie, 24 August, 2005

SPAMgrish

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pop culture
I too have been spammed in [url=http://www.engrish.com]engrish[/url]. I suppose it was only a matter of time... still... I wasn't quite expecting this. benefit similar edge pretty did promised parents bought suddenly arms reference shining Well.. maybe not really engrish. I believe this here is a SPAMku (SPAM haiku.. huh? huh? get it?). Also, the fact that it's an ad for "Hardcore Meds" makes it even better.
By bruce42, 21 August, 2005

Windiz Update

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science & tech

Windiz Update provides an alternative update service for users of Microsoft operating systems. Quoting their list of reasons to use the service:

 * No personally identifiable information is collected from your computer.

* No more unwanted spyware -- Microsoft Internet Explorer can finally be removed from your computer (if that were possible).

* It lists just the updates you need. If an update has been superceded by a newer one, it will not ask you to install the older one.

By bruce42, 16 August, 2005

Iowa State Fair 2005

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life
travel & leisure

Mel and I hit the state fair this past Saturday; it was busy as hell. Full parking lots turned away drivers early in the afternoon, and the grounds were just as packed with fair-going folks.

By heavy pie, 3 August, 2005

Squeaky clean

Just finished upgrading my system today. It is working hella fast, I love my new Samsung SP1614N. Installed Diablo today... finished the install before the start menu icons were ready. The new fan and power supply I aquired from bruce are working great. Noisy, but stable at 84 degrees. Farenheight. I also replaced the bezels in the front panel and the power supply fan seems to be pumping out a little more air.
By bruce42, 2 August, 2005

Blueshift & Zod

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life
travel & leisure

Mel and I went to Return of Zod last Saturday, and I must say, it was hella fun. Event photos of course can be found online at ubersonic; I'd have my own to post, but alas I forgot the memory card for my "digi-cam". On a brighter note, Mel and I did score a Zod themed apron, perfect for grilling and other cookery.

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