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01/23/2008 00:35 #42993

Not the phone
Category: mobile
For a minute I was having some anger about my Nokia n810 not phone not working right with my windows mobile ATT tilt phone. Bluetooth DUN costs $70/month and I only pay like $40 but then I discovered this article
talking about Windows Mobile Wifi Router which really works perfect. I can't believe how awesome it is and for free. Now my phone can act as a wifi router for any device and it gets some serious speed. I am able to surf mobiley at about 1000 kbps download /70 kbps upload.

Go windows mobile. However, much I complain about the windows mobile OS - I am seeing the most innovations in both hardware and software coming out on that platform. I mean just look at what is available on windows mobile for free, this doesn't even get close to how much you could also buy. I can't wait to see the same phone running Google's android - whenever that happens.

Recently, one of the most innovative interfaces I saw on a mobile was this one that let you take pictures of a UPC online and then would instantly install the application over your air on your phone.

Now I freaking love the not phone again.

Here it is skyping The sound quality is great.
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Here they are being friends.
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And finally a pic of (e:imk2) at lunch today. She looked so cute with her hair did.
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metalpeter - 01/23/08 17:57
First of all maybe it is just because (I doubt it) I haven't seen (e:imk2) in sometime but she really looks very cute in that picture. Yeah now that you mention it what happened to tiny there are a lot of other (e:peeps) I could say the same thing for recently but won't mention any names.
imk2 - 01/23/08 17:17
oh no, that's not how it went down. i was going with my coworker to get something to eat to bring back to the office, and i ran into them at the caf and they pleaded for me to stay and so i ditched my coworker and ate lunch. neither invited nor planned. kind of how i ran into you and (e:chicoschica) that one time. for all it's worth, you were dearly missed :(
jenks - 01/23/08 16:53
p.s. where's tiny been lately?! it's strangely commentless around here lately. ;)
jenks - 01/23/08 16:49
oh, i see how it is.... I invite you all to lunch but no one answer because you have your own little secret lunch date planned?!
Hmph!

01/22/2008 19:08 #42991

Whole Foods, Laptops, and Birthdays
Category: holiday
Today was so far the most uneventful birthday ever. Which was fine with me. We might go out to dinner later. The exciting part was that I ate a chicken hogie sub for lunch on wheat with cheese and I am not really sick right now. I figured I would just try it for my birthday.

Toys
My new Nokia n810 not phone is on its way tonight. I cannot wait to play with it.

Laptops
One of my coworkers got a new Dell XPS laptop that almost puts my mac to shame in terms of beauty and brawn. To bad it runs the wrong OS. I think Mac OS would looks great on it. It has a 64GB solid state drive. Must be nice but I am not sure that is enough space for me yet and also sports a finger print scanner.

Bye, bye plastic bags
Whole Food grocery store got rid of their plastic bags. No more plastic bags at checkout. What will the coop do in response?
metalpeter - 01/23/08 18:05
I know it sounds strange but sometimes uneventfull birthdays are good to. Sometimes it is nice not to do anything. This is often true when it is during the week. In any event I hope you still had a nice Birthday.
fellyconnelly - 01/23/08 07:04
k i wished you happy birthday before your birthday and now i wish you happy birthday after your birthday. my timing sucks..
kookcity2000 - 01/22/08 23:51
HappyBirthday dude!

01/21/2008 17:06 #42976

The New Estrip Server Is Deployed
Category: estrip
i switched server's today. I am sure there are somethings that need ironing out but generally I think it is all good. Hopefully, I will not need to stress out for my birthday tonight/tomorrow. It is an exciting first step in estrip v6 coming to life.

Here is the server at home before we left
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During our last snuggle
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In the car on the way to artvoice
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At its new home in Artvoice's basement
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The old server home on retirement. I am turning into a backup machine and 3D rendering station like it used to be.
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fellyconnelly - 01/23/08 07:05
hoorah paul!
museumchick - 01/22/08 16:01
Happy Birthday! I hope it's been a great day.
jbeatty - 01/21/08 20:54
Thanks for running the site Paul! I don't know the first thing about what you put into it but I can imagine its a lot.
news - 01/21/08 17:22
Wow, this server is so much better. I can pretty much use it like it is in the next room.
news - 01/21/08 17:15
Wow paul, you look crazy snuggling with that server!

01/20/2008 23:55 #42968

My 31st Birthday - Family Party
Category: holiday
More fish. For my birthday my mom cooked more seafood. This time Calamari with cinamon, clove sauce which I love.

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I feel bad because I ate orange roughy which is great other than my enviro checker fish site says it is bad to eat. We didn't release before. It tastes just about like lobster. It is so good. Too bad I will probably never have it again.

And shrimp
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This hickory smoked salmon was much like bacon in flavor, yum.
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And chicken because not everyone likes fish ;(
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After blowing on the candles on the lemon menrigue, wheat-free, dairy-free cake I opened my presents.

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And got the juicer I really wanted from my parents.
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joshua - 01/22/08 12:35
Damn you are lucky - that juicer is nice!
theecarey - 01/21/08 20:32
HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! *hug*
metalpeter - 01/21/08 17:34
Happy Birthday!!!!!!!!!!!!
ladycroft - 01/21/08 12:28
happy happy birthday!
hodown - 01/21/08 12:11
oopsie- forgot your bday. Happy 31st old man!!
jenks - 01/21/08 10:18
haaaaaappy Birthday!!!!!
fellyconnelly - 01/21/08 09:45
im so excited for your power juicer!
i feel really weird saying that too.. hehe..

happy birthday (e:paul)!
james - 01/21/08 09:03
calamari in cinnamon and clove sauce? That goes against everything i know about cooking with seafood but sounds so delicious!
carolinian - 01/21/08 09:01
Happy thirtysomething!
jim - 01/21/08 08:45
Jack LaLanne! :::link:::
paul - 01/21/08 00:20
I hadn't had wheat or dairy for a couple days before that. But (e:matthew) is gluten intolerant so we usually have gluten free stuff at home all the time.
jbeatty - 01/21/08 00:15
Happy birthday!
mrdeadlier - 01/21/08 00:02
Before you took your blood test a few days ago, were you already abstaining from wheat? I've heard that doing so can throw off the different tests they do (having a significant other with celiac, I've picked up on some of this stuff).

Just curious because you mentioned the wheat-free cake.

Ps, happy pre-emptive birthday!

01/20/2008 02:13 #42959

Dinner At Fuji Grill
Category: food
So I have been eating more and more new stuff to see how I feel and so far, so good. Still never went back to eating any milk products.

We went to dinner with (e:jim) and (e:james) at fuji grill. I ate lots of yummy sushi and decided I definately like Mackerel the best and not the bland spanish one but the silvery, really fatty one.

I ate live scallops. Not sure how much more alive they were as the normal dead ones in sashimi- I mean they didn't move.
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I ordered a lot of flavors that all tasted great. I really liked the real crab rolls. The mackerel on the front of this plate was the Spanish kind and it was so very bland compared to the other kind I got on the second round that was so delicious.
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I am sure that the surf clam was also one of my favorites. It was the sweetest, yummiest one for me.
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So I eat way more fish than anyone I know. Like maybe its unreasonable to eat fish everyday, multiple times, or is it?

I guess there are some of them I should avoid.

Here is a good chart to help you make healthy and environmentally sound choices about your seafood, although I am still convinced I should try skate someday.

Okay, this picture is not from Fuji grill but I looks so good.
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paul - 01/20/08 20:10
I bet you'd never expect me to hate something from the sea but I freakin' hate disgusting sea urchin. It is so gross.
jenks - 01/20/08 19:28
yuck! mackerel and surf clam are my two LEAST favorite I think.

I had tuna cheek there though- it was good. I guess it's usually not on the menu but most places have it if you ask.

And I had sea urchin- supposed to be a big delicacy... personally I thought it was kinda gross... it's the gonads you eat and they're orange and mushy.
YUM!
empireoflight - 01/20/08 19:17
Funny to hear how much you like mackerel-I grew up eating it at least once a month as the south shore of Long Island was loaded with it...I always thought it was way fishy, oily, dark, and generally gross but maybe it was the way we prepared it. In any case I never order it off the sushi menu but maybe I'll give it another shot
james - 01/20/08 10:00
Thank you for having us.