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08/08/2008 21:51 #45282

SSH Yay
Category: technology

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paul - 08/08/08 22:16
I almost bought that one, do you like it. I am holding out for :::link::: which is on que to be released.

08/08/2008 14:50 #45279

SO MUCH FUN
Category: music
Girl Talk's latest album Feed the Animals is super awesome. I'm having so much fun listening to it today. (Remix/mashup/dj stuff)

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It is available online, set-your-own-fee-or-free (like Radiohead's last):

Seriously best new thing I've listened to all year.

Track 12 from the album:

::DOWNLOAD SOUND::



Linked file is CC licensed NC w/attribution (see album list for details).


08/07/2008 11:17 #45263

Quit Smoking
Category: life
I haven't smoked all week, except one on Monday morning. So far so good. Definitely have mood swings. Well more like a permanently shitty mood. Getting better today. Haven't killed anyone yet. Thanks for putting up with me James :)

As incentive to quit, I bought myself a ridiculously nice, but used so not too expensive, chair. Definitely worth the money considering I sit in it for like 2100 hours a year. The one I had before was so crappy and badly fitting I was starting to get pains and aches by the end of the work day. Yuck, not worth it. My body didn't come with a warranty.

I think without James' encouragement and my self-bribery I wouldn't have been able to quit. Feels pretty good!
chico - 08/08/08 10:19
congrats Jim and keep up the fight!!!!!
fellyconnelly - 08/08/08 07:27
just stay away from lauren the enabler and you will do well!
Congrats!
paul - 08/07/08 23:30
Maybe the lung crunchies (e:paul,31037) won't get you after all.
libertad - 08/07/08 17:46
Great job! You should be proud of yourself. By tomorrow you can be assured that the physical addiction is over. From that point on it is the emotional addiction. Just take it one urge at a time I say. It does pass without smoking so don't get discouraged.
jim - 08/07/08 13:52
Thanks everyone!
joshua - 08/07/08 13:48
Nice one bruv. Even if there is an occasional slip don't let it bother you for too long. That stuff is hard to quit cold turkey. Our grandfather did it though (he was diagnosed with diabetes at the time) so I've seen with my own eyes that it can be done. I admire people that try this, and I'm not a smoker. Keep it up!
heidi - 08/07/08 12:16
Go, Jim!
jason - 08/07/08 11:59
Jim, keep it going man. That's just awesome. Reading this is really encouraging for me as well.

08/06/2008 08:46 #45248

For My Zombie
Category: zombiebirthdays
It's (e:James) birthday today!

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museumchick - 08/06/08 23:33
awww... happy birthday James.
libertad - 08/06/08 22:20
Happy Birthday! Hope it was a good one for you.
james - 08/06/08 22:17
I would give you all a big collective kiss but my lips aren't big enough.

Thank you for birthday wishes. Love you all.
mike - 08/06/08 22:16
HAPPY BIRTHDAY JAMES!!!
metalpeter - 08/06/08 17:47
Happy Birthday (e:James)
tinypliny - 08/06/08 16:43
HAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAPPPPPPPPPPPPPYYYY
BBBBBBIIRRRTTTHHHDDDDDAYY! Lord of the Undead!!!!

Hope this coming year is an AWESOME HAPPY and productive one!

matthew - 08/06/08 10:08
happy birthday!
paul - 08/06/08 09:45
Happy birthday (e:james)
terry - 08/06/08 08:57
Happy B-day yo!

08/01/2008 17:52 #45220

O frabjous day! Callooh! Callay!
Category: apple
So, there is a now a tethering app (NetShare) in the Apple iPhone app store.

Now I'm sorely tempted to upgrade to the new iPhone. Mmmm, internet everywhere. Might be worth the $200 upgrade fee for iPhone 3G since I'm on call for server emergencies.

Here it is (link requires iTunes 7.7)
joshua - 08/02/08 08:34
I'm still scratching my head at (e:paul) making the argument for a Windows-based product!
zobar - 08/01/08 22:26
It looks like it will work with iPhone 1G as long as you've got software 2.0 and a fair amount of patience.

- Z
jim - 08/01/08 21:33
Yeah, it's all I need though - enough to get stuff done the few days a month that I really, really have to have access.
paul - 08/01/08 21:24
This is and has been freely available on a jailbroken iPhone. It kind of sucks as it is just a socks proxy and not real tethering. It only works with Socks proxy aware apps and the dns has all kinds of problems. Not to mention the speed is slow. Like 200kbps and that's with a 3g iPhone.. I get like 1.3 Mbps tethering with my windows mobile.