Monday, January 8, 2007
more movies
First.. does anyone ever have the problem of having too many links to provide for one thing?
Case in point:
Movies! I lied by omission. In addition to Children of Men [imdb,wiki,rt], we also saw Beerfest [imdb,wiki,rt] and Everything is Illuminated [imdb,wiki,rt].
See? Totally overboard on the linking. But its like some sort of blog perversion.. I know I shouldn't throw a dozen links on there. You're a big boy/girl. You can look it up yourself if you wanna. And yet I can't stop myself...
Oh... and I just saw this randomly on IMDB: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles I have both snorted in high-brow, derisive amusement, and been keenly interested. Call me puzzled.
Case in point:
Movies! I lied by omission. In addition to Children of Men [imdb,wiki,rt], we also saw Beerfest [imdb,wiki,rt] and Everything is Illuminated [imdb,wiki,rt].
See? Totally overboard on the linking. But its like some sort of blog perversion.. I know I shouldn't throw a dozen links on there. You're a big boy/girl. You can look it up yourself if you wanna. And yet I can't stop myself...
Oh... and I just saw this randomly on IMDB: Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles I have both snorted in high-brow, derisive amusement, and been keenly interested. Call me puzzled.
I'm an asshole
mywife (1:02:50 PM): i'm trying to find the Airia from Shawshank
mywife (1:03:03 PM): It is from The Marriage of Figaro Act III
me (1:03:04 PM): oh hey
me (1:03:42 PM): funny that you should mention that.
me (1:03:45 PM): here ya go http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/Shawshankey/
(Thanks to for the link)
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mywife (1:03:03 PM): It is from The Marriage of Figaro Act III
me (1:03:04 PM): oh hey
me (1:03:42 PM): funny that you should mention that.
me (1:03:45 PM): here ya go http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/Shawshankey/
(Thanks to
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Holy Crap (system requirements)
So I got my hands on Rainbow Six: Vegas, and hoped to give it a whirl. I've long been a fan of the Rainbow Six series, and so I was eager to try this new one out. Now, let me interrupt myself.. I'm a nerd. A computer nerd. I'm not the biggest computer nerd that I know, really, and I'm somewhat less of a computer nerd now than I was just a few years ago. I no longer avidly keep up with what the latest, greatest video card is, and no longer do hourly refresh a long list of computer hardware and game websites. But I'm still a computer nerd and proud of it. So.. my desktop is rather dated. I built it.. oh god.. has it been two and a half years ago? I'm going to totally lose my nerd hat. Anyway, it has fallen behind the technology curve. I've also got a laptop that is approaching two years old, but I beefed it up when I bought it, and so its been able to run everything I've loaded on it.. granted, with things like Medieval II or Oblivion, I've had to turn down the graphics a little.. but I've been able to play and enjoy them.
I knew R6:Vegas was pretty, so I knew I'd have to turn the graphics down. What I did not know was that since my system(s) do not meet the minimum system requirements for the game, I couldn't even run it. At all. Bgak.
On the other hand, *drool*. Now where's that money tree at....
I knew R6:Vegas was pretty, so I knew I'd have to turn the graphics down. What I did not know was that since my system(s) do not meet the minimum system requirements for the game, I couldn't even run it. At all. Bgak.
On the other hand, *drool*. Now where's that money tree at....
Saturday, January 6, 2007
Children of Men
Went and saw Children of Men today.
Fan-tastic. I highly recommend it.
Also, could someone please call the Malco Corporate offices and tell them that they need to get with the program and put Pan's Labyrinthe into their theaters? Thx.
Fan-tastic. I highly recommend it.
Also, could someone please call the Malco Corporate offices and tell them that they need to get with the program and put Pan's Labyrinthe into their theaters? Thx.
Thursday, January 4, 2007
Wireless Bridge
Here's another work-related one for ya.
A few months ago the put a small free-standing building up on the property here that was to serve as the Shipping Office. We of course call it the "Shippin' Shack". So the Shippin' Shack of course is going to have a couple of telephones and PCs in there, but aside from electricity, it has no wiring going into it, and there's not really anything close-by to pull wiring from. So we decided on a wireless network solution. Two IP phones, two machines, a switch, a wireless access point and a wireless bridge. Simple enough. The access point will sit where there is wiring and network, and have an antenna attached to it. It will beam that wireless signal across the yard to the Shippin' Shack, where there'll be another antenna with a wireless bridge attached. Attached to that bridge will be a switch which will carry the network connection to the PCs and IP phones. Simple enough. So we get all that in place, get the configuration of the AP and bridge setup and WOOT they're all connected. It's IT magic.
Then it quit working. Of course. It was up for a couple of days, then it went down. Well, that's annoying, but no big deal. I fiddle with it, reboot the AP. Still nothing, I go into the config interface for the AP and see that the radio is turned off. Which doesnt make any sense. The radio would have been on earlier. The radio would not (should not?) have turned itself off. I turn it on, the connection comes back up, and I go back to my office.
Then it quit working. I mean, it'd work for a few days, then just quit. Like right in the middle of the day. So I'd go look at it, reset the AP, turn the radio back on (cause it was off again) and it'd start working. Again and again and again. Never any discernable pattern. Usually once every week or week and a half, but sometimes twice in an hour. Seemingly always during the work day, but never on any certain day or at any certain time. Frustrated, I reconfigured both from scratch. Same problem. I replaced the AP with another identical AP. Same problem. They're both from the same manufacturer. We're not talking about square pegs in round holes here. Again and again and again.
Then they installed another piece of equipment that used a network connection beside the shippin' shack. Worried, but still planning on trying to find a solution, we got it setup to be on the switch connected to the bridge in the shippin' shack. Then we waited. And waited. And waited. The connection didnt drop. Its been... three months now? And not once has the connection gone down. So apparently if you have an intermittent connectivity problem that no amount of troubleshooting will solve and you're at the point where beating your head against your desk seems like a logical next step, just try putting more devices on the network. It just might fix it.
A few months ago the put a small free-standing building up on the property here that was to serve as the Shipping Office. We of course call it the "Shippin' Shack". So the Shippin' Shack of course is going to have a couple of telephones and PCs in there, but aside from electricity, it has no wiring going into it, and there's not really anything close-by to pull wiring from. So we decided on a wireless network solution. Two IP phones, two machines, a switch, a wireless access point and a wireless bridge. Simple enough. The access point will sit where there is wiring and network, and have an antenna attached to it. It will beam that wireless signal across the yard to the Shippin' Shack, where there'll be another antenna with a wireless bridge attached. Attached to that bridge will be a switch which will carry the network connection to the PCs and IP phones. Simple enough. So we get all that in place, get the configuration of the AP and bridge setup and WOOT they're all connected. It's IT magic.
Then it quit working. Of course. It was up for a couple of days, then it went down. Well, that's annoying, but no big deal. I fiddle with it, reboot the AP. Still nothing, I go into the config interface for the AP and see that the radio is turned off. Which doesnt make any sense. The radio would have been on earlier. The radio would not (should not?) have turned itself off. I turn it on, the connection comes back up, and I go back to my office.
Then it quit working. I mean, it'd work for a few days, then just quit. Like right in the middle of the day. So I'd go look at it, reset the AP, turn the radio back on (cause it was off again) and it'd start working. Again and again and again. Never any discernable pattern. Usually once every week or week and a half, but sometimes twice in an hour. Seemingly always during the work day, but never on any certain day or at any certain time. Frustrated, I reconfigured both from scratch. Same problem. I replaced the AP with another identical AP. Same problem. They're both from the same manufacturer. We're not talking about square pegs in round holes here. Again and again and again.
Then they installed another piece of equipment that used a network connection beside the shippin' shack. Worried, but still planning on trying to find a solution, we got it setup to be on the switch connected to the bridge in the shippin' shack. Then we waited. And waited. And waited. The connection didnt drop. Its been... three months now? And not once has the connection gone down. So apparently if you have an intermittent connectivity problem that no amount of troubleshooting will solve and you're at the point where beating your head against your desk seems like a logical next step, just try putting more devices on the network. It just might fix it.
Wednesday, January 3, 2007
First post of the year: TV and Werewolf
Woo! Happy 2007.
I've already talked about my resolutions, so- moving right along..
TV.
I have long claimed that "there is nothing on TV." What I meant is that there is nothing *good* on TV. I still kinda mean it. C'mon, we've got "Dancing with the stars", which just makes me shudder in horror, and then stuff that I stick my nose up at, that alot of my friends (and *cough* family) like, such as CSI, House, American Idol, etc. I just think that most tv is garbage. But I sure do love me some tv too. Law & Order (no, JUST Law & Order, I dont need any acronyms with it, thanks), Reno 911, Arrested Development, Sopranos, Rome, Lost (well, used to), Dead Like Me, Firefly, Dirty Jobs, Mytbusters, Drawn Together, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Scrubs, anything on the History Channel.... granted, some of these are canceled, but actually that just makes them easier for me to watch, cause friends have them on DVD and we can see them at our own pace, without commercials. Anyway, I dont have much of a point here, aside from that we've been watching Dead Like Me on DVD [note to self: come back when feeling less lazy and linkify these things]. Its a good, clever show, with an incredibly clever concept. I find it enjoyable, but I wouldnt put it in my Stack of Best Shows Evar- in that stack you'd certainly find Arrested Development and Firefly and the like.. but not Dead Like Me. Its good, but far from great. Though I think Mandy Patinkin and the character of Ms. Herbig are easily my favorite bits of the show.
Mmmmm I want to watch some more Arrested Development.
Oh and Werewolf. Here's who and what I have:
Me - I'll run the game, check.
Maddie - she's interested in playing werewolf. We did some prelude stuff, just her and I awhile back.
Krissi - she's willing to play werewolf.
Bill - A guy I contacted via email, who's said he's interested, and has given me an okay for a game date later in January.
Joseph - Another guy I contacted via email, he says he's interested, but I havent heard from him regarding the game date.
Ann - A girl I emailed about playing, but have not heard a word from.
Jason - I wish he was interested in playing :P
I've got a ton of ideas and stuff kicking around in my head, which is exciting for me. My plan is that if my game date happens, I'll hand out pregenerated Werewolf characters for a prelude of sorts. I'll propose that this is an introductory scenario so that people will not be going into chargen and such blind. I'll run the intro scenario, hopefully telling a story that will kindof setup a stage for the coming story arc, then after that we'll recreate characters or retweak them to people's contentment, and go forward with some playing.
That's the plan.
I've already talked about my resolutions, so- moving right along..
TV.
I have long claimed that "there is nothing on TV." What I meant is that there is nothing *good* on TV. I still kinda mean it. C'mon, we've got "Dancing with the stars", which just makes me shudder in horror, and then stuff that I stick my nose up at, that alot of my friends (and *cough* family) like, such as CSI, House, American Idol, etc. I just think that most tv is garbage. But I sure do love me some tv too. Law & Order (no, JUST Law & Order, I dont need any acronyms with it, thanks), Reno 911, Arrested Development, Sopranos, Rome, Lost (well, used to), Dead Like Me, Firefly, Dirty Jobs, Mytbusters, Drawn Together, Aqua Teen Hunger Force, Scrubs, anything on the History Channel.... granted, some of these are canceled, but actually that just makes them easier for me to watch, cause friends have them on DVD and we can see them at our own pace, without commercials. Anyway, I dont have much of a point here, aside from that we've been watching Dead Like Me on DVD [note to self: come back when feeling less lazy and linkify these things]. Its a good, clever show, with an incredibly clever concept. I find it enjoyable, but I wouldnt put it in my Stack of Best Shows Evar- in that stack you'd certainly find Arrested Development and Firefly and the like.. but not Dead Like Me. Its good, but far from great. Though I think Mandy Patinkin and the character of Ms. Herbig are easily my favorite bits of the show.
Mmmmm I want to watch some more Arrested Development.
Oh and Werewolf. Here's who and what I have:
Me - I'll run the game, check.
Maddie - she's interested in playing werewolf. We did some prelude stuff, just her and I awhile back.
Krissi - she's willing to play werewolf.
Bill - A guy I contacted via email, who's said he's interested, and has given me an okay for a game date later in January.
Joseph - Another guy I contacted via email, he says he's interested, but I havent heard from him regarding the game date.
Ann - A girl I emailed about playing, but have not heard a word from.
Jason - I wish he was interested in playing :P
I've got a ton of ideas and stuff kicking around in my head, which is exciting for me. My plan is that if my game date happens, I'll hand out pregenerated Werewolf characters for a prelude of sorts. I'll propose that this is an introductory scenario so that people will not be going into chargen and such blind. I'll run the intro scenario, hopefully telling a story that will kindof setup a stage for the coming story arc, then after that we'll recreate characters or retweak them to people's contentment, and go forward with some playing.
That's the plan.
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