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Changed internet

Moods Techy

I should have called AT&T about moving my internet on friday. It takes upwards of a week to get internet setup. I ended up cancelling my telephone service and getting “DSL Internet Direct”, which is DSL sans telephone. So all together I’ll be paying 40 bucks a month instead of…

Post your results

Techy

I want to compare my internet to yours. Go to http://speedtest.net and run a test by clicking the yellow pyramid. Just copy the line labeled “hyperlink”. Current Mood: 😐okay

Code’s Compiling!

Moods Techy

I am now a true linux geek… I am compiling a Linux kernel. See also: Current Mood: geeky

I wrote a script!

Techy

Copy the quoted text into a plain text file on your computer and name it “holiday.vbs”. This program will tell you how many days are left until the next Hillsdale Community Health Center approved holiday. Current Mood: accomplished

A metaphor to think about.

Moods Techy

Life is like a PC: sometimes its good to format and start from scratch. Current Mood: 🤔contemplative

Driving vs. Walking to work

Moods Opinions Techy

I just did the math. According to this, its more economical for me to drive to work than it is to walk. Driving: 0.5 miles x 5 days = 2.5 miles/week ÷ 20 mpg = 0.125 gal/week x $4.00 /gal = $0.50/week x 2 trips (morning & evening) = $1.00/week…

Oldskool meets newskool

Entertainment Techy

If you dont get it, the purple text is GLaDOS, the crazy computer from Portal. I keekled.

DRM in my A$$

Moods Techy

Well, I’m no longer a Netflix user. I was on the $5 per month plan for two movies a month and one online. I was fine with the service until I tried to watch the movie. Netflix uses Microsoft Windows Media Player’s (WMP) Digital Rights Management (DRM) technology to copy…

Tech Commercial

Entertainment Techy

I love any video where nice looking women go after tech guys. Those poor, dense tech guys, they just can’t see past their computer screens. Current Mood: 🙂pleased

Updates to interweb

Techy

To save some money, I downgraded my internet service. Here’s the specs: Old Speed: Current Speed: My download speed was roughly half a Megabyte every second, now its about a third the down speed, but only half the up speed. I want a flippin T1!