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Apple Bad!

Posted by Matthew on March 28, 2007
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I won’t talk about the recent Apple computer acquisition at work. I won’t do it only because I know people at work read my blog and I don’t want to incriminate myself. Enough said on that front.

However, I won’t lie. I was actually VERY close to buying a Mac. Not for Mac OSX. It really is no better then Windows, I don’t care what anyone says. The way Mac handles applications is, well, really retarded. Even after closing all application windows, the application is still considered “open and running.” If you have never used a Mac, then you have no idea what I mean. If you have used a Mac, then you do, and you know it’s really stupid.

The only reason I considered buying a Mac was because there are very few laptop vendors that offer 13 inch laptops. I don’t want something huge anymore. I want something small. If I want to see a 21″ screen, I will use my desktop.

Besides, some things at work have really sealed the deal. I will NEVER buy a Mac. Their “customer support” just isn’t worth it.

ARGH

Posted by Matthew on March 23, 2007
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Ok seriously, this wait is going to kill me. It’s only been one week since I ordered the new truck. I now have to wait another 5-7 weeks. I don’t honestly think I will make it.

Some more Guild Wars

Posted by Matthew on March 20, 2007
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Sometimes I like to waltz around random areas in Guild Wars. Then, sometimes, I come upon some really odd stuff.

Brood Mother Kalwameh

Enter the Brood Mother Kalwameh.

Brood Mother Kalwameh. DEAD.

After just about 30 minutes, I finally killed it. 30+ minutes! The damned thing kept healing itself, but I finally kicked its ass. Sweetness.

Upgrades

Posted by Matthew on March 19, 2007
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More upgrades! Upgraded the server to PHP/5.2.1-pl3-gentoo as well as went through all of the gallery upgrades. Gallery’s upgrade process really can’t be any easier. I’ve yet to have a problem, even with all of the user galleries I have installed.

I also upgraded my truck. My 1999 Dodge Durango is starting to show its age, and I’m just about to turn 125,000 miles. Mind you, I never had to replace a single (large/major) thing since the day I bought it. That’s pretty good if you ask me, since I tend not to take care of vehicles very well. I searched around and priced out a new Dodge Ram 1500 with a 5.7-Liter HEMI® Multi Displacement Engine. That should really help my gas mileage.

Oh well, I want a truck with some extra juice. This should do it.

The dealer that I went to could not locate the exact model that I wanted. They searched the nearby dealers and came up with zilch. So, I am going to have to wait for 6-8 weeks to have one custom built. Such is life, at least this way I get exactly what I want.

Server additions

Posted by Matthew on March 1, 2007
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I have been messing around with Apache lately. I have added a few more users to the colo server that wanted to mess with mod_python and some mod_dav.

www.oddprocess.org running Apache/2.0.58 (Gentoo) mod_python/3.1.4 Python/2.4.3 mod_ssl/2.0.58 OpenSSL/0.9.8d DAV/2 SVN/1.3.2 PHP/5.1.6-pl6-gentoo.

The server string is getting longer and longer…