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May 3rd 2008nerd alert & rants
New laptop has a bluetooth adapter built-in. Came with a bluetooth mouse. Natural enough to use the mouse with the
That was a waste.
Oct 25th 2006nerd alert
After I defended my dissertation in May, there was a gap of a couple months before starting my postdoc down the hall.
Microsoft “Genuine Advantage”
May 5th 2006nerd alert
… the update has to be licensed. It’s a “pre-release” version, which is why they’re
busy weekend
Mar 20th 2005General & nerd alert & site news
1. Recruiting weekend! Didn’t have to do a lot for it, thankfully; I seem to have dropped off the list of people asked to hang out with the prospective students, which I don’t miss. We did show a group poster during lunch on Saturday, so I stood beside that and answered a ton [...]
when you know you shouldn’t
Mar 5th 2005nerd alert
Sometimes, there are things one does, knowing that it’s probably not a good idea to even try.
Jumping the Grand Canyon, Evil-Knievel-style… on a rusty tricycle.
Smearing peanut butter and honey on one’s body and lying down in the woods near a bear’s den.
Buying a used video card on eBay.
Good things come in threes
Feb 14th 2005General
1. Laptop came back from the service center in only 2 weeks, brand new hard drive. 2. My old Palm turned up at a