I recently had some problems with my Ubuntu 7.10 installation on my HP Pavillion. I therefore decided to bite the bullet and just wipe it clean and dual-boot Vista and Ubuntu. I was, however, worried that I would encounter a bunch of problems in doing so, since I seem to be so prone to that kind of thing. To my delightful suprise, however, I ran into absolutely zero issues, and the installation for both Vista and then the secondary installation of Ubuntu 7.10 went completely smooth. Both OS’s are running perfectly and I’m thoroughly enjoying the fact that I can now boot into whichever one I like, depending on my needs at the time.
For instance, Ubuntu does not currently have support for syncing my particular Windows Mobile 6 Pocket PC, but Windows Vista does so without a hitch. On the other hand, Vista is fairly bulky and not as customizable as Ubuntu. Linux is, in my opinion, much more fun to use anyway. I love being able to easily find and install, or compile from source, completely free applications that were created by everyday people like myself. And yet, Windows operating systems are the target OS for tons and tons of PC video games that I’d love to try out. Sure, I could run Windows apps and games in VirtualBox from within Ubuntu, but that uses a lot more memory than simply booting into Windows and running those programs/games right inside their native OS.
In any case, I just wanted to point out to everyone that it certainly IS possible to dual-boot Windows Vista AND Ubuntu 7.10 (Gutsy Gibbon) without ANY problems whatsoever. I’ve done it, and you can, too. 
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I don’t have time right now for a full update, but I just HAD to post a link to this article. Apparently, a Nigerian-owned company called LANCOR has filed a lawsuit against Nicholas Negroponte and the OLPC Association for patent infringement regarding “Multilingual Keyboard Technology.” This is very disturbing news. If LANCOR wins this, they could put a stop to the distribution of OLPC’s in struggling countries, and even possibly stop it altogether.
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EDIT: Well, that was quick… I just heard from a friend that this is bunk… check this link… http://www.groklaw.net/article.php?story=20080103211653578
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- COMPLETELY forget that you even have a blog/website for a good long time, and then remember, and come back to it, and write a post about how neglectful you’ve been.
- (OK, so there are two steps) Apologize profusely
Wow. I’m soooo sorry to those of you who’ve stuck around and kept coming back, and to those of you who’ve continuously left comments on the past few posts, and even some on older posts. I’m terribly, terribly, ridiculously sorry. I simply have no excuse whatsoever. I bought a new Pocket PC phone with an incredibly addicting Sprint plan that includes unlimited texts, unlimited data, etc., and 500 anytime minutes, all for just 30 bucks a month. MY PHONE HAS BEEN EATING MY LIFE AWAY SINCE THEN.
It’s absolutely amazing how obsessed I get with things, thus leading me to forget about other things.
To try and explain:
My phone is an HTC Titan, dubbed by Sprint as the HTC Mogul. It’s, as I said, a Pocket PC loaded with Windows Mobile 6. It is the most amazing thing I’ve owned so far. I can do just about anything with it. Currently, I’m using it to read the Bible. Yes, the entire Bible. No, I don’t consider myself Christian. Although I’m starting to think it may be time to give Christianity another shot. But that’s completely besides the point. The point, my friends, is that I am a slave to technology. And when I get my hands on something new (like my new phone) I simply cannot put it down and keep up with the other things in my life. At least, not at first. But as you can see, I’ve realized my mistake, and here I am.
I promised in a previous post that I would be here more often, typing out new stuff for y’all to read. I am sorry that I didn’t keep that promise. This time, I promise to simply try harder. I’ve realized that’s about all I can do at this point. Try.
I’m also up for a promotion at work, and that’s been kind of stressing me out a little bit. Getting prepared for interviews and whatnot.
So. With that out of the way…
How’s everyone doing? Anything exciting happening or already happened that I’ve missed?
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I’ve recently become a huge fan of the T.V. series LOST. A friend of mine gave me the full first and second seasons, as well as the first fifteen episodes of the third season, so I’ve been able to watch the show from the first episode of the first season, and I am about to start watching the third season. This post will contain my thoughts about the show so far.
First, let me preface this with a disclaimer:
If you have not yet seen LOST and are thinking about watching it from the beginning, OR if you do watch it but have not reached the very last episode of the most recent third season, DO NOT CONTINUE READING! There will more than likely be spoilers ahead. Consider yourselves warned.
So. LOST is the most incredibly intricate and intelligent show I have, perhaps, ever seen.
I just don’t even feel like I could really write a huge and long post about it, because there is literally SO MUCH in my head that I would need to sift through in order to come up with an intelligible or coherent post. So please, forgive me if the rest of this is garbled and/or extremely confusing.
John Locke -
Philosophical references aside, Locke is by far the most interesting character in my opinion. I mean, from the VERY FIRST EPISODE, Locke is portrayed with an extreme air of mystery around him, and I found myself wondering for the first few episodes what the hell was up with him. And then, finding out that up until the flight crashed on this island, Locke had been paralyzed from the waist down, for the previous 4 YEARS?? And now, all of a sudden, after crashing on a deserted island, THE DUDE CAN WALK AGAIN? Bang. Right there, I’m hooked. But, of course, there’s plenty more…
Rose Henderson -
While she may not be a “main” character, Rose is definitely interesting. She seems to distance herself from the rest of the survivors, and is completely and thoroughly convinced that her husband, who was sitting in the now missing tail-section of the airplane, is still alive and they will be reunited again. At first I thought she was a whackjob. Then, after a bunch of episodes where she repeatedly tells other characters that she’s not at all worried about her husband, because she “just knows” that he’s still alive, I began to realize that there was more to her than I first thought. Sure enough, Season 2, Bernard Nadler shows up with the rest of the tail-section survivors. She was right all along.
I’m sorry, I can’t even bother continuing with a list of characters and what makes them so wonderfully and brilliantly written. There’s just too much for me to say about almost every single character that shows up in the series. Instead, I’m going to touch a little bit on the island itself.
Do any of you watch the show? If so, are you as amazed by it as I am? If so…
WHAT DO YOU THINK THE ISLAND IS?
This is the question that my friend Jon and I have been plaguing ourselves with for the last few weeks.
First of all, we’ve come up with the theory that there is some sort of “time dilation” going on with the island. As in, there is no “now, then, or future” as much as there is “here, there, and everywhere”.
I don’t know. There are still FAR too many unanswered questions. Here’s one I’d REALLY like to know the answer to:
What do you think?
I want theories, ideas, possibilities, impossibilities, facts, myths.. anything you can come up with!
What is your favorite thing about the show? Least favorite? Favorite character? Least favorite?
Leave a comment and lets get a real discussion going!
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So I recently decided I needed a new cellphone and cell provider. Badly. Lets put it this way: my current phone (Kyocera SliderSonic) doesn’t hold a charge for any longer than 5 or 6 hours. It also feels like it’s starting to fall apart. And, it sometimes decides to unplug itself from the charger at random intervals. And I don’t mean that the plug jumps out of the phone, I mean the phone just all of a sudden acts like it’s been unplugged and stops charging. Lame.
So a couple of buddies of mine have had Sprint/Nextel for about 5-6 months now. They both have the HTC Mogul PocketPC, with an SERO (Sprint Employee Referral Offer) plan that provides them with amazing discounts on their monthly bills. So, I checked around, and found a SERO deal myself, and looked into it. Sweet-Ass Deal, lemme tell you.
Anyway, I’ve ordered my phone (also the HTC Mogul) and am waiting for it to be delivered. So what I’d like to know is this: Does anyone out there have Sprint/Nextel and if so, what are your thoughts and concerns with their service/coverage and their customer service. I’ve already read through hundreds of horror stories, but I’d like to know if any of my readers have different opinions. I’m pretty much locked into it at this point, but I’d just like to know what I could be getting myself into so I can be prepared to deal with it. =P
Oh, and if you don’t know what this SERO is all about, I suggest you go check into it. 
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