tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-24827491942987383182011-10-21T16:15:35.953-06:00/home is where you mounted itBuffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.comBlogger361100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-34426318403647468822011-01-10T03:47:00.003-07:002011-01-10T04:17:32.402-07:00

On Saturday, January 8, 2011 my father was caught in an avalanche and buried under eight feet of snow. Everyone had their rescue beacons on, but they couldn't get him out in time. Two other riders were caught in the slide, but fortunately nobody else was seriously injured. The riding group assisted the Search and Rescue team, then followed them out.They went back up yesterday to dig the three

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-48811340899170686092010-03-25T17:57:00.004-06:002010-03-25T18:06:32.373-06:00

I finally installed the 80 or so updates that had piled up on my old Latitude today, and before I restarted it, I checked my uptime stats. I'll let the screenshot speak for itself.This machine is a Dell Latitude C600. It boasts a Pentium III 850, 512MB of SDRAM and has a sticker for Windows 2000 Pro on the bottom. It's no fancy server that's expected to run for months on end. It's an ancient

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Anyone who's been following this blog knows I bought a 2008 Kawasaki Concours 14 earlier this year, and have put more than 5,000 miles on it over the course of the summer. The 2009 model was largely unchanged except for a handful of updated parts and two new color choices. Now it's time for the 2010 model, and there are some pretty surprising changes this time. There are a number of complaints

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-18088139548921247862009-06-18T06:23:00.006-06:002009-06-18T08:08:51.275-06:00

It seems that, without even trying, I've found a way to make Steam think I spend all of my free time playing video games. The way Steam works is that it gives you a menu of all the games you've bought and installed (through Steam). When you open a game, it tracks how long that program stays open, and from that it calculates how much time you spend playing a game. It then gives you a rating from 1

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The following article was published in Motorcyclist magazine almost twenty years ago, and has since been posted many places around the Net. I am posting it here because I read these words for the first time today, and they really resonated with me.The PaceSeparating street from track, riding from racing.By Nick IenatschRacing involves speed, concentration and commitment; the results of a mistake

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-82474674173257981172009-05-02T07:50:00.006-06:002009-05-03T09:20:09.334-06:00

I've been using the latest version of Ubuntu since it was released a few days ago, and so far I'm very pleased with it. The screenshot is from my Latitude D400, with the default wallpaper and the "Dust" theme. A lot of the issues from the last release have been resolved, but a few have not. Luckily the workarounds I developed still worked. I've got the xorg.conf file I've been using since 8.04 to

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-13857126212476028572009-04-23T07:53:00.003-06:002009-04-23T10:14:40.170-06:00

Version 9.04 of Ubuntu Linux is finally here! I've been using Ubuntu for years, and it seems to get better with each release. A few years ago, I started playing with it on a PII-450 rig that would have otherwise ended up in the garbage, and now I'm using it on a daily basis on my Latitude D400.With each new release, Ubuntu brings something new to the table, and 9.04 is no exeption. There is an

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-61692944643890845102009-03-21T23:28:00.003-06:002009-03-22T00:38:43.561-06:00

So we finally had a nice day today, and I took full advantage of it. I got a new riding jacket that has not one, but TWO removable liners. The first is an insulated layer, on top of that is a waterproof windbreaker layer, followed by the jacket itself. The jacket is made of heavy-duty mesh and fabric, with armor in the shoulders, elbows and back. In order to test it out, I had to take my new bike

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-47659671297219010972009-02-27T20:03:00.010-07:002009-03-18T07:50:28.648-06:00

I'm not much of a big spender when it comes to electronic gadgets (apart from PCs, that is). I've owned four MP3 players: a 128MB Creative Nomad MuVo, a 20GB Creative Jukebox Zen, a 4GB 2nd gen iPod Mini, and the subject of my scrutiny today: a 4GB SanDisk Sansa Clip.This started as a quest for an MP3 player that I could use while riding my motorcycle. My Jukebox Zen is far too bulky, and the

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-47149555629418980152009-01-21T07:30:00.005-07:002009-01-21T08:11:11.173-07:00

For not wasting any time dealing with Guantanamo. That's the first step in bringing us back up to speed with the rest of the civilized world. From the article:"And in his inaugural address on Tuesday, Mr Obama emphasised the idea of respect for justice and the rights of the individual, rejecting 'as false the choice between our safety and our ideals.'"Also, thanks for putting a stop to the last

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Don't let the door hit you in the ass on the way out.That is all.

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-75380729978113113012009-01-15T23:59:00.006-07:002009-01-16T00:58:17.081-07:00

Well, that story I commented on this morning appears to have created a bit of an Internet shitstorm. It's been on every tech site I've bumped into today. Helios commented on it, it's been submitted to the Linux subReddit about a dozen times, and I've seen links to it on Tom's Hardware and The Register.I imagine Channel 27 News had absolutely no idea what they were getting into when they posted

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-13764801593715482262009-01-15T07:10:00.005-07:002009-01-20T07:56:44.112-07:00

Okay, shit like this pisses me off. If I could offer some advice to this woman, it would be this: post-secondary education can be tough and frustrating, especially at first. I was there. Learning a new operating system can only add to that frustration, but if failing to set up your Verizon card or not knowing your ass from Open Office compels you to give up, maybe college (even online college)

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-8126863366296471992008-12-31T23:29:00.005-07:002009-01-01T00:01:40.458-07:00

Well, 2008 is on its way out, and it's time for a look back. This year saw me graduate from college, change vehicles, put almost 2000 miles on my motorcycle, and get a pretty cool job on the IT staff at a local bank. The economy's gone to shit, but don't worry, the government will save us. By paying for ridiculous bonuses for the executives of failed financial institutions. Apparently. We'll have

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-84906225272339501342008-11-09T23:18:00.008-07:002008-11-10T00:16:17.552-07:00

I don't know how to say this, so I'll just come right out with it - I'm installing Vista.I'm building a new machine, and I want to try it out. I want to be able to use DirectX 10, to get the most out of my new hardware. I've been doing a bit of research, and it seems that Service Pack 1 fixed a lot of the performance and stability issues that have plagued Vista's public image.I didn't have a very

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-78377558061718883472008-10-03T07:30:00.007-06:002008-10-03T08:03:48.839-06:00

The beta version of Ubuntu 8.10 (codenamed Intrepid Ibex) is out. I grabbed a copy last night to install on my old Inspiron 4100, and so far it's looking pretty good. There are plenty of cool new features.

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-48199315266180779632008-09-26T15:21:00.007-06:002008-09-30T07:33:01.086-06:00

Penny Arcade did an excellent series on DRM, accompanied by three interesting posts on the topic. I find Chris Remo's post (from Part 2 of the series) quite interesting.He suggests that the people raising a stink over SecuROM (which would include myself) are overreacting. This may well be the case, but this has been a long time coming. Yes, EA has increased Spore's activation ration from three to

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-52581007964847056182008-09-02T06:47:00.004-06:002008-09-18T16:37:15.283-06:00

WARNING: Enormous, boring wall of text ahead!A post recently appeared on Lifehacker asking the readers why they made the switch to Linux, and that got me thinking about my own gradual migration away from Windows - the reasons, the setbacks, and the three-year journey that's not over yet.During the summer of 2005, I installed Ubuntu on an old P-II rig from a friend in exchange for some modding

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-49426233525266375592008-08-28T21:58:00.003-06:002008-08-28T22:51:36.786-06:00

Last weekend, I went on a motorcycle trip to Yellowstone. I went to Butte on Friday, had a pint and a calzone with some good friends, and stayed the night. On Saturday I left Butte just before sunrise, and took the Interstate to Livingston. There I met up with one of my former classmates on his new Honda Shadow, and from there we headed down to the park. We spent most of the day sightseeing in

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-60232979317746423532008-08-17T23:27:00.008-06:002008-09-02T07:25:55.221-06:00

Let me count the reasons! Windows XP isn't really that impressive, but its vast user base has had the better part of a decade to learn how to deal with its shortcomings, and in its current state is one of the better operating systems Microsoft has produced.1. Licensing and activation - XP was already a pain in the ass for this, and the process of calling some n00b in India to activate Windows

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-8507229004466364142008-08-07T19:41:00.005-06:002008-09-01T17:55:44.798-06:00

WARNING - wall of text ahead!So, Spore is coming out soon. I've been waiting somewhat impatiently for this game since I read about it in PC Gamer a couple years ago. It's Will Wright's latest masterpiece, and it looks like it just might eclipse many of his earlier works of genius.There's just one problem - the game is being published by EA, who have decided to include a ridiculous "protection"

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-14719661612747861712008-07-20T13:02:00.002-06:002008-07-20T13:45:06.802-06:00

I've taken some time to re-design the layout of my blog, and add a couple new features: the "subscribe" links for quick access to my RSS feed, and the "blogroll" feature to display the most recent updates from each of the blogs I've linked.Most of my page designs incorporate light text on a dark background, and that's a matter of personal preference. I may not know much about web design, but I

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-45790952964353486752008-07-14T07:19:00.005-06:002008-07-14T11:32:43.510-06:00

Disregard that, lol----------------Now playing: Bad Religion - All There Isvia FoxyTunes----------------And everything is dearly missed, blood relations and bricks.My expression, my confession - add it up, extract a lesson.More than this, once again, like a bullet, as a friend,tell me: can that be all there is?

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-85317221346874666202008-06-30T14:55:00.007-06:002008-09-01T17:55:05.400-06:00

For the second exciting installment of WTF Email, I submit to you, loyal reader(s): One Nation "Under God"As with the last one, excerpts from the email are in italics.Even the title on this one is a WTF:One Nation "Under God",Obviously, this is a reference to the Pledge of Allegiance, and the fact that it contains a reference to the Christian deity. An oft-forgotten fact about the Pledge is that

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-26742646121486922112008-06-05T22:22:00.004-06:002008-06-05T23:12:17.991-06:00

A few months ago I created a Facebook account. This was my first, and probably will be my last, foray into social networking sites for me. I had my account for approximately one hour before becoming infuriated with the artificial constraints imposed on me, and I've since removed almost all of the "applications" that were installed - including some that were part of the original account. At least

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-9207177055423085622008-05-19T20:35:00.002-06:002008-05-19T20:38:57.706-06:00

I've finally bitten the bullet and upgraded from the Bronco.It's a 2000 Toyota Tacoma with a 2.7L I-4, 5-speed and 75,000 miles on the clock.----------------Now playing: Red Hot Chili Peppers - Heyvia FoxyTunes

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-3911837806867728342008-05-10T09:09:00.001-06:002008-05-10T09:11:09.823-06:00

Brb, graduation.----------------Now playing: Red Hot Chili Peppers - On Mercuryvia FoxyTunes

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-21530150024460672482008-05-03T14:27:00.002-06:002008-05-03T15:40:32.439-06:00

So, it's finally going to be over. One week from now, I'm going to graduate from college. It's been quite a ride, but I'm glad to be done with it. I've got some possible job prospects in Seattle, so if things go well I'll be on the West coast before long.Also, I've been wasting quite a lot of my time on a new game I've found on Steam called Audiosurf. It's descriped as a "music-adapting puzzle

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-53101796714922481742008-03-16T18:18:00.010-06:002008-09-07T07:58:37.850-06:00

Every once in a while, I get dumb emails from people. Most of them are annoyances, like the "What does your choice of toothbrush say about you as a person?" quiz. Some piss me off, like the "send this to 40 people in the next ten seconds or you're going to DIE!" chain mail. Other than the waste of bandwidth, these emails are merely annoying, but every now and then I get one that's truely a WTF.

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-16331321758145983902008-02-07T21:40:00.000-07:002008-02-07T21:55:56.026-07:00

So, I haven't updated my blog in like a month. To make up for it, here's something to completely rock your face off.I bought a copy of New Maps of Hell last summer when it came out, and I didn't care too much for it at first. The more I hear it, though, the more I like it.So anyways, classes have been going alright, and between that and work I've been a bit overwhelmed. No matter, just a few more

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-57850383909023607752008-01-09T06:48:00.000-07:002008-01-09T07:28:51.089-07:00

I've been back in Butte for more than a week. The best word to describe my experience so far: insanity. My work load has increased significantly, but I've been able to keep up with it. Last weekend I built up a Windows server from scratch, and I'm feeling a lot more confident with that OS. Now I've just got to master GNU/Linux, and I'm also considering getting into programming. I learned a bit

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-43162161007737375012007-12-28T19:37:00.000-07:002007-12-28T19:42:20.233-07:00

Well, my boss managed to break his leg today, so I'll be cutting my vacation short to cover for him at work while he recovers. He's going in for surgery tomorrow morning, but he's doing well so far. I'm heading down there on Sunday.

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-68034353545135298722007-12-25T09:10:00.000-07:002007-12-25T09:59:12.390-07:00

Happy [insert holiday of choice here]I got my website back up and running, and every time I look at it the less I like it. I think I'm going to redo it from scratch.----------------Now playing: Cake - Stickshifts And Safetybeltsvia FoxyTunes

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-7733750471292408512007-12-21T23:31:00.000-07:002007-12-21T23:36:35.930-07:00

I've been playing Need for Speed games for almost as long as I've had access to a computer at home. I had fairly high hopes for ProStreet, since EA were supposedly leaving the street-racer style behind and switching over to a track-day atmosphere. The game itself is very promising, and has a number of cool gameplay features. Unfortunately it's also riddled with problems that manage to ruin most

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-67604119887178450182007-12-13T07:31:00.000-07:002007-12-13T07:40:02.488-07:00

I'm in the process of transferring my homepage from Freeservers to GoDaddy. Freeservers was working alright, but when it came time to renew my domain their web checkout didn't work. Instead of continuing to pay for overpriced hosting with crappy service, I decided to make the jump to GoDaddy. So my website will be down for a few hours while I'm waiting for the DNS servers to be updated.-Buffalo--

Buffalohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08517825403638421211noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2482749194298738318.post-34289710404067792122007-12-08T08:24:00.001-07:002008-09-07T08:01:18.959-06:00

New blog. This is a placeholder post to test for formatting.

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