Monthly Archives: April 2009

standardizing on booleans in mysql

Okay, so here’s a question I would normally pose to a mailing list, but since my email setups are so jacked up at the moment, there really isn’t a good way I could subscribe and ask one, so I’ll just … Continue reading

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religion in general

Our church’s General Conference was this weekend (a semi-annual worldwide broadcast where the leaders have five two-hour sessions of talks, once every Easter weekend, and once in October), and as usual, it’s gotten me thinking a bit. One thing that … Continue reading

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original xbox

Despite my April Fool’s post about getting an Xbox 360, I really did buy an original Xbox this weekend, and I’m still kind of trying to figure out why. It must have seemed like a good idea at the time, … Continue reading

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tired of cable tv

More and more, I’m becoming less interested in a cable television feed at my house. I’ve told myself I’m going to cancel it a hundred times, but I never get around to it. Plus, I’m getting a decent deal with … Continue reading

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twitter

I’ve been trying to wrap my head around why people would ever use Twitter, but this video, Twitter in Plain English, finally hit it home for me (I’m totally a visual learner).  Now it makes sense. I actually made a … Continue reading

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happy april fool's day

Ah, that was fun, but I’m done. Until next year.

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Private: what a surreal day

Man, today has been nuts. Coming up with the April Fool’s day posts have really been a drain on my brain. On top of that, I totally forgot my glasses at home today, so my eyes have been a bit … Continue reading

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living with cats

Today has been a good day for me. It’s been a bit of a clearing house of getting some posts done that I’ve been putting off for a while, and this one is no different. My friends know I’ve been … Continue reading

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introducing ubeantoo

Well, this was a long time coming, but it had to happen sometime.  I’ve been having issues with Gentoo lately — it just hasn’t been focused enough on me and my amazing accomplishments.  Really, I’m awesome.  As such, the indignity … Continue reading

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new xbox 360

I decided to take today off of work and go do something. I mean, what’s the point of making money all day if I never get to spend it? Besides, I’m notorious for pinching pennies and never getting myself anything, … Continue reading

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