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April 19th, 2009
09:12 pm - Writer's Block: Witness Protection Name Change
The first thing that comes to mind is Rusty Shackleford. I've always been bad at coming up with names though, I've been trying to think of a good domain name for at least a year now. I remember a trick I used in elementary school for writing stories was to pick up a phone book (remember those) and turn to a random page and select a random last name, then repeat the process to get a first name. My instinct now would be to look for lists of common names on the web, the write a script to randomly choose a line. Another interesting trick would be to choose a line based on some kind of hash so that the same user would always get the same name, that's how a lot of those "name generators" work. See, if I had a good domain name I could write this name generator and it would be a good response to the question, but you're stuck with this instead.
btw. If you want to suggest domains to me, my criteria are:
1) can't already be registered (duh)
2) must be short (less than 10 chars)
3) should be pronounceable
4) should not require spelling instructions
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/bitospud/courier/red/thoughtful.gif) contemplative
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December 9th, 2008
10:47 pm - Ignaz Semmelweis
I've just finished reading the wikipedia page on Ignaz Semmelweis and I find him to be the most tragic and ironic figure of non-fiction I've ever heard of. If you're not familiar you can read about him at http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignaz_Semmelweis . He discovered that infant mortality could be reduced by washing your hands before delivery, but his ideas were rejected by the medical establishment of the time. His views were considered so outlandish that he was committed to a mental institution where he was beaten and died of the very infection he had discovered a means of prevention for.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/bitospud/courier/red/disappointed.gif) disappointed
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February 15th, 2008
10:05 am - The distant future
I came across an interesting page today, that has excerpts from expert discussion of the markers necessary at the WIPP. The WIPP is the Waste Isolation Pilot Plant, basically we bury nuclear waste there and it's dangerous for 10,000 years. So, how do you make a marker that lasts 10,000 years? It has to withstand erosion and not disappear beneath sand dunes. Even worse than that, the people that find it have to be able to understand what you're trying to warn them of. It's very interesting to imagine finding one of the sites they describe and what your reaction would be. Would you trust the warnings that say "this is a dangerous place, nothing of value is here," or would you suspect that these are like the curses inscribed on the walls of Egyptian tombs?
Current Mood: contemplative
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March 13th, 2007
09:46 pm - Movin' on up
As many of you have probably already read in ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) kindofwhimsical's journal, I'm changing jobs. I still haven't received an official offer, but I'm told the position will be offered to me once it has been reclassified. I'm really excited because this will mean a transition to being a software developer, and I'll be working on ECL licensed Sakai (and I have a good chance at getting payed to go to the next conference in Amsterdam!). If you happen to know someone selling a house/condo/apartment in midtown Atlanta for cheap, let me know ;).
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/bitospud/courier/red/amused.gif) excited
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June 24th, 2006
10:36 pm - A modest proposal
Okay, the Braves are in a slump, we all know that. I think our fielding is great, we just need to fix our pitching and our hitting. I have no idea what to do about the pitching (get new pitchers?), but I have an idea for our batting... Fines, that's right charge the batters money for being dumb. The problem with our batting appears to be that we swing at the first pitch regardless of what it is, so my proposed fines are as follows: base hit off the first pitch = no fine, swung on strike off the first pitch = $1000 fine, and batting into an out off the first pitch = $2000 fine. Perhaps this would encourage the players to swing at the first pitch only when they are sure they can get a base.
Current Mood: disappointed
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April 28th, 2006
02:59 pm - UK judge embeds cipher in DaVinci Code ruling
Guardian Unlimited has the story. This was the ruling I expected for this case, but with a humorous twist in that the judge's ruling contained a polyalphabetic cipher that used the Fibonnaci sequence as its key.
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April 3rd, 2006
07:38 pm - Boycott Blu-Ray and HD-DVD
As much as I want true HD movies, I'm not willing to give up my rights for them. Join me in boycotting DRM encumbered media.
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February 7th, 2006
02:50 pm - My first computer
After digging around on Google images for a while I finally remembered the make of my first computer. It was an Amstrad PC1640. I could have sworn it had 80286 processor, but everything I've found says they only shipped with 8086s. We had the DD model which came with two 5.25 inch drives; my dad later replaced one of the drives with a (40MB?) hard drive. The notable thing about the hard drive upgrade was that he had to use a hack saw to make it fit. All the pictures I've found of these machines have the same bezel on the hard drive but it's mounted on the left side of the machine; ours was mounted on the right which makes me wonder if the hack saw was necessary.
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January 6th, 2006
08:11 pm - work fridge
This happened so long ago I almost forgot to write about it. I wish I had my camera phone at the time so I could have photographic evidence of it.
On the refrigerator at work there was a post-it note that said roughly "To whoever took a bite of my croissant and put it back, I'll be randomly poisoning pieces of food that I put in this refrigerator from now on." This is funny enough on its own, but below it someone else had placed a post-it that said "You don't have the guts!"
Current Mood: amused
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August 18th, 2005
12:34 pm - Overheard at lunch:
UGA-Barbie: What time is it?
Waiter: noon.
UGA-Barbie: 11?
Waiter: Noon.
UGA-Barbie: 11?
Waiter: TWELVE!
UGA-Barbie: oh.
I think she honestly thought noon meant eleven, because I was at the other end of the restaurant and could hear all of this clearly.
Current Mood: ![[mood icon]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/mood/bitospud/courier/red/confused.gif) baffled
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June 28th, 2005
08:30 pm - Girls guide to geeks, revised edition
sneezypb pointed out The Girl's Guide to Geek Guys, which I found to be a little inaccurate.
It's a little long and I'm not the greatest writer so I'll spare your friends pages with the magic of ( lj-cut )
Special thanks to kindofwhimsical for giving this a quick edit, and putting up with my geekiness.
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09:22 am - Books
Salon.com has an interesting article about the special brand of crazy that is Dianetics (the founding text of scientology). Also, if you like paperbacks or happen to run a library you may want to get in on this deal.
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March 30th, 2005
09:11 am - Justice is a dish best served cold.
This girl is getting exactly what she deserves. Also, check out the follow up. I can't wait for the conclusion.
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March 24th, 2005
09:16 am - I always knew I had something in common with Sammy Davis Jr
 | You scored as Satanism. Your beliefs most closely resemble those of Satanism! Before you scream, do a bit of research on it. To be a Satanist, you don't actually have to believe in Satan. Satanism generally focuses upon the spiritual advancement of the self, rather than upon submission to a deity or a set of moral codes. Do some research if you immediately think of the satanic cult stereotype. Your beliefs may also resemble those of earth-based religions such as paganism.
Satanism | | 96% | agnosticism | | 88% | Buddhism | | 71% | Paganism | | 71% | atheism | | 58% | Islam | | 54% | Christianity | | 25% | Judaism | | 17% | Hinduism | | 0% | </td>
Which religion is the right one for you? (new version)
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February 6th, 2005
05:40 pm
Go to Google Images and type in the answers to the following questions. Post the first image that you get.
( Answers )
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January 25th, 2005
10:22 pm
Don’t your worry, I said hey
Baby, I got your money
Current Music: American Idol
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December 31st, 2004
11:47 am
THREE NAMES YOU GO BY:
1. Stuart
2. Stu
3. Douglas
THREE NICKNAMES YOU HAVE:
1. Stu
2. Schweeb (Jenny and I call each other this, originating from a time she was saying 'sweetie' to me while similtaneously tripping over a box in my room, so it came out as 'schweebie.')
3. Beba
THREE SCREEN NAMES YOU HAVE HAD:
1. InebriateSamurai
2. Snyper
3. Seriouslyuguys
THREE THINGS YOU LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. Creative
2. Intelligent
3. Open minded
THREE THINGS YOU DON'T LIKE ABOUT YOURSELF:
1. Indulgent
2. Lazy
3. Diffident
THREE OF YOUR EVERYDAY ESSENTIALS:
1. Internet
2. Sleep
3. Food
THREE THINGS YOU ARE WEARING RIGHT NOW:
1. Sweater
2. Jeans
3. Puma Romas
THREE NEW THINGS YOU WANT TO TRY IN THE NEXT 12 MONTHS:
1. Saving/Investing for my future
2. Working a fulltime job
3. Go to the Smithsonian (parts that I haven't seen already, and some that I have)
THREE THINGS YOU WANT IN A RELATIONSHIP (love is a given):
1. Good conversation
2. Respect
3. Adoration
TWO TRUTHS AND A LIE:
1. This statement is false.
2. The following statement is true.
3. The previous statement is false.
THREE PHYSICAL THINGS ABOUT THE OPPOSITE SEX (or same) THAT APPEAL TO YOU:
1. Mediterranean features
2. "childbearing" hips
3. Short in stature
THREE THINGS YOU JUST CAN'T DO:
1. Levitate
2. Kill a yak at 200 yards with mind bullets (that's telekinesis Kyle)
3. Touch my tongue to my nose
THREE OF YOUR FAVORITE HOBBIES:
1. Programming
2. Homebrewing (beer)
3. Video games
THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO REALLY BADLY RIGHT NOW:
1. Get the tree out of my apartment
2. Read Learning Python
3. Read Learning Perl
THREE CAREERS YOU'RE CONSIDERING:
1. Programmer
2. System Administrator
3. Grocery bagger (only if the other 2 don't work out)
THREE PLACES YOU WANT TO GO ON VACATION:
1. Washington DC (solely for the museum and the national zoo; Jenny's actually planning this one for the coming year)
2. Japan
3. New York
THREE KID'S NAMES:
1. Huey
2. Duey
3. Louie
THREE THINGS YOU WANT TO DO BEFORE YOU DIE:
1. Have children
2. Write a program that people use
3. Visit Japan for my honeymoon
THREE PEOPLE WHO HAVE TO DO THIS MEME:
1. brittsaqt
2. elmakr
3. sneezypb
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December 22nd, 2004
06:03 pm
As many of you have probably already heard, I got a job today! Many people have asked me what job I got; it's this one. I'm so happy that I don't have to worry about how I'm going to pay bills anymore. I start on Jan 4th, so I get to enjoy the holidays. Tonight, I celebrate!
Current Mood: ecstatic
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December 14th, 2004
December 8th, 2004
10:27 pm
I have a job interview tomorrow, enjoy this map I made to help me find my way.
( Map )
Watch out for the sea serpent, and the end boss. It may help in your quest if you take the optional sub-quest to retreive the sword.
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