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Randomness.

bq. To say that something is random is to say that you do not understand it.

I made this statement a “few posts back”:http://http://newstalk.eykd.net/oldspeak/2004/12/01/notes-for-a-discussion-on-evolution/, and I think this is a good time to qualify it, because it’s come up again. Sit back and relax, because to unpack this concept, a story is required.

So, I’m using [...]

On January 19th, 2005, this was the truth. | (Tags: , , , , , , ) | Comments Off

What I have learned: a summary.

I have lived at HoneyRock now for 15 months, give or take a week. In that time, I’ve learned a few things. Since I haven’t said a whole lot about what I’ve been up to this year, here are a few of them, in no particular order.

I have learned how to administer a [...]

On August 17th, 2004, this was the truth. | (Tags: , , ) | Comments Off

Sometimes, you gotta do it yourself.

So RealPlayer (the free version, at least) doesn’t have a playlist feature. That’s right– no listening to long sets of your favorite non-mp3 streaming audio. Song’s finished? Well, now you have to load the next one. No fun.

So, this annoys me, right? So, what do I do? Whine? [...]

On April 4th, 2003, this was trivial. | (Tags: , , ) | Comments Off


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