It occurs to me that machines do not see things that way we do.
For instance, I look at a 3D calibration tool, and instantly can tell where it is in the frame of view, and know where the edges and vertices of it are ( Read more... )

I have noticed that there are three separate scales of time when dealing with people and the world.

RealtimeThis scale is no stranger to anyone, as it is what we all use for much--if not necessarily most--of our time. Driving, eating, walking, and talking in person, as well as the transmission of information through the post, freight services, or ( Read more... )

OK, so, I've set up a collection of my own personal little nerd things, just for fun.

1. I work for 8, 8:30 hours on two computers at once (and some very expensive hardware and software), then come home and play with my laptop and servers for another 4-5 hours.
   
2. My idea of fun? Not fragging enemies or racing cars but figuring out relations in series of ( Read more... )

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Much better rested today. Sleeping actually helps, it turns out.

Figured out what I was talking about regarding pictures. I have a few of Installathon, and a few of various random things.

So, reading my friends page this morning, I saw this particular WTF. Yes, that is a hard disk drive. Yes, that platter there, has been cut all the way through ( Read more... )

...I guess I'm in trouble...according to Adequacy.org.

I don't understand the part involving brightly-colored clothes...we they hackers tend towards darker clothes, in my experience. Darker than black, in fact. And certainly no glo-sticks...

Heh. Made me laugh too hard. Apparently, the girls who were, um, studying on the couch in the kitchenette ( Read more... )

/me feel sicky...had a reaction to something I ate tonight. On top of my roommate apparently forgetting that 0130 in the morning is not the time to play Flash games on his dorm-room jet engine, esp. until 0300. And then locking me out of the room this morning. Ugh ( Read more... )

So, yesterday I purchased an 80GB WD hard drive and a 1000VA UPS from one of the guys who is helping start up PSG. The two items (and a Belkin 4-port powered USB 2.0 hub glued to the top of the UPS) cost me around $50. The difficulty is that the UPS is currently missing a battery (they die eventually) and the data cable that connects it to a ( Read more... )