A story of self-discovery, and a look back on the year in personal development along this winding career track. Something small happened today that subtly shook me into a view of how far I have come.

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Let me just say that OWA is "the suck" if you're not using IE. However, with Firefox + Greasemonkey, there is ample room for improvement:

• Outlook Web Access Extension Part I,II and III
• OWA Keepalive and Mailcheck

Now I could use Outlook, but there are some issues with that. Besides, it's nice to not be tethered to a single machine in case you need ( Read more... )

Dragonforce - Through the Fire and Flames - Expert

... on midi drums. It worth watching for this guy's chops alone, even if the game starts to say "fuck you" at about 5:20.

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People new to this game/song might want to check out what this is supposed to look like with the game's intended controller.

Hackaday.com has a link-laden rundown of the ( Read more... )

Well, not only did I have this dream of having my own underground lair to live in, but someone did me the courtesy of building it. Now all I have to do is afford it after the owner(s) move out:


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Slashdot is running an article, by way of Xconomy, about "black silicon" which sounds like a huge breakthrough in how silicon chips react to light:

Almost ten years ago, graduate students in the laboratory of physics professor Eric Mazur at Harvard University stumbled across a new way of making silicon more responsive: they found that if they ( Read more... )

Remember SpaceShip One? Well, Virgin's foray into sub-orbital flights is slowly becoming a reality. The carrier ship for the rocket module, the successor to the White Knight, has been dubbed "Eve" after Sir Branson's mother.

It's a beautiful craft, and I really like the detail they put on the nose. I mean really; I want a poster for my living ( Read more... )