The next time I have an item under warranty to be fixed by the nearby computer store, I may have to Xerox my customer receipt because the store will not release the item unless the receipt is present, and if it isn't there a legal affidavit is needed ( Read more... )

While I await for the next client willing to pay for several Bratz-themed birthday invitations (fashion-wise, the lively Super Gals! would've put those goldfish-like gaijin oddballs to shame in Shibuya, IMHO xD) and give-away stickers... this is today's Website Spotlight:

Baka-Tsuki is a light novel fan translation community (as opposed to group, ( Read more... )

The other night, before leaving the shop for home, I've took down a very tough piece of French malware -- a Virtumonde variant to be precise -- residing in the server that even NOD32 couldn't root it out. All it required was to boot into DOS using the XPSP2 boot disc and try to access the hard disk to delete the offending files ( Read more... )

Before I go, let me say an advanced Happy Birthday to michikat and tomoe_saiyuki. :D


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This might be a few months old, but this here article is about Marty Friedman (former axeman of Megadeth and did the guitar sequence in the most recent Marimite Season 3 installment -- "Ciao, Sorella").

Jawdropping, but hey, it's his dig right now. OBTW, I find the coincidence of surnames (and works) rather amusing, about that guy and this great ( Read more... )

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To the man who had contributed greatly to modern popular literature and entertainment, and to the man who indirectly influenced the creation of Oh, My Goddess, we salute you.

Thank you and may your written creations be remembered for generations to come.

It sucks big time when each morning I find myself confronting a bunch of truants who can split hairs and turn the rent shop into near-chaos ( Read more... )