So, I recently got a new laptop for work. It's a suped up Lenovo Thinkpad. I dumped the copy of Windows XP that came with it and am running Ubuntu 8.10 "Intrepid Ibex." (Ubuntu is one of the more popular flavors of Linux, known for its usability ( Read more... )

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This week I: met up with old friend who recently moved into the city, saw Hair, took the night off to read, caught up in person with local friend who I've been in on-line contact through the PBEM Diplomacy game, went to a raucous party hosted by the Project's umbrella group, and met up with a friend from college who is taking the semester off and ( Read more... )

I'm kicking myself for posting so much to this; whatever my motivations are for starting a blog, they are almost certainly undermined by the sheer volume of text. But what do I do with all this crap floating around in my head? I feel like I just lanced an abscess, and this blog is the continuous draining of its pus. Still, I'm compelled....

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