Hi. My name is Tim. I'm a quitter.
Don't like it? I have 2 words for you, one of which I will censor: F**k you.
(23:27:00) Tim: http://sc.skudd.com/tim/cam/ (23:28:54) Macguy: you're insane
That's pretty bad... Teddy calling me insane...
(20:44:08) Tim: who called? (20:45:01) Dad: Ronnie. He told mom that gas is going up again but, now a $1.00 more (20:45:19) Dad: so, gas will be around $4.00 (20:45:29) Tim: that's... (20:45:31) Tim: wow (20:45:37) Tim: i'm at a loss for words (20:45:41) Tim: that's just retarded (20:45:48) Dad: REALLY
Here within the last few days, I've been hearing about the "behind-the-back" statements that have been made about me, my work, and my life. So, I have a statement for all of you who have taken part in this:
I'm sorry that I'm not as "perfect" as you are, but I'm living in a different kind of world. I'm not worried about how "pretty" my code looks, or what colors I use, or what naming convetions I used. I worry about whether my work fits my customer's needs, if it is going to be reliable, if it's something that I don't have to decrypt when I go back to debug, and if it is going to scale to fit their future needs, as well as my own.
I don't talk about people behind their backs. I don't say that I don't like someone unless I scream it to the entire world. Do you have a problem with it? Speak up now, because I'm not into this whole masquerade deal.
Did I say I was perfect? No. Quite the contrary. However, take a lesson: Treat other people with respect and you'll receive the same respect tenfold.
In a recent spotlight of an old W3C article, they say that using absolute font sizes is a no-no.
Bad
.smallFont { font-size: 10pt; }
Good
.smallFont { font-size: 75%; }
I've never actually used relative units for font sizes, so this is something that's going to be uncharted territory to me.
I just spent the $40 on the Ethernet Adaptor for my Playstation 2 because I wanted to be able to play "Burnout 3: Takedown" online.
Well, after installing the blasted thing, digging my TV out, and getting all the crap configured, set up, ports opened, etc., I was ready to go... Or so I thought...
The game loaded, I went to "Online", loaded my configuration settings, and waited. The DNAS authentication passed, as did everything else, until it got to the "Connecting to EA Server" screen. It sat there for about 60 seconds, then a message came up: "Timed out connecting to server. Retry?"
I just spent 30 minutes wading through the FAQ and KB on the EA site for Burnout 3, and I found virtually nothing.
I'm not very happy now.
Does anyone know any other tricks using this adaptor? I considered slapping a hard drive in the beast, but I don't know much of what can or can't be done.
One of the shops that I work at is right next door to a gas station. I am constantly going in for drinks, food, etc. Today, I went to get a bottle of Dr. Pepper, and when I went to pay for it I had a nice chat with the older lady working at the cash register.
Her: Do you need gas in your car? Me: No, I just filled up before I came to work today. Why? Is the price going up? Her: Yes, by $0.30. Me: You're kidding? That's like $3.00 per gallon! Her: I know. They're doing it because of the holiday weekend.
$20.00 got me about 7 gallons of gas today.
root@boardbox:/boot# ls /tmp
gconfd-root/ sess_91ee7100595f1625e5299a517d27c738
http___www_weather_gov_alerts_in_cap sess_99bc80182fd920a9ffd2d722fc69d2ac
http_www_nws_noaa_gov_alerts_in_cap sess_d24cdde29ebbba8fc4376324bfcad4b1
http_www_weather_gov_alerts_ca_cap sess_ea12bcb3972ed9aab2bcd432cbb5fd82
http_www_weather_gov_alerts_in_cap tmp.0rfyXB
httpwwwweathergovalertsincap tmp.Or1dPr/
kde-root/ wx2-tmp-07.31.05-05.34.44pm.sql
keyring-CEA5cK/ wx2-tmp-07.31.05-06.05.25pm.sql
ksocket-root/ wx2-tmp-07.31.05-06.12.21pm.sql
mapping-root= wx2-tmp-07.31.05-06.12.35pm.sql
mc-root/ wx2-tmp-07.31.05-06.12.54pm.sql
mcop-root/ wx2-tmp-07.31.05-06.13.11pm.sql
orbit-root/ wx2-tmp-07.31.05-06.16.04pm.sql
sess_0988d6fb6044cdd00cc8fea9514eeb58 wx2-tmp-08.18.05-10.06.00pm.sql
sess_0e906c45d10a130777302a4f06d00994 wx2-tmp-08.18.05-10.10.17pm.sql
sess_16af4a724dca306d8180886dfe5c3c88 wx2-tmp-08.18.05-10.35.10pm.sql
sess_5e2789facd132c3b9ab1067db64aa3df wx2-tmp-08.18.05-10.37.31pm.sql
sess_78127ecf53f20ae9ddddb9e5cf590997 wx2-tmp-08.18.05-10.37.56pm.sql
sess_7f5aceb547fe05aa60a108c3385969ed wx2-tmp-08.18.05-10.52.04pm.sql
root@boardbox:/boot# rm -rf *
root@boardbox:/boot# ls
root@boardbox:/boot# cd ..
root@boardbox:/# cd bo
By the time I got to the first "o" in "boot", I realized that I had just purged the contents /boot, rather than /tmp like I had thought.
I'll be reinstalling linux on that machine tomorrow.
"[Biotechnology] Deleting Mad Cow Disease - Forget medicine. Scientists want to engineer cattle that won't get sick in the first place."
"Will we grow babies outside their mothers' bodies?"
"With Viagra, you can make her night special."
All this is from the latest issue of "Popular Science". People need to die.
Up to $2.68 today for the 87-octane cheap crap.
One of the biggest reasons this recent bad news is hitting me so hard is the fact that I never let these people know what kind of an impact they had on my life, and I never got to thank them for it.
I can't believe how much I take for granted this kind of thing! All these people who have impacted or are impacting my life, and I don't even acknowledge it.
From the time I was old enough to socialize with people, I have. My parents have allowed me to take part in all kinds of things, from church-based activities, clear up through going out with friends just to have fun. In the process, I've made lots of contacts, met lots of people, and established lots of relationships. Some of these relationships have appeared to be "bad" on the surface, but I've gained a lot of invaluable life experience from them. The many other relationships that would appear to be "good" have just kinda been blown off.
Regardless, I want to thank everyone who reads this for the impact you have had on my life. Whether I call you an enemy, a friend, or just an acquaintance, you've given me a lot of useful material to help me mature and to prepare me for the future. Thank you.
Family: You're the best. You've been by me from day #1, through thick and thin. I love you guys and you mean the world to me. Thank you for being there. Thank you for supporting me. Thank you for helping me grow.
Close Friends: You guys are equally as important in my life. When there's been problems, I've been able to count on you to listen. When I feel like just shooting the breeze, you've been there as well. Even when I treat you guys like crap, you've stuck by my side. Thank you.
Internet Friends: What can I say? You guys are all addicted to the internet, so even late at night you're there. You put up with my rants, you put up with my stupid jokes, and you put up with my rambling. You're awesome. Thank you.
Co-Workers: I spend more time with you guys than I do my own family, these days! You're all hard workers, and you put up with my crap on a daily basis. You're always there when I need to talk, you're there when I need to blow off steam, and you're there when I ask if it's time to go home yet. Even though I'm anxious for 6:00 to roll around, I love spending time with you guys. Thank you.
Enemies: You suck. You've treated me like crap, screwed me over, and/or royally pissed me off. Regardless, you've helped me learn how to deal with the crap of life. Thank you. Now go away.
Everyone Else: If I missed you, I'm sorry. You're equally as important to my life, and I appreciate the support you've given me, the interest you've taken in the happenings of my life, and the time I've been able to spend with you. Thank you.
Now, don't go getting the idea that I'm done with my life. Heck, I'm barely getting started! I expect every one of you to stick around and help me get through it. I will try to do the same. We need each other to get through this life, so let's do it! Stick around, because you're in for one heck of a ride!
Segfault at blog_id: 756
The next door neighbor came to inform me that some old friends from our old church (used to be my Sunday School teachers) were killed in a head-on car crash this morning on their way to church.
tim->StressLevel += 100;
tim->StressLevel += 100;
BRONK!