I finally got Windows 7 purchased and installed this afternoon. Now I’m in the process of re-installing every piece of software that I use regularly. The firewall and anti-virus weren’t too bad, but I had a hell of a time with Quicken. I don’t really have time for it, but I’m so tired of the [...]
Tagged Computers, Personal, whiningYes, boys and girls, I really did it this time. My operating system is officially toast. Looks like I’ll be out buying a copy of Windows 7 in the morning. For tonight, I’m just going to re-install Linux on the hard drive I wanted it on in the first place and then I’ll work on [...]
Tagged Computers, Personal, whiningInteresting, as in “may you live in interesting times and be noticed by important people.” I’m trying to teach myself to write small programs in JAVA (it’s a long story). I was having some problems with the JAVA development stuff causing some conflicts with some of my other programs so I decided to install the [...]
Tagged Computers, Personal, pointless gestures, whiningFrom a joke thread at reddit: René Descartes walks into a bar and orders a beer. When he finishes the glass the bartender asks him if he’d like another. Descartes says, “I think not,” and pop he disappears. As a philosophy degree-holder, I hate hearing this joke while I’m flipping burgers.
Tagged humorI have a rule about Ratlands. I don’t give out the name of the site to my co-workers. It isn’t that there’s anything here that embarrasses me; I’m well aware that nothing on the internet is private and nothing on the internet ever goes away and I operate accordingly. Although I have an ego as [...]
Tagged envy, Guns, humor, Personal, self-esteemThere were a couple of studies published this week that suggest that hallucinogens may be of some value in treating mental illnesses. One suggests that Ketamine (yes, the horse tranquilizer) which is mildly hallucinogenic in humans boosted signaling between neurons in the brain, and even led to healthy growth of synapses. (Chronic depression can be [...]
Tagged health care, Personal, Science/TechnologyI thought that might get your attention
Tagged food, health care, Personal, pointless gestures, self-esteemFrom Fiona on Burn Notice: Well, in my experience, if something seems too good to be true, it’s best to shoot it, just in case.
Tagged Guns, Personal, quotes, wordsmithingAccording to this little test I know so much about drugs I’m, well… NameThatDrug.com – Identify The Drug
Tagged Nanny State, Personal, pointless gestures, wtf?In any life, there are events that change forever one’s perception of the world. Some are collective events; the Moon landing and Watergate for folks of my generation or more recently 9/11. Some are personal; a first kiss, meeting the love of your life, the birth of a child. Unfortunately, at least in my experience, [...]
Tagged Personal, pointless gestures, self-esteem, wtf?Ratlands is using WP-Gravatar