Many of my friends have been raving about Pinkberry, a new chain of stylish frozen yogurt stores in New York and Southern California. Don’t worry if you haven’t heard about them; they only have a handful of locations and seem to rely upon word of mouth for advertising. That’s not to say that they [...]
Anyone who has ever worked on an engineering project is familiar with the endless number of specifications that can be submitted by a client. Sometimes the specifications have a crucial bearing upon project design, and other times the specifications are absolutely meaningless and have no bearing upon the project scope.
Lately, the number of specifications falling [...]
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you’ve probably noticed that this site has been experiencing a lot of downtime in the past few days. My server hosting provider has recently installed a new firewall, which has been randomly blocking incoming Internet access. While it appears that they have finally been able to take [...]
T-Mobile offers unlimited Internet access for compatible cell phones through their $5.99 a month T-MobileWeb package. The service allows you to check your email, chat on popular instant messaging networks, and download games and applications.
The email access is very useful. When I’m on campus without my laptop, I use my cell phone to check my [...]
Microsoft’s Xbox 360 will also display games in wide-screen, high-definition format. It will be powered by three 3.2-gigabyte processors, compared with a single 733-megahertz processor in the current Xbox.
Eric A. Taub, The New York Times
Three 3.2-gigabyte processors? The new Xbox must incorporate some new computer methodology.
Why can’t a great newspaper like the New York [...]
I’m about as “fuck the status quo, change the dominant paradigm” as you can get. I think what the US did in Iraq was totally illegal, and that Bushie and his gang of international thugs should be treated just like we treated the Nazis after WWII: a perfunctory trial, then hangings all around. If I [...]
I got this email today:
Dear Bowles Resident:
All current Bowles Hall residents who have applied for a 2005-06 housing contract and indicated a preference to return to Bowles Hall next year will not be able to return to Bowles.
Next year, Bowles Hall has been identified as a First Year Experience (for freshmen only) pilot program. [...]
I have to echo Matthew Haughey’s comments regarding admins taking down their servers for maintenance on a daily or weekly basis: is it really necessary? UC Berkeley takes down their online schedule and other services for a few hours everyday for maintenance:
I think taking down servers for maintenance is a great idea, and that more [...]
(14:00:44) JTShoes101: you might even be worse than bush!!!
I don’t know whether to take that comment as an insult or compliment.
Some people may take offense at my conservative views. I don’t believe in abortion. I don’t believe in gay marriage. I do believe in moral guidance. I do believe in individual responsibility; there should be [...]
(22:10:55) tya084: its like trailor trash has become a physical characteristic that u can pass down