Author Archives: Michael
Review: Taurus PT1911
Dear Taurus International Manufacturing, Inc.: I sincerely hope you’re reading this and take measures to address what I’m about to tell you. I’ve wanted a 1911 for longer than I can recall. I’ve owned a Glock 36 for many years, … Continue reading
Posted in Firearms
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Social Vote @foursquare @twitter
Social Media has indeed become very ubiquitous. So much so, that many users don’t even think of it as a “thing.” These days, it is natural to see people checking e-mail, logging into Facebook, chatting with friends via IM, sending … Continue reading
Posted in Politics, Social Media, US
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SBBoD
I’ve been having trouble with my Mac Book Pro lately. Namely, the dreaded SBBoD. I’ve tried deleting files to make space. I’ve tried using Onyx to delete logs and other junk. I’ve tried using Disk Utility to repair permissions and … Continue reading
Nine Years Later
Everyone has a story. Mine is no more significant or insignificant than any other. I lived and worked in New York City for a short time from late 1997 to early 1998. I can’t tell you what I was doing … Continue reading
Posted in Freedom, US
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Dealing with Stubborn External USB HDs in OS X
If you’ve purchased (or have otherwise come into possession of) an external USB hard drive, and you’re having trouble getting Disk Utility to play nicely with it (i.e. reformat it to HFS+), here’s a trick for you. Open Terminal and … Continue reading
Posted in Apple, Hacks, Unix
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Minute Particulars
“He who would do good to another must do it in Minute Particulars: General Good is the plea of the scoundrel, hypocrite, and flatterer, for Art and Science cannot exist but in minutely organized Particulars.” — William Blake I think … Continue reading
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DIY G1 GPS (OMG!)
So the GPS on your G1 doesn’t seem to be working. Here’s what I did to fix mine: Go to Settings -> Security & Location and make sure that Enable GPS satellites is checked. You can also check “Use wireless … Continue reading
The World Cup
It’s FIFA World Cup time again, and like all red-blooded ‘Muricans, I have been waiting in anticipation for each and every game of the World Cup so that I can ignore each and every game of the World Cup. This … Continue reading
Posted in China, Humor, N. Korea
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Buddy, can you spare a United Future World Currency?
Fellow world citizens, I present… The Future! United Future World Currency, that is! Comrades, feast your Vulcan squinties on this sparkly bastard! Available for a limited time, in a limited test run, in a limited joint venture between The Belgian … Continue reading
Posted in Humor, NWO
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WordPress 3.0
So, I installed WordPress 3.0 and switched over to their new default template. So far, so awesome. The new functionality, the surface of which I’ve only barely scratched, is great. I only noticed one bug: using the Digg Digg plugin … Continue reading
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