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LiveJournal Blog: As the World Falls Down

  • Universal AC adapter for laptop, anyone? - Fri, 01 Aug 2008 04:08:14 GMT

    In case anyone needs one, I'm selling 3:

    Targus APA10US Mobile 70 Universal AC Power Adapter NEW

    Specs are here.
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  • Picture Time! - Sun, 27 Jul 2008 03:04:04 GMT

    I've posted a ton of pictures from the last couple months in my gallery. These include:

    MarCon
    Tribal Revolution (Sat night show)
    Performance at the Hemmens (backstage pics)
    Hypericon 4
    [info]dadindinda's birthday
    Convergence

    Find those here: http://saratrice.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=668&g2_navId=x3dfebc49
    (They're the last few albums)

    Also, the pics from my family's visit:
    http://saratrice.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=9460&g2_navId=x3dfebc49

    If anyone wants any print-quality files of any of these, let me know and I'll send them.
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  • Goodbye, Randy - Fri, 25 Jul 2008 16:11:10 GMT

    Randy Pausch finally succumbed to pancreatic cancer yesterday. He almost made it a year past his diagnosis.

    You may remember the Last Lecture video I posted a while back. That was him.

    YouTube - Randy Pausch Last Lecture: Achieving Your Childhood Dreams

    I've watched this lecture, his lecture on time management, and read the book that goes with the lecture. He gave a lot of good advice on how to live. I'm sad to see him go.
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  • Afghanistan::Tar Pit - Thu, 24 Jul 2008 19:16:22 GMT

    http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/27/magazine/27AFGHAN-t.html

    We aren't even letting the guys that know what they're doing do their jobs. "Here's a plan! Look! It's logical!" "Oh, we're the military. We don't deal with causes, just effects."

    Karzi doesn't give a shit about his people or doing what will better his country, and we're supporting him. Why am I not surprised?
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  • New workout music needed - Fri, 18 Jul 2008 20:57:09 GMT

    I need some new workout music, since unfortunately I don't have an MP3 player that can stream audio from the intarwebs. That'd be nice, though. Would also involve me getting a data plan and a palm pilot.

    Anyway, my Skinny Puppy and Assemblage 23 and Icon of Coil is worn the hell out. If I don't change out my music I'm never going to be able to listen to this stuff again.

    I like a lot of the stuff played on DigitalGunfire.com. My favorite workout music generally comes from SP's Greater Wrong of the Right album. I can't keep up with what the genres are called though. (You kids get off my lawn!)

    What do you suggest?
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  • Birth control is abortion?!? - Wed, 16 Jul 2008 20:16:36 GMT

    *sputter*fury*sputter*

    http://www.huffingtonpost.com/cristina-page/hhs-moves-to-define-contr_b_112887.html

    Just when I thought I couldn't hate this administration any more.

    I have to agree with the commenters. Produce an army and reduce women's rights to nothing - that's a two-fer in the far right's eyes.
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  • TransUnion class action suit - Get yer Benefits! - Thu, 10 Jul 2008 20:25:20 GMT

    If you had an open credit card or loan between 1/1/87 and now, you could be eligible for benefits via the TransUnion lawsuit. There might be a cash payment (doubtful), but you could get 9 months of free credit monitoring with no obligation to continue with a paid service.
    https://www.listclassaction.com/claim/

    BTW if you just want your free credit report that you can get annually, go here:
    https://www.annualcreditreport.com/

    You'll have to pay for your FICO score, but at the very least you'll get to see your credit report as it stands.
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  • Cancerian birthdays! - Thu, 03 Jul 2008 14:44:15 GMT

    Who changes like a season?
    Who holds fast and lets go without any reason??
    Who cannot stick to any adhesion???
    It is the Cancerian !!

    Today, happy birthday to [info]dadindinda , [info]philmoseisleian  and [info]gleznov !

    Tomorrow, happy birthday to [info]pooh27bear !

    and Saturday, happy birthday to [info]wwetuesday and [info]philady!
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  • Today's PSA: Don't Suck. - Thu, 26 Jun 2008 01:52:22 GMT

    If you are going to donate $0.01 to the Tom Smith fundraiser just to get the download link, just skip it. Instead, do something as equally helpful to the world, and go stab yourself in the face.
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  • Bite me, DreamHost - Fri, 20 Jun 2008 18:06:14 GMT

    Just FYI, anyone trying to use DreamHost's "Htaccess/WebDAV" feature - don't bother. Huge piece of crap.
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  • Tom Smith Fundraiser CD - Thu, 19 Jun 2008 16:57:07 GMT

    "Mr. Smith Goes to the Hospital - A Fast Fund Raiser for a Fast Filker"
    http://www.partiallyclips.com/tomsmith/

    Tom Smith ([info]filkertom) is one of the nicest, most gracious and most talented musicians I've met. He can write a song in about the same time I can eat a bowl of cheese dip. (For those of you that know me, you know that's fast!)

    Tom is a filker by trade, it's what he does solely for a living. While trying to get on a high stage at a recent show, he tore his quadricep, and badly. He will be in the hospital or at least assisted living for physical therapy for months, since he can't put any weight on that leg, and having had previous problems, that pretty much confines him to chair/bed.

    (And before any of you say "I don't like filk," you better listen to Tom first. I'm not a big fan of traditional filk myself, but this man is downright FUNNY. If you remember me talking about a song called "Cat Macros", this is the guy. Also, "Tech Support For Dad" is a riot.)

    This means he can't play any shows for the next few months, AND he'll be racking up medical bills galore since he has NO medical insurance.

    Tom deserves all the support he can get. Please, if you have a few bucks to spare, go to the above site and donate what you can to him via PayPal. I know everyone's tapped right now, but anything will help.

    As a bonus, you get access to 40+ cover versions of Tom's songs, many done just for this compilation!

    Also, if you are a friend/fan of Tom's, please post this everywhere you can!

    Edit: I R DORK and forgot to mention, if you are an artist on the album, please email me at sara@saratrice.com and I will send you a username and password to the downloads.
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  • I have to respect this move. - Fri, 06 Jun 2008 14:07:27 GMT

    Obama puts own stamp on party over funding
    Democratic nominee sets tight limits on lobby donations for election campaign

    "If a million of his 1.5 million donors contributed the legal amount of $2,300 each, he would have a war chest of $2.3bn - far in excess of anything ever seen in US political history."

    *starts thinking about ideas for a massive bake sale*

    Yes, I think it's this important to donate to a candidate this time around. If McCain wins the presidency, I really think we're really and truly screwed for all time. Not only will this country be subject to his policies and who he picks for SCOTUS for the next 20+ years (adios, Roe v. Wade), but the rest of the world will look at us and say, "No, they chose the evil son of a bitch for the 3rd time in a row. They really are just as evil and stupid as we thought they were."
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  • It's Yer Birthday! - Wed, 04 Jun 2008 19:27:47 GMT

    Happy birthday to [info]eye_ar_smaurt and [info]ebonange!
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  • Better than ice cream and Food Network and comic books and... and... oh just SQUEE - Mon, 19 May 2008 02:11:33 GMT

    What is, you ask? Well... the fact that:



    Yep, we're dating exclusively now. I couldn't be happier... this boy makes me all twitterpated.

    Oh, and for the rest of you ladies: http://www.stuporduck.com/sounds/DS295.wav
    *grin*


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  • To Dubya: Shut the hell up. Love, Keith Olbermann. - Thu, 15 May 2008 14:04:04 GMT

    Ganked from [info]filkertom, everything I've been thinking about Bush's presidency rolled into one speech.
    Countdown Special Comment to President Bush: ?Shut the hell up.?
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  • Fun games you, too, can play in the US Government! - Sat, 10 May 2008 07:44:41 GMT

    Republicans Vote Against Moms; No Word Yet on Puppies, Kittens

    Yeah, that's the Washington Post, not the Onion. Ganked from  [info]elorie .  I have to laugh because I can't cry any more.
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  • Speed Racer - thumbs up - Fri, 09 May 2008 20:05:50 GMT

    Saw a midnight show of Speed Racer last night. Ignore the crappy reviews. These are reviewers out looking for a comic book movie to compare to Spider-Man, Iron Man, etc.   This is not a plot-heavy movie. It doesn't have years of writing behind it. It's Speed Racer. You remember, the cartoon that was about a car racing family, and not much else? C'mon, what did they expect, Lord of the Rings?

    This reviewer, IMO, did a good job:
    http://www.themovieboy.com/reviews/s/08_speedracer.htm

    It's a fun, fast-paced, loud-blinky-lights movie that has some cute comic relief brought to you by a kid and a chimp. The visuals are beautiful, the editing makes it feel true to its early anime roots, and the dialogue, while not deep, is a hell of a lot better than anything Lucas has written in the last decade.

    It's exactly what it should be - not a re-imagining, not a re-telling, but a live-action version of Speed Racer. I watched the cartoon back in the day because my brother watched it, and it's true to its source. I say go see it. It's a nice 2-hour break from reality. Just sit back far enough from the screen - you'll need a bit of room to catch all the action.
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  • Two Damn Fine Shows seen tonight - Sun, 04 May 2008 07:42:26 GMT

    You know all those awesome unannounced shows people always talk about but nobody ever seems to have actually gone to?

    *big huge grin*

    After the Paul and Storm/Jonathan Coulton show tonight (which was entirely awesome as always), we heard from one of the guys running the Lakeshore Theater that there was a stand-up comedy show starting afterwards, and that they were having a special performance at the end by none other than Robin Williams. Not only that, but since we'd paid for JoCo already, we only had to show our JoCo ticket stubs to get back in for free. We could pay $5 to sit up in the "VIP" section (i.e. the first 6 rows), which is a complete bargain by me, so I ponied up my dollars and got seated - in the front row.

    Hot damn. That man continues to be f'n hilarious. He did all his "blue" comedy that he can't do on specials or TV and it was amazing.

    My life rocks.
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  • Camera for sale - SOLD - Sat, 03 May 2008 01:46:39 GMT

    I'm selling my old digital camera which is still in great shape and has taken most of the photos in my gallery.

    Canon SD100 with 1 extra battery
    Specs: http://www.amazon.com/Canon-PowerShot-SD100-Digital-Optical/dp/B00009Q96Z

    Here's the most recent photos taken with this camera: http://saratrice.com/gallery/main.php?g2_itemId=8904

    I've printed up to an 8"x10" photo with this camera and it looks pretty good.

    EDIT: Sold! Sometimes Craigslist is, in fact, useful for other things than amusing personal ads.
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  • Why I think Wright won't hurt Obama in the long run - Thu, 01 May 2008 20:40:01 GMT

    (reposted from a comment I made in [info]lukeski's journal)

    I don't think [Obama's shot at the presidency] is hopeless. As a matter of fact, I think the reason Wright is in the news so much is that Obama has a strong chance, and the neo-conservative pundits are terrified of this - so much so that they're blowing all of this way out of proportion in order to hurt Obama's campaign. From the latest polls, it's not really working. People are seeing Wright as another Jesse Jackson/Al Sharpton/Louis Farrakhan - so his overall impact, small as it is now, is shrinking daily.

    (And why would the neo-cons rather have Clinton? Well, because her politics are closer to parallel with theirs than she'd ever admit.)

    The groups putting out campaign smear ads are the ones we have to worry about - but since the Federal Election Commission is useless right now because it's missing 4 of its 6 members, these smear ads are playing with no repercussions to the groups funding them. Let's hope they have the reverse effect and people get sick of seeing Clinton putting out ads bashing her opponents so that she loses credibility.

    PS These are pretty cool: http://www.obamain30seconds.org/
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  • More sick assholes in the world. Who knew? - Wed, 30 Apr 2008 21:29:34 GMT

    Torture tape spurs shock in Alva

    Just... no words.

    I'd say these guys might be good candidates for Manic Mondays, but really, there's no funny.
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  • Help with bash script - SOLVED - Wed, 23 Apr 2008 22:27:54 GMT

    I'm using the script at the bottom of this page:
    http://dev.mysql.com/doc/refman/5.0/en/check-table.html

    Do any of you bash gurus know how to get it to where I can put in a list of tables not to check? Some of the tables are archive tables and I don't need to know on an immediate basis if those tables are broken after a server crash.

    UPDATE: I've moved the script to pastebin so that people can comment on it more easily:
    http://pastebin.ca/995893

    I tried putting in a section myself to exclude tables but it was EPIC FAIL.

    Help me, Obi Wan Livejournal! You're my only hope.

    UPDATE: [info]drunkencritch gave me a hand with it and it's working now. It was pretty easy but I didn't know how to approach it... he removed the tables with a grep -v command in line 88. Woo!
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  • Today is Songs About Bacon day - Fri, 11 Apr 2008 16:54:14 GMT

    Why? Cause I said so.

    First, the original:

    Now, the sequel:

    p0rkc0re, baby.
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  • Two videos for today - Thu, 10 Apr 2008 19:49:47 GMT



    1. Sudden Death's new video My Atari - go watch and comment! Fun vid for those of you who are old-school enough to have played all the Atari games mentioned.
    2. Professor Randy Pausch's "Last Lecture" - possibly one of the most inspiring 10-minute lectures I've seen.

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  • Science and ink - Thu, 10 Apr 2008 16:38:59 GMT

    Ganked from [info]just0chris

    Carl Zimmer's Science Tattoo Emporium

    While I'm not into ink on myself, these are pretty amazing. 
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