Saturday, April 23rd, 2016
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2:58 am - finalized Apr 23, 2006, edited Feb 13, 2007
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Hey hey.
For no appearent reason except for my own in my secluded mind, my journal is once again going f(r)iends only... except for quizzes. No, really. It's nothing you did. Honest.
If you need a chat, see you in email or MSN.
EDIT: Or go here for public posts, memes, etc.
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Wednesday, December 16th, 2009
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6:02 am - Twits
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Tuesday, December 15th, 2009
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7:11 pm
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I think there's a quite a difference between a gamer, a geek and a nerd. Gamers play games. If you like WoW, you very well might fall under the distinction of 'RPG Gamer' or 'MMO Gamer' which can be solved if you play Dragon Age and find out that you missed/didn't miss the online aspects and interactions.
Geek is someone like me. Someone who is immersed in electronics, hipster books and other gizmos that don't really make life easier or better but definitely more interesting. Sure, I play games, but I blog about them, I analyze them, I take it as a social interaction.
A nerd is hardcore. You can be a science nerd, and it usually means that you're a scientist, or could be. You could be a book nerd and that usually means that you work in or about libraries/museums/schools for a substantial period of your life.
Whereas geeks are more relaxed and gamers much moreso before them, nerds are serious business. A gamer will play, a geek will immerse themselves in it but only the nerd will figure out the algorythm that dictates a major focus of the game.
All in all, NEAT.
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Thursday, December 10th, 2009
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3:59 pm
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Stolen from ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) jwz
- Google CEO Schmidt is a douche. Schneier responds. "If you have something that you don't want anyone to know, maybe you shouldn't be doing it in the first place." This is the same guy who blacklisted CNET for publishing personal info about him that they found by googling.
- Facebook changed their privacy policy, and largely screwed the pooch. Where by "the pooch" I mean "you" and by "screwed" I mean, if any of your friends ever posts a quiz result or installs any other app, the author of that quiz/app is able to get all of your Facebook details -- name, gender, city, friends, photos, pages, etc.
To be clear: installing an app doesn't just give away that information about you. It gives away that information about everyone who has friended you, and there is no way for them to opt out.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc
This is also a great video to watch and more than enough reason to never agree to give in your rights.
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6:01 am - Twits
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Tuesday, December 8th, 2009
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6:00 am - Twits
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Friday, December 4th, 2009
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6:01 am - Twits
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Wednesday, December 2nd, 2009
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6:01 am - Twits
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Thursday, November 19th, 2009
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1:59 pm
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Friday, November 13th, 2009
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6:02 am - Twits
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Saturday, November 7th, 2009
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1:19 pm
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Finished Batman. The only thing that bothered me is: I just didn't care about the game once I knew it was all about collecting the riddler's crap. Now that I'm done collecting everything (and accidently completed the game) I might as well just uninstall it.
When did the graphics of games get so good? And when did I get a computer that could handle that? Seriously.
Some of the things I did like: Sacrecrow, the Joker's jokes and Batman. Note to Batman, though, as a head's up for next time: BRING ALL YOUR GADGETS THE FIRST TIME. The fact that I couldn't get to some areas because I didn't have the ULTRA batclaw, etc was kinda annoying.
I recommend playing it through once and only doing the challenges if you actually like the combat system/are playing it on a console.
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Friday, November 6th, 2009
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2:18 pm
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My girlfriend, now wife, buys me a pack of vanilla wafer cookies every xmas to remind me of when we dated and talked over the headset. I would forget to eat quite a bit and being very lazy would just grab something that I could munch on for a very long time. One time I mistakenly grabbed a bag of wafer cookies because I wanted a snack. 3 hours into playing our mmorpg I was complaining that my stomach hurt. "Well, what have you eaten?" was her natural response. I told her that I had just eaten these wafer cookies. "How many?" was the logical reply. As I whined that it hurt I admitted that I had almost eaten the entire bag. "Well no wonder it hurts." she started. "Wait... are you still eating them right now?" I admitted I was because I only had a few left to go. The sighing, head shaking and eye rolling commenced.
In other news, http://www.steakhouseorgaybar.com/ really makes you think about how people name things. Also, it stumps me.
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Tuesday, November 3rd, 2009
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6:01 am - Twits
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Thursday, October 29th, 2009
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6:00 am - Twits
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Tuesday, October 27th, 2009
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6:37 pm - good jorb, subway
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Dear Geoff,
I am deeply sorry for the poor service you received. You can be sure that the employee you encoutered will be dealt with swiftly. I understand fully how this experience could make someone think twice about ordering from our establishment, and I am saddened to think that this could have cost Subway a loyal customer. If there is anything I can do for you to resolve the issue, please let me know. You can call me at the store at XXX-XXXX, or call me at home and leave a message at XXX-XXXX. Thank you for your comments, as they will surely contribute to better customer service in the future.
Sincerely,
XXXXXXXXXXX XXXXXXXXXXXX
This is the FASTEST I've receieved a response. Even if they don't do something with the complaint, this satisfies all my questions completely. Well done.
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Friday, October 23rd, 2009
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5:15 pm - dear subway
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This was the worse customer service I've ever had at a take out. The server, who didn't have a name tag so I couldn't give you his name, didn't try to make eye contact or engage in any kind of conversation. He handled the 'vegetarian' sub after using his hands to poke and rearrange the sweet chicken sub. The veggie patties were quickly cross contaminated as they were microwaved in the same unit as the chicken, both without cover. When asked to mark the sweet chicken sub so that the vegetarian wouldn't open the wrong one by accident, he wrapped up the chicken sub badly so chicken was falling out of the sub. He turned to get a marker which revealed his pants located around his thigh giving the restaurant a full view of his underwear.
I personally don't care how you dress your employees, present them with name tags or make them talk, but please train them not only how to wrap properly so the sub doesn't fall apart but also about cross contamination of food.
I have honestly never been more disgusted with a service chain than now and I will not only tell this story to everyone I know but it will take some severe reparations before I set foot in any of your establishments again.
The moral of the story here should be: Don't expect much from shit joints like Subway.
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Thursday, October 22nd, 2009
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4:45 pm
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Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
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6:23 pm
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3:39 pm - i'm getting into flight of the conchords
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They call me the Hiphopopotamus
Flows that glow like phosphorous
Poppin’ off the top of this esophagus
Rockin’ this metropolis
I’m not a large water-dwelling mammal
Where did you get that preposterous hypothesis?
Did Steve tell you that, perchance?
Steve.
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Friday, October 9th, 2009
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3:08 pm
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I made chili today. IT WAS DELICIOUS.
I had the day off today and enjoyed much of the day in WoW. I tried out ToC and some bgs. It was great.
School's been going good. There's so much that I don't know, I'm glad that this is the long weekend so I can study up.
Happy pre-Thanksgiving, everyone. I hope you eat a lot o'pumpkin pie and nog yourself silly... even though that sounds dirty.
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