May

30

interesting…

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  So… I wander away from the blog for a few hours to go get some things done (meetings and such) and come back to discover a comcast related comment and additional login on my blog… wow?
The comment, which you can see in the previous post, was:
Travis if you are still having trouble with your speeds [...]

May

30

It’s Comcraptic!

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  Well, I’ve successfully gotten myself un-hooked from the Comcraptic network and I must say I’m quite pleased with my decision. Yes, I will end up paying a little more in taxes on my Qwest line but you know what? It’s WORTH EVERY DOLLAR!
I’m getting twice the speed down and twice the speed up consistently! For [...]

May

28

the stupid logic of people…

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  You know, I had this conversation with Amanda while we were driving yesterday. I don’t quite understand the stupid logic of people and their bumper stickers and signs hanging in their windows… take the following for example:

That is by far probably the dumbest sign to hang in the window of your car. Does it provide [...]

May

26

what children’s birthday parties and jungles have in common…

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  In both cases, it’s survival of the fittest.
For the record… I am super glad the party did not exceed the 15 people it did today… nothing like having a birthday party planned out based on a weather forcast that states ‘ 20% chance of late showers ‘ all the way up until the night before [...]

May

25

qwest dsl + freebsd nat/firewall (not for the technically challenged)

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  So this weekend I switched out my internet connection at my house from Comcast to Qwest DSL.
a) it was cheaper
b) i’m getting twice the speed up & down as i was with comcast
c) i wasn’t really diggin the phone service over comcast… *shrug*
So anyway… I’m running a FreeBSD firewall here at the house that’s handling [...]

May

21

Death in a cup…

Category: General, Humor | 4 Comments







  A buddy of mine, Jay, pointed me to this. This is freaking insane. Not only is this not healthy for a regular human being but it would probably kill a diabetic… 303g of carbs and 266g of sugar?! That’s a little over half a pound of sugar!!!!
After reading this I’m not sure I could even [...]

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