OpenSolaris Shortcomings

I want to like OpenSolaris. I love compiling away on my Sun Machines at the house. The simple fact is though the “Open” is a misnomer of great proportions. What makes me excited about OpenSolaris is the lineage it stems from. For UNIX admins everywhere, it is truly one of the last of the old guard. HP-UX, Tru64, and the host of other dead UNIX OS showcase how much impact the BSD and Linux world has had on mainstream POSIX. ...

March 29, 2008 · 2 min · Nick

I want a pony and a nintendo…

I remember growing up I would pray with such fervor for things. This morning as I was driving to work I did the same thing! You would think after 23 years I would have figured out that things don’t matter. Whoops guess not. All the same God always has a chuckle with me. He is a funny God. The reading for the day: _Jesus said to his disciples: “In praying, do not babble like the pagans, ...

February 12, 2008 · 1 min · Nick

Reason I don’t eat out…

Eat This, Not That! — Men’s Health I usually hate Men’s Health but the article made Reddit and I clicked not knowing. Ended up grossing me out and reaffirming my hate of fast food :)

February 11, 2008 · 1 min · Nick

GBA PSP Emulator SDTV

Load up the emulator Plug in the Composite Cable Without getting a wretched headache, get into the Graphics and Sounds menu option Set Video to: Scaled 3:2 Filter Yes Ratio: ratio 4:3 interlaced Tadda! MarioKart on your hotel TV

February 9, 2008 · 1 min · Nick

Workout and Food Log

Let me start by saying I LOVE thedailyplate.com and use the thing (as the name suggests) daily. Recently they added an option to export all your data to spreadsheet. Being the geek I am, I quickly began sorting and plotting the data. I highly recommend you do the same. For me this wasn’t a weight loss plan as much as a weight level plan. I am right where I want to be on the circumference of my waist, 145 pounds @ 29″. Not too small, not too big. Some of the more interesting numbers to come out of all this: ...

February 8, 2008 · 1 min · Nick