Monthly Archives: April 2007

Are you down with the geekness?

Posted on April 30, 2007 by Scott

I referenced Star Trek twice in the last half hour at work. Both times work related and fitting to the situation. I feel like I’ve crossed over into the dirty side of geekdom.

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Sticky sITUATION – the rest of the story!

Posted on April 24, 2007 by Scott

My brother scooped me on this one… But I’ve got the rest of the story! As he posted, we received the following support e-mail: “Well it had to happen sOMETIME I THINK I ScrewED UP MY LAP TOP I Spilled … Continue reading →

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Western Digital MyBook Open Case Recover Data

Posted on April 20, 2007 by Scott

I have a 500 gig Western digital MyBook external drive. One day I hooked it up to my computer and it would not power up (for the purposes of this post, the background as to why it might not boot … Continue reading →

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Starbucks called me a doof.

Posted on April 19, 2007 by Scott

Poopyheads.

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Starbucks Dementor

Posted on April 16, 2007 by Scott

All the posts about Starbucks lately reminded me of a pic I took there a while back. Seems the cult of Starbucks extends to Dementors. This was taken just outside the window while I was standing in line for a … Continue reading →

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minimal security prison or Starbucks

Posted on April 13, 2007 by Scott

If you’re going to be stranded somewhere when your car doesn’t work, you could do a lot worse than a Starbucks. Drink. Food. Music. Comfy chair. Internet access (well, okay, only if you pay for it – $5 for a … Continue reading →

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mp3 cappuccino please…

Posted on April 12, 2007 by Scott

I purchased a music CD today. Felt weird. Starbucks has the right idea, though. Compile a reasonably priced CD of songs by newer artists, older or lesser known artists, or that make a unique mix. If you counter the ability … Continue reading →

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ISTEP, you step

Posted on April 11, 2007 by Scott

I saw a news story tonight on a local school increasing ISTEP scores (Indiana Statewide Testing for Educational Progress-Plus). “Wow,” I thought, “That’s great!” Then they showed some children talking about how if they “just didn’t get it” they just … Continue reading →

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Yellow shirt, chocolate, Martha Stewart, and me.

Posted on April 9, 2007 by Scott

You know what’s smart? Eating part of a chocolate bar while laying on your back. In a yellow shirt. Even better, sitting up and seeing a few melting flecks of chocolate and thinking, hey, I’ll just lick them out before … Continue reading →

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Slow “Pursuit of Happyness”

Posted on April 4, 2007 by Scott

My girlfriend is reading “Pursuit of Happyness“. Three quarters of the way through the book, her comment was, “Geez, I wish they’d get to the good part. He’s not even homeless yet.” Ah, the things Hollywood makes entertaining for us. … Continue reading →

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Machiavelli and Bunnies

Posted on April 1, 2007 by Scott

Sometimes I wish spam were real. No, not all the wallstreet tips and pharmacy ads; that kind of spam is all too real. Some of the fake subjects spammers use to entice you to open their mail or to get … Continue reading →

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