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So, I've got a lot of things that I need to get caught up on. The sad truth is that the internet keeps moving, even if I'm not. I think I need to figure out how to go without sleep completely. If you figure that I sleep 6 hours a night (give or take an hour or two, mostly take), and I were to just cut that out completely, I'd have about 91 extra days a year with which to get things done. It's a worthy cause I'd be willing to fight for, but it's so very unlikely that I'll ever see it to fruition.

Of course, the way I've been spending my time of late... well, let's just say that I wouldn't trade it for anything. Love Is a Many-Splendored Thing. Keep on keeping on internet, I'll do my best to keep up.

Anyway, click "Read More" to do the thing that you clicked on said it was gonna do...

A $50 Paint Job

I will be the first to tell you that I'm a cheap bastard. I buy generic, I pinch pennies. That isn't to say that I'm not willing to spend money ever, but, I do what I can to be thrifty, thereby freeing up capital for things that I think are more important, like drinking.

However, I don't know if I could ever be willing to go this far. Don't get me wrong, it's a valiant thing this man has done. But, the months of work he's gone through just to paint his Chevy Corsair for $50 seems like an unnecessary trade off.

Now, I will say that, if you follow the picture time-line, the final result actually does look pretty good. But, all that painting, buffing, sanding, washing, painting, buffing washing sanding, painting... etc. etc. etc.

Your mileage may vary.


Linux Crashes First!

In what could be the most unlikely sentence as a headline, there is some truth. While the Linux Operating system will rarely, if ever, crash first when pitted against anything.

However, what we're referring to here is an Indy Car, which has the Linux Tux logo on it, which was the first to crash in its first run out, causing it come in dead last at the 91st Indy 500.

The point of this was to get the Linux name out in front of more people, and the project was to get less than 1% of the Linux community to donate $1 to reach the goal of some $250K. They fell well short at $18K, but were still able to secure a spot on the tip of a car.

Clearly, their plan didn't work all that well. It really is too bad. The Joost sponsored car pulled a respectable 7th, however.


Linux Based USB Firewall

This is pretty neat. If you're a nerd, check it out. (it's a Windows Firewall that runs via USB by using an Intel Mobile Processor and a Linux Core system.


Helium. Get paid for your opinion?

Helium is a relatively new service that seems to act like a Wiki style opinion magazine. You sign up and write opinions about things, then you make money based on ad revenue in the articles you write. It seems that it's based on a vote up / vote down system. It's hard to say, because their about page has very little detail as to exactly HOW the thing works. But, it's intriguing. I might give it a shot, if I ever have some free time.

Lord knows that I have opinions about things.


The Burg

The Burg is an internet parked sitcom. It's pretty entertaining so far, though I've only watched a couple episodes. I thought I'd point it out anyway, because it is pretty cool. It's not the first internet based tv show, but it is quite entertaining. Very pop culture.


Cracked still thinks they're funny...

They're partially right.


Did I mention these?

Free Fonts: Geek Style.


New Terminator Trilogy?

I don't remember if I mentioned this, either, but the link is still sitting in my bookmarks, so here it is.

Dark Horizons, a company responsible for a plethora of great and shitty movies alike has announced that they are going to be working on a new Terminator Trilogy.

From their Press Release:

After much talk and posturing over the future of "The Terminator" franchise in recent years, something surprising has happened - producers Mario Kassar and Andy Vajna have given up their baby.

The Halcyon Co. has acquired the franchise rights to the popular "The Terminator" movie series and intend to make a new trilogy that would anchor their movie company.

"Terminator 4" will be based on a script by John Brancato and Michael Ferris ("Terminator 3"), and Halcyon plans to immediately begin preproduction on the film with the hope of a Summer 2009 release.

Neither creator James Cameron or original star Arnold Schwarzenegger will be involved in the project, which picks up with John Connor in his 30s leading what's left of the human race against the machines.

The deal includes the right to produce any future "Terminator" projects in any format (film, TV, etc.). It also includes all future merchandising and licensing rights, and certain rights to the upcoming TV series "The Sarah Connor Chronicles."

I'm intrigued, even without Cameron and Schwartzenegger.


I love the rumor mill...

Just read this, which gives some validity to this.

Wait, maybe instead of read them, I'll paraphrase:

OMGWTF!!! PALM Might Be DOING somethingS!!!! LOOKS WE SEES IT!11!!! !zomg! kekekekek1!!! bbqsauce!!!!

This comes on the coat tails of the rumors that Palm is actually going out of business. Huh.


I think that's adequate...

I've hit on a few things, I'll scrape together more bullshit to entertain you with later. Piece out internets.