31 Jul
That’s the sound I heard the other day when pulling out of the driveway to head to work. Not long after I heard something fall on the floor of my car by my feet, over by the clutch. My first thought was that the clutch spring had broken, so I pumped the clutch a few [...]
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28 Jul
This past week I joined the 21st century. I purchased a smart phone… specifically, a Blackberry Curve. And yes, I got the version with the “magnetic red” cover so it matches my car.
I have to tell you that I’m really excited about this, more than any other new toy in quite a long [...]
Posted in General Ramblings, Technology by: Dave Rathbun
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09 Jul
I had to share this. Joss Whedon (creator of Buffy, Angel, and Firefly) is going to release a new musical… online! If you are a Buffy fan and remember the musical number (from season 4, I think) then you have to see this. It looks great… they have Neil Patrick Harris as the mad scientist, [...]
Posted in General Ramblings, Movies by: Dave Rathbun
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07 Jul
A few days ago I spent some time talking with tech support (one of my favorite activities). I have a *mumble* computer with two matching digital flat panel displays from the same company. At times when I boot the system one monitor (the “primary” one) would fail to start up, while the secondary monitor would. [...]
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04 Jul
I tell people that I only paid about $10K for my Corvette, and as you can imagine that gets some interesting looks. The follow-up question is generally along the lines of, “How can I do that too?”
Here’s how.
You find a stock like Oracle. Buy and sell at the points marked. Take your capital [...]
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03 Jul
The fun starts here. Enjoy.
Posted in Sunset Vette by: Dave Rathbun
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