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10 April 2008 @ 08:29 pm
I'm a bastard...  
Why am I a bastard you ask? Short version... Pedestrian+road puddle+me... if you get my drift.

Long version. Well. Today Wendy needed a ride to the Mount Pleasant community center to write some tests. I'm imagining all you Calgarians to be cringing right about now. What should of been a 20-30 min drive took 2 hours. This isn't specifically relevant to my bastardishness, but the point is, I was out driving today.

After her first test, Wendy had some time to kill so we drove over to North Hill mall, and by this point the snow had cleared up, was melting and was leaving ginormous puddles everywhere. While driving behind the mall in the curb lane, I saw what I judged to be a small puddle, not big enough to cause any unsuspecting peds a problem. *bzzzt* Wrong. I hit the puddle, it then occurring to me that it was much bigger than I had thought. Two things then happened, my peripheral vision thought it registered a ped in the splash zone, and another ped about 15' further down the road well out of the splash zone and facing towards me had a look of utter horror on his face.

Oops. *cackles*
 
 
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03 April 2008 @ 02:42 pm
Two amusing videos..  
First... Muppets snippet. Awesome. 8)



And second.. candid camera, Japanese style.

 
 
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21 March 2008 @ 04:22 pm
What strike?  
postpostpost

I post on LJ maybe once a month, and usually then it's bandwagoning on a meme or quiz. What do I care if LJ is changing what kind of new account people can create? I don't. This kind of strike isn't going to do anything except to give SixApart employees a chuckle at the idiocy of a portion of it's community.

A lot of friends have already waxed poetical about this, and I can't say anything they haven't already said more eloquently than I. But I will add this, I think Heinlein said it best.

There ain't no such think as a free lunch.

Remember that kids.
 
 
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15 March 2008 @ 11:52 pm
Sunday...  
...is the last day for the Calgary International Autoshow. This is the manufacturer's show with all the new and concept models, not the hotrod show. Wendy and I will be there sometime late in the morning/early afternoon. Call my cell if anyone else is interested in going and wants to hook up. We won't be there all day, since you can usually see the whole show within a couple of hours.
 
 
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13 March 2008 @ 12:08 am
Mooo... errr.. Mrow?  

Your Score: The Cat


You scored 69% domestic, 21% gregarious, 25% trickster, and 70% intellect!




Domestic, Solitary, Serious, Intelectual: you are the Cat!

Cat represents a balance of strength in both physical and spiritual, psychic and sensual powers, merging these two worlds into one. Curious, intelligent, and physically adept, cat people tend to live in a world all their own.


This test categorized you based on four different axes of personality, which were then associated with a different animal. The four axes, as well as all possible results are explained below.



Wild/Domestic: This first axis categorizes you based on how much you are drawn to the outdoors, versus how much you are drawn to civilized situations. Domesticity has many shapes and forms, and varies from the joy of dolphins leaping next to a ship to the steadfast loyalty of a family dog.



Gregarious/Solitary: This axis measures how solitary you are. If you scored high, it means that you enjoy the company of other people, while a low score indicates that you prefer a more solitary lifestyle.



Trickster/Serious: This axis measures how well you line up with conventional trickster archetypes. People who fall into this archetype have a sense of humor and an excitable, highly chaotic streak. Scoring low doesn't mean that you don't have a sense of humor; it just means that you probably don't think dynamite is very funny.



Intellectual/Emotional: This last axis determines whether you are more emotional -- acting based on feelings and instinct, or rational and intelectual -- acting more on thought than on your gut feelings.



WildGregariousTricksterIntellectualThe Hyena
WildGregariousTricksterEmotionalThe Otter
WildGregariousSeriousIntellectualThe Antelope
WildGregariousSeriousEmotionalThe Wolf
WildSolitaryTricksterIntellectualThe Weasel
WildSolitaryTricksterEmotionalThe Coyote
WildSolitarySeriousIntellectualThe Raven
WildSolitarySeriousEmotionalThe Frog
DomesticGregariousTricksterIntellectualThe Fox
DomesticGregariousTricksterEmotionalThe Dolphin
DomesticGregariousSeriousIntellectualThe Horse
DomesticGregariousSeriousEmotionalThe Dog
DomesticSolitaryTricksterIntellectualThe Rat
DomesticSolitaryTricksterEmotionalThe Ferret
DomesticSolitarySeriousIntellectualThe Cat
DomesticSolitarySeriousEmotionalThe Squirrel




Link: The Animal Archetype Test written by crumpetsfortea on OkCupid Free Online Dating, home of the The Dating Persona Test
View My Profile(crumpetsfortea)
 
 
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06 March 2008 @ 12:16 am
For those writers or just needing to kill some time...  
tvtropes.org

Breaking down and categorizing fiction.. most of it amusing in some way.
 
 
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25 February 2008 @ 05:34 am
For the history buffs... The Titanic a'la l337 speak.  
I know there are at least a couple that read my journal.  This is cut from the forums at Eyrie Productions, the fanfic site I read fairly regularly.  They occasionally post snippets from their IRC channel, and I had to repost this:

<Z-Gryphon> http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/asiapcf/11/11/nz.text.ap/index.html
<Z-Gryphon> - "Saxophones? You gotta fuggin be kidding me" dep't
<Truss> Well, geez. Whoever wrote that article didn't do their research.
<Truss> I mean, -everyone- knows "lol" isn't an abbreviation or a word. It's punctuation.
<Truss> It's practically the equivalent of "STOP" from old telegrams.
<Z-Gryphon> snrk
* Z-Gryphon tries a simple test.
<wedge> snrk
<Z-Gryphon> WHAT HATH GOD WROUGHT LOL
<Z-Gryphon> yeah, you're right.
--snip--
<Z-Gryphon> it's very lucky that "LOL" did -not- evolve as a telegraphic end-of-sentence indicator instead of "STOP".
<Z-Gryphon> I mean, it would be -wildly- inappropriate in the case of those telegrams that begin THE SECRETARY OF WAR REGRETS TO INFORM YOU
<Z-Gryphon> also, it occurs to me that if "LOL" were the equivalent of "STOP", then "MESSAGE ENDS" would have to be replace by either "LOLOL" or "ROFL"
<Z-Gryphon> and -then- where would we be
<Truss> I think that's KTHXBYE, actually. :)
<Truss> MGY CQD ZOMG A/S/L 41.46 N. 50.14 W REZ PLZ O HAI ICEBERG SINKING ZOMGWTFBBQ
<Truss> (And yeah, I had to look up the original. :)
<Z-Gryphon> (followed by a quick "OMW" from the Carpathia, one presumes)
 
 
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16 February 2008 @ 04:25 am
Scodie's youtube wanderings.  
So... I'm switching to night shift, so I've gotta stay up. I was playing CoV until the east coast servers fell off the internet, so I switched to cruising youtube for something to do. At one point I used to post the stuff I was surfing when I worked night shift, so I figured why not post tonight's intertube wanderings.

Behind the cut are a few of the more interesting/amusing things I came across )
 
 
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07 February 2008 @ 04:57 pm
Quote of the day...  
I'm reading Transmetropolitan, that should say it all.

"All Spider's guys on the march, millions of the bastards all jabbering and smoking as they stomped over your uterus with big fucking hobnailed sperm-boots..."
 
 
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17 January 2008 @ 06:11 pm
Birthday Part Deux.  
Ok.. so here's the deal. We're going to Milestones Downtown Friday night for diner. I'm thinkin' 1900ish. It's across Stephen Ave from the Hyatt. We've never been to this one, but the Southland location has impressed us in the past. Post here and let me know who all is going, 'cause I can phone them in advance to put our name on the waiting list and tell them how many.

Also of note, we're going to Banff Saturday afternoon for some hot spring action. People are more than welcome to come with if they like. Call my cell Saturday after 1000 for details if you're interested, presuming we haven't talked already.
 
 
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15 January 2008 @ 06:12 pm
Hurry hurry hurry!  
It's a little late, but better late than never. (That probably won't save ne, but I've gotta try. 8)

The Wendy's birthday is Friday, and I'm sending out the call for people interested in showing up to celebrate her 30th.

We're torn between some sort of restaurant thing on Friday, or going out to Banff Saturday afternoon and doing diner there(Not Grizzly House she says).

When can people make what? Let me know and I'll post again with specifics.
 
 
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14 January 2008 @ 02:01 am
Want!  
So I just found out the George Carlin will be at the Jubliee on Weds....

And I'm working damnit.. first day back too so it's a touch hard to make arrangements. Ai ya.

Oh well.. here's hoping he does another show in Calgary some time soon. *sighs*
 
 
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27 December 2007 @ 06:36 am
Flash backs...  
Ok.. I heard it on the radio on the way home this morning, and had to look it up when I got home since I couldn't remember the name of the song. Peter Shillings Major Tom(Coming Home). This song stands out in my mind as one of my earliest really clear school memories.




And yes, be afraid.. two posts in one day.
 
 
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27 December 2007 @ 12:12 am
Bored  

Your Score: Jokester Soul


You scored 4 Extroversion, -10 Sensitivity, and -2 Openness!




You are a confident person with a strong sense of self. You can be loud and jocular, and you don't really care who hears you. You don't spend too much time stressing about how other people see you. If they like you, well, good for them. If they don't like you, well, that's their own problem.

People need to earn your respect in order for you to really start taking them into consideration. You might bend yourself over backwards for a friend or family member, but you aren't going to give that sort of special treatment to any old Joe Blow. Your loved ones know that under that bold, brash exterior, there is a person who is loyal and even clannish at times. You will fight to defend your friends and family from any and all comers. With these special few, you drop that joking exterior and be your real self.

Your daemon's form would represent your confident ways, your joking and insensitive manner, and your secret tendency for softheartedness. He or she would probably help you criticize all the idiots whom you meet on a day to day basis, and back you up when you are on the defensive.

Suggested forms:
Magpie, Raven, Kangaroo, Wild Boar.




Link: The Golden Compass Daemon Test written by wolfcaroling
 
 
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17 November 2007 @ 07:30 am
Streaming video anyone?  
So I downloaded the newest version on Winamp and found a new application they were pushing. Now while their version of this application kinda sucked, what it's based off of seems to work much better.

www.orb.com

You set up a program on your home machine and tell it what media files you want to make available. From music, to video, pictures.. you name it. Then you connect to their website(mycast.orb.com) from your remote machine where ever it happens to be, and login. Now you select what you want to play, and fire it up. It'll ask you to download/play a stream file(configurable) that'll connect to your home machine and stream the files from home. Works great for me so far. I was watching anime for a chunk of last night.

Only problem I've found so far is that there seems to be a limit to the number of MP3s it'll read at one time on the site, and I have yet to figure out why.

Either way, neat stuff if you're bored at work and you have interweb access.
 
 
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31 October 2007 @ 10:45 pm
New MMO?  
So during a discussion about the MMO market with a co-worker the other day I found out that there's a Star Trek MMO in development. Set a few years after the end of Voyager to give them some creative breathing room, it looks to have a number of features that could have me drooling. Personal Ships, ships that need crews.. *drools*. Reminds me of a graphical RH in some ways.

Anyways... it looks like it's still in the early development stages, mostly art and basic object design. Not due until sometime in 2009, but what they have posted looks nice.

http://www.startrekonline.com



Edit: Now I want a Wing Commander MMO Damnit!
 
 
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17 October 2007 @ 09:26 pm
 
 
 
 
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18 September 2007 @ 08:53 am
 
Dirty fuckers.

Friday before last I booked an appointment to have a company come out and clean the furnace/ducts here in the house. They called the morning of the appointment to say they had mechanical issues with the truck and had to reschedule. Fine. Shit happens. Reschedule for the following Friday at 0900. 1030 that morning rolls around and no crew. I call, oh.. sorry, it's in our schedule as 1500(The time of the previous Friday's appt). Fine. Leave it for that time, I don't want to get things fucked up again by rescheduling. 1530, they show up. Can't get the truck close enough to the door, since the don't have enough hose on the truck to go from the street. They say they can bring enough hose if I want to reschedule. FINE. I reschedule for THIS MORNING at 0800. 0830, no show, so I figure I'll give'em until 0900 before phoning to see what the fuck is going on. 0845 I get a call from the lady at the office, they are stuck in traffic, they got a late start 'cause the guys with the extra hose didn't bring it back to the office blah blah blah. She knows I'm working nights, so she asks if I'd like to reschedule. Oh HELL no. I stayed up late for these guys twice, and put up with 3.5 hours of sleep for these guys and they just can't get it together. Fuck'em.

/Rant

Anyone know a "decent" furnace cleaning company in the city?
 
 
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13 September 2007 @ 10:38 pm
Questionaire Anybody?  
Ok, so several people have done this, so I might as well too.

A list of 25 things every guy should apparently know how to do. The link is here.

1. Patch a radiator hose
Never had to do it, but Dad's shown me how before. 8)

2. Protect your computer
Ha!

3. Rescue a boater who as capsized
Hmm.. No, I can't say I actually know how to do this, but I doubt that'd stop me from trying.

4. Frame a wall
I know how to do this, but never had the need to put the skill into practice.

5. Retouch digital photos
Done this many time.

6. Back up a trailer
Yup yup, both small and large trailers.

7. Build a campfire
Any time anywhere. 8)

8. Fix a dead outlet
Yup yup. Minor electrical stuff is easy.

9. Navigate with a map and compass
It has been a very long time since I've done this, but I imagine I could still do it if pressed.

10. Use a torque wrench
Now who can't do this?

11. Sharpen a knife
Yup, three different ways too. 8)

12. Perform CPR
I know the theory of it, but would not want to have to do it unless there was noone else more experienced.

13. Fillet a fish
Uhh.. probably not unless you like you fish preflaked/butchered.

14. Maneuver a car out of a skid
Oh hell yea. I'm Canadian, it's as near a prerequsite as it gets for owning a car up here.

15. Get a car unstuck
Yup yup, and even put this one in practice several times.

16. Back up data
Uhh.. I know HOW to do this, not that I practice this as often as I should.

17. Paint a room
I've even done this one recently.

18. Mix concrete
Can't say that I know how to do this one. Not something I've ever had to do.

19. Clean a bolt-action rifle
Another one I know how technically, but never had occasion to use said skill.

20. Change oil and filter
I can do this, but I'd rather let someone else do the dirty work these days. 8)

21. Hook up an HDTV
Been there done that. Cables are fookin' expensive.

22. Bleed brakes
Several times in fact, though like changing the oil, I'd rather let someone else get dirty these days.

23. Paddle a canoe
Yup yup.

24. Fix a bike flat
Not in a while, but easily done.

25. Extend your wireless network
I thought this was supposed to be a hard like of skills? 8P



Ok, so I don't come out too badly... lots of non-practical knowledge though so take that for what you will. 8)