Monthly Archives December 2005

PSA

You probably all know by now about the infamous Sony rootkit, which was included on a whole bunch of their music CDs, and which, when one of the affected CDs is played on a Windows computer, installs itself silently and then doesnt allow you to uninstall it again if by some miracle you happen to [...]

Ding!

For the first time in any MMO, I have finally reached the level cap.
My Tauren Shaman reached level 60 in World of Warcraft this evening. :)
HUZZAHMOO! <3

RIP, Fred The Baker!

Dunkin Donuts will never taste the same. :cry:
CNN.com – ‘Time to make the doughnuts’ actor dies – Dec 27, 2005

Yep, it’s a Faux News link!

It’s probably the only article on Faux that I’ve ever seen that was decidedly critical about George W Bush…and it’s written by a Democrat.
Could it be the world is coming to an end? Or is Faux News beginning to see the light?
I’ll believe it when I see Bill O’Reilly’s pink slip.
FOXNews.com – Views – [...]

Oopsie daisy!

Went out for my evening stroll. Beautiful balmy night, lovely Christmas lights…
You guessed it. One minute I’m walking along, next minute I’m sprawled out full length on the sidewalk, flat on my face. Dont ask me. No idea how it happened. Escaped with nothing more than a skinned knee. [...]

Those who need to know…

…have always known. :)
Blast from the past. The best was hearing this story for the first time in Scotland, from the Scots.
Hopefully it’ll stay where it is. Home. Until such time as Scotland regains her independence, whereupon it can be rightfully reinstated into its proper setting.
Guardian Unlimited | Special [...]

Strike!

Thoughts and luck going out to my folks back home in New York, who have to deal with the first mass transit strike in 25 years this week.
I remember the last one. It sucked. Hopefully this one will be over with very quickly. New York is no place you ever want to [...]