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Yay Flickr!

Chris — Mon, 03 Nov 2008 15:55:21 +0000

Well, I’m migrating all our photos on our photoalbum site to Flickr. It will take something like 4 days to complete, but it will be nice to have that whole thing offloaded!

This picture was the latest upload when I checked it this morning and it is definitely one of my favorite pics. Jaime cracks me up…

Here’s the URL: www.flickr.com/…

New photos will be appearing regularly over the next couple days, oh boy!

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Chris — Wed, 09 May 2007 00:27:16 +0000

That’s MY 128-bit key. If someone distributes that around the internet, I have the very same legal right that the AACS-LA group has to prosecute.

See www.freedom-to-… for the info, but basically, that number was used to encrypt a copyrighted work (A haiku) and I was given explicit rights to decrypt the work my the encryptor.

You better watch out!! :-D

-Chris

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Chris — Thu, 03 May 2007 23:32:42 +0000

That’s the AACS code that can apparently be used to crack HDDVD discs released up till now. The AACSLA group is trying to strong arm the whole internet into removing those numbers from existence.

I align with Kevin Rose, founder of Digg, in this plight. The DMCA is getting a bit to big for its own britches and something as trivial as this might be a tipping point.

I welcome debate on why I’m wrong…

blog.digg.com/?…

-Chris

Geeks ahoy!!

Chris — Tue, 27 Feb 2007 21:42:39 +0000

Oh man, look a the neato stuff on the blog! I’ve got a random picture area (which pulls straight from photoalbum.theh…) and a spiffy new poll! Now I can get answers to some of life’s most pressing issues.

If you want something answered, let me know and I’ll list it up there…

Also, check THIS out!! It’s like those fridge magnets from the olden days! It updated your movements in realtime to the server, so you can share in the fun with others…

Comment with the funniest poems you can make.

OH! If you’re wondering about all those fancy icons underneath every post, those are links to the many, many, many link aggregator sites around the internet. Now the whole world can be made aware of my musings! yay!

-Chris

Tired of slow Productivity Software?

Chris — Wed, 25 Aug 2004 15:38:28 +0000

So, like me, I’m sure you view MANY PDFs as well as Word, Excel, and Access files. Maybe you’ve also noticed that those applications (especially Acrobat) seem to load S-L-O-W-L-Y. Well, the culprit way be a little application called wisptis.exe. What is it? In a nutshell, it’s Windows’ way of helping you be “productive” by readying itself for use with a pen or tablet PC. How convenient? The problem is it CAN be quite a resource hog, and on a laptop (or machine with a slow hard disk), you’re still loading another app.

You may be thinking, “I want it gone! I don’t use a pen/tablet and don’t plan to, so I’m going to erase it”. I know that’s how I felt, so I’m including the instructions below on how to do that. They’re pretty simple . . . and by simple I mean overly-difficult-because-microsoft-forgot-that-we-like-FAST-computers-without-bloatware.

Download this zip file, unzip the byebyewisptis.reg file, run it, and then continue to the following step. Feel free to look at that file. It does a bunch of registry deletes.

Now delete wisptis.exe from your WindowsSystem32 directory. If you can’t, it may already be running. If so, open Task Manager and kill it.

Tada! A faster computer!

-Chris

Windows SuckPack2

Chris — Tue, 24 Aug 2004 15:35:03 +0000

So, just in case you want to go to Service Pack 2 for Windows XP, you should definitnely check this article out.

Pay careful attention to the definitive terms like “Sometimes” and “may not”.

Thanks Microsoft.

842242 – Some programs seem to stop working after you install Windows XP Service Pack 2

-Chris

Two in a row!

Chris — Tue, 17 Aug 2004 20:31:34 +0000

Believe it or not, this makes 2 (two) posts in 2 (two) days. I’m blogging like I’m Doug Meade over here. Still on vacation, still enjoying myself immensely having nothing to do AT ALL. Nothing better than an agenda-less few days.

I’ve been studying a new technique for Bass Playing that was pioneered by Victor Wooten. He has incredible speed and I’m looking to integrate some of his style with my technique. You should check out some of his work ifi you get time and enjoy high-quality bass playing.

You can check out his tracks on my jukebox site. They’re in there somewhere, but I don’t think that I categorized them properly upon insert, so they may be tough to find. My jukebox runs on NetJuke, which is of course backed by php,mysql,apache, etc.

Let me know if you use it and have issues.

-Chris

Monday Monday

Chris — Mon, 23 Feb 2004 18:37:22 +0000

Man do I dislike Mondays, and before you lecture me about it, I know it’s a bad attitude and I’m working on it. It’s not that I HATE my job, it’s just that I like doing nothing so much more.

Well, what’s new you ask? Here’s something cool: http://www.desertcombat.com This is a mod (add-on software that utilizes another piece of software) for Battlefield 1942, which is an incredible EA video game. It’s basically a giant download that, once installed, allows you to VERY accurately engage in a simulated Desert Storm/Iraqi Freedom conflict. If you like PC video games, this is something that you will definitely enjoy. The best part? If you own BF1942, this mod is FREE.

Gotta love that.

Anyway, congrats to my friend Mark who was just blessed with his second son!! Congrats Mark!

-Chris

Let the reminiscing begin!

Chris — Sun, 15 Feb 2004 03:57:56 +0000

I just launched a new photo site that has just about every photo that my wife and I have ever taken (digitally).

Kudos to the folks at Coppermine who wrote the software, it’s one of the most polished open-source apps I’ve ever stumbled across. Here’s the link to my photo album, with a link to the authors at the bottom. Look for the “Powered by:” tag.

http://photoalbum.theheacocks.com

-Chris