About four years ago, my Samsung 225BW monitor started flickering. I was able to fix it with $12.00 spent on a replacement and 15 minutes of work with a soldering iron. Well, it started flickering again on Thursday and this time I decided to just replace it. I just have too much other stuff on my plate right now and it seemed like time for an upgrade. Anyway, that worked out pretty well all things considered.…
»We moved, so I decided to take the opportunity to switch to a new tank. The old tank was a bow front and I really didn’t like it. If you looked at the tank from directly in front of it, it was great. Sometimes the fish looked as if they were floating. If you looked at the tank from even a slight angle, you were suddenly hit by weird distortions due to reflection and refraction.…
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»The tank has been going for three years and 2 months now. Unfortunately, we lost our last pleco this month. So, not counting tetras, that’s three deaths so far. …and yes, I re-did the layout again. Having the plants on the left side of the tank killed all of the water flow across the substrate. Having the plants on the left side also hides some of the electronics and some of the detritus that builds up between weekly water changes.…
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»Most hatred is fear with a leather jacket and a sneer. Most excuses are laziness in an expensive suit and carrying a briefcase.…
»I just realized that it has been almost a year since my last tank update. I hope I can make up for that with a larger than usual batch of photos. The tank is still going strong, although I did remove most of the Amazon Swords to give the discus more room to swim. I hope you enjoy!…
»Some weird sounds from way back in 2008. I’m cleaning out my hard drive. [download mp3]…
»Ok, my one and only political post for the year. Most people are hardworking, decent people who just want to earn a living, take care of their kids and have a few beers on the weekend. The people who put forth the idea of a divided republic have an economic interest in fanning the flames of disharmony. Every election cycle the talking heads, chattering pundits and the angry demagogues from all parts of the political spectrum beat their drums as if we are on the brink of a Civil War.…
»This is a post in my own self interest. I’m sure there will be another instance in the future where I cam connected to a company’s VPN, but I just can’t resolve an internal, that is intranet, resources. If the name doesn’t work by itself, try appending the appropriate DNS suffix in the advanced IP4 settings for the VPN connection. This has been a note to my future annoyed self.…
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