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Entries from August 2007

Don’t copy that flopp…errr…DVD

August 31st, 2007 · 1 Comment

Apparently several stores in Fairbanks now think I’m some sort of criminal. A project I’m working on requires me to make some duplicates of our corporate video. The video is on DVD. I take an early lunch and head over to Office Max. They’ve happily accepted my DVDs in the past.
“I’m sorry, we don’t do […]

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Tags: Work · Computing

Neverwinter Nights 2 - Take 2 - The dorky side of evil

August 27th, 2007 · 4 Comments

After finishing Neverwinter Nights 2 a couple of weeks ago, I browsed a couple of forums and found that if you play an evil character there just might be a chance that you get a more interesting ending. Honestly, it wouldn’t take much.
So I set out to play the game in the absolute opposite way […]

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Tags: Computing

Green Day

August 21st, 2007 · 1 Comment

Went to the Chena Hot Springs Renewable Energy Fair this weekend. I got there much later than I anticipated, and missed some of the talks. I have to say, one of the more interesting ones was the speech by Sen. Inouye of Hawaii.
In Alaska, we pride ourselves on our self-sufficiency and isolation from the “lower […]

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Tags: Alaska · Science · Politics

REVIEW: Neverwinter Nights 2

August 13th, 2007 · No Comments

A game review, on my blog? What is the world coming to? Well, it’s not exactly timely. Neverwinter Nights 2 has been out for a while, now. So, yeah, I guess it fits in the overall scheme of “late reviews.”
It’s not often that I play a computer game to completion. I bore easily. I’m one […]

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Tags: General

Reflections on the Fair.

August 13th, 2007 · No Comments

What happened to the damn Cajun food place??? Where will I go to get my jambalaya fix? Where to go to get a good Crawfish Étouffée? Ah well, the Alaska Seafood place was there to save the day with a good fried halibut pocket.
I had to wander back to the fairgrounds today to pick […]

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Tags: Alaska

Oh yeah, new theme

August 10th, 2007 · No Comments

If I’m not spending months ignoring my blog, I’m spending too much time changing things. I wonder which is better? Anyway, time for a new look, so I grabbed some new theme off of WordPress’ web site. I’ll change the title graphic when I get a chance, since it’s obviously not Alaskan or cynical enough. […]

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Tags: General