I just installed Ubuntu 5.10 ("Breezy Badger", which I'm dist-upgrading as I type), and I'd like to say that GNU/linux has come a *long* way since I first started playing with it about 6 years ago. Let's take a walk down memory lane, shall we?

I was looking at record of forum posts and realize that I have two with a score of 5.

Sweet!

It's been a while since I visited the ol' /.

quite a bit has changed... for instance, the page load properly (menu doesn't overlap the body). Wack. Now I don't have to do the whole Ctrl+, Ctrl- thing to get it to look right.

I've also noticed a font change, along with a few other minute things here and there, but nothing severe. I guess once you've got a format working, you don't screw with it.

If any of you out there like outlook, but despise the way it formats outgoing mail, check out this link.

OK, this tears it. Firefox rocks *even harder*. Some of you may know Daniel Miessler -- he's got some cool stuff on his blog site, but I'm referring to a specific blog post:

Firefox Quicksearches

Ya know, I don't think to write out my thoughts about this kind of stuff much, but I tend to pick up and use several tricks that other people tell me about. Here's a few other gems:

Well, I've *finally* gotten a permanent position here at GSW... System Administrator / Web Designer. I'm not so big on the Web Design part, but I'll muddle through.

So yeah. I haven't even gotten my BS yet and I'm getting as much as some of my GT friends expected to get *after* they get a degree.

so EAT THAT!

game addiction -- Prince of Persia: Warrior Within

Well, it's a month and a few days later -- I did pretty good last semester with 3 A's and a B -- and I'm already starting a new semester. This break didn't last long enough.

Game addiction: Kingdom of Loathing -- Yes, I'm still playing it.

I beat HL2 the other day. It's a pretty sweet game. The version of CS that comes with it (Counter Strike: Source) is pretty kick-ass, too.

Anyway, school's killing me -- I've got 2 term projects and like 3 assignments due, and that sux. I'm on my last week of school, though, so it's almost over.

Game Addictions: Kingdom of Loathing and Counter Strike: Source

It's been a while since my last post. Now it's the end of the semester and everything is coming to a head... just as halflife 2 has come out. So I have to tear myself away from the game to do homework, or study, etc. Then when I can't stand it anymore I go play HL some more. Right now I'm in the chapter "Anticitizen 1" where you have 4 brain farts following you around (offering very little help), and I'm in an appartment building, but I'm not sure where to go now.

Another semster will start soon, and I have to sign up for classes tomorrow. I've written out a list of all the offered classes I need... but now that I have a job I can't take all 5 of them (sigh). Anyway, I'll probably end up taking 3, maybe 4. I can't wait to get out of this joint. That'll be golden.

...another post.

Ok, so I don't really post every day, but whatever. I got an email from a friend suggesting that I start blogging, and really this is the closest thing I have (and I'm *not* going to start a livejournal). Anyway, it's not like anyone's reading.

Have I mentioned that I hate election year? I do.

Randomness.

Game Addiction: none at the moment (shocker!). I'm pre-occupied with school and work. Blah.

...because *everything* becomes political. Mount St. Helens is threatening another eruption and it's a sign that we shouldn't re-elect bush. 4 hurricanes come through Florida (so what else is new) during an election year and people say it's punishment for screwing up Gore's chances last election. Get over it, people! I think God has better things to do than cause natural disasters because one guy gets a political position. Moreover, I thing God prefers Bush (though not by much).

I've got gmail invitations running out of my EARS! Every time I get them whittled down I log in a few days later and I've got 6 again.

Game Addiction: RuneScape