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I knew sending e-mails was fast, but I had no idea how fast: I've received spam e-mails from the distant future. As of this writing, the date goes as far as January 9, 2038. I can see the future now... and the future is awfully cluttered with junk mail. ©1984-2006 Toaraga EAM
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Gah, I'm currently having problems with my computer and the Internet, and it keeps affecting my logging into BZP. I'm fairly certain it's cookies and/or programs, but I'm not sure what the problem is. Sigh, I'll figure it out eventually. ©1984-2006 Toaraga EAM
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I'm going to make a reference back to that slow computer service for this funny though small story. The other day, I was on one of the instant messengers (won't say which) and as a joke, my sister from several rooms away sent a message asking me what I was doing. Being in an entirely different room and not at my machine when the message was sent, I noticed it when I came back to my computer. Because I felt like it, I replied with what I was doing, and then I went to ask her why she sent the message. This is where it gets funny: when I was talking to her, that's when the reply message popped up on the computer she was using. Being quick on my feet, I told her, "I like to make sure my messages get to where they're going." Same house, same connection, same messenger... I beat the digital data to its destination. (I knew those useless superpowers weren't so useless.) Today's Lesson: It is faster to run across the room and yell your message than use an instant messenger. Maybe BZP's server isn't so slow: we're just all in the same room. ©1984-2006 Toaraga EAM
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Wow, it's been over a week since I blogged: amazing or pointless? Who cares. Anyway, so I have the RssReader, mainly for my Halo 2 stats; everytime I turn around, I'm getting recent updates... from the past. I'm basically getting stuff that happened before what I already have. I've also been getting e-mails in my Inbox from years ago; granted, they're spam anyway, but they're still from the Messages of E-mail Past. So I get to track down that loose "new" e-mail in my Inbox. And we thought BZP's server was slow. ©1984-2006 Toaraga EAM
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Just for the heck of it and because I was inspired, I decided to make an alphabet based on computer stuff. (Oh dear, I think I'm turning into a geek/nerd... with the glasses, computer knowledge, jokes, and everything.) A is for Application B is for Byte C is for COBOL D is for Data E is for ESC F is for Format G is for Gigabyte H is for Hardware I is for Input J is for Jumper K is for Kilobyte L is for Linux M is for Megabyte N is for Nanobyte O is for Output P is for Processor Q is for Quicken R is for Right-click S is for Software T is for Terraflop U is for URL V is for Virus W is for Word Count X is for X-Axis Y is for Y-Axis Z is for Zip Drive Well, I wasted a few minutes of my life... now how do you feel? If you understand all that (maybe more than I do on some of those), than you might want to feel scared... really scared. ©1984-2006 Toaraga EAM
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Wow, my own blog, I feel so special... until I realize I'm not the only one who can do this. I feel less special, or do I? And "blog," what's up with that name? It's short for "weblog," so two letters have been cut off. Did we learn nothing from basic grammar; shouldn't it have an apostrophe at the beginning if that's the case. It might look pretty silly though, so why don't we call it what it really is... a "wog"? Of course, Elmer Fudd might want his speech pwoblem back. You just know the many jokes that will come from this blogging (ooh, idea), but will they be limited to the Star Trek joke: "Server's Blog, Stardate something-or-rather: I've run into some busyness"? I guess only time will tell. On a slightly different note, this RSS thing is popping up rather frequently these days, so I downloaded a reader, hoping to use it on my site for my Halo 2 stats (I still should work on that). But just like that, I'm now RSSing (is that a word?) more and more things with passing time. I think I might be an RSS-aholic, but is it a problem? Depends on if I actually read the things. Now to add this to the thing. ©1984-2006 Toaraga EAM
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Ah, CGI (Computer-Generated Images) spawned great movies like Toy Story, A Bug's Life, hopefully Cars, and some other ones by Pixar (Toy Story 2 was not so great). Back when movies first started to be full-length CGI, beginning with Toy Story, they were something special to see, something different to behold, and something somewhat or totally unexpected. They're storylines were usually pretty good, and the characters' abilities were just so impressive to see. But now, especially in the last couple years, there have been more and more CGI movies. Now don't get me wrong: I don't hate these CGI movies (all of them, at any rate), I'm just annoyed that so many companies are now making them: it's just not anything special or different. It doesn't really standout as a must-see movie anymore, simply because it's CGI. Some of the CGI movies I have seen are not that great: it was probably something just to compensate for an idea/storyline that wasn't so great. In my opinion, Doogal was a terrible movie: there were too many jokes (and incessant dialogue) to really pass for a movie, and I'm a person that usually likes cartoons and comedies. The jokes were either typical or you had to know the movie references... that many movie references shouldn't be needed for the particular movie you're watching anyhow. Having that many comedians doing voice acting was probably not a good idea either: I'm still not sure if I was watching animated stand-up routines or a story about a dog trying to make up for his mistake. Today I sigh For CGI On the same token, I liked Hoodwinked: a different telling to classic fairy tales is almost always a good step. (A pun for a title didn't hurt either.) It wasn't hindered by having four different points of view either; in fact, they actually added onto one another. Even though some of the jokes and gags are predictable, that is expected, as long as they don't overshadow the storytelling; most of what I saw/heard was fresh material anyway. Though most of the characters' mouths seemed bulgy when they talked, that is a movie worth seeing again. Anyway, I plan on seeing Cars, not simply because it's Pixar, whose movies I actually like: their CGI movies I've seen haven't disappointed me... save for maybe Toy Story 2. (Perhaps certain types of movies just shouldn't have sequels.) Also, the storyline and idea seem different enough, at least: it'll be like a full-length "Chevron with Techron" commercial... but better animated. ©1984-2006 Toaraga EAM
