• Geek Out! - Second Life - The Never-Ending Bloga

    Upgrade-a-Go-Go

    UPDATE II: Today’s date is April 7, 2012. About a week ago, the graphics card fan on my computer started making these eeerie WOOOooooooOOOOooooo noises, like a cartoon ghost. And then a few days ago, it just stopped running; the fan was stuck and my computer would run for a few minutes before the screen would go black. So, farewell good and faithful friend. Now I need to figure out what to do next. My husband David removed the card and reconnected the inboard graphic card back into play. I can do everything I need to do with the exception…

  • Mini-Posts

    links for 2009-08-21

    AlienBabelTech Forum • View topic – Galaxy 9600GT Low Profile Low Power Review (tags: Chipheads LowPower) Gateway SX2800 Graphics card – CNET Computer help Forums (tags: Chipheads LowPower) Review of Galaxy GeForce 9600GT Low Power Low Profile Edition – Expreview.com (tags: Chipheads LowPower) » Galaxy Geforce 9600GT 512MB LowPower LowProfile Graphic Card Review | goldfries – tech blog with a difference (tags: Chipheads LowPower) Compare GALAXY GeForce 9600 GT LowPower – graphics adapter – GF 9600 GT – 512 MB to most popular products – CNET Shopper (tags: Chipheads) Gateway SX2800-01 Desktop PC – Reviews Two posters report very positive…

  • Hot Off The Presses - Politics, Schmolitics

    Tom Ridge Comes Clean (Almost)

    @pourmecoffee Of course we knew crap like this went down. But nobody said a word until they could publish their tell-alls. Tom Ridge on National Security After 9/11 – Washington Whispers (usnews.com) Ridge was never invited to sit in on National Security Council meetings; was “blindsided” by the FBI in morning Oval Office meetings because the agency withheld critical information from him; found his urgings to block Michael Brown from being named head of the emergency agency blamed for the Hurricane Katrina disaster ignored; and was pushed to raise the security alert on the eve of President Bush’s re-election, something…

  • All Things Interesting - Moblog - Second Life

    Shorts And Sports Sandals

    … they’re the American uniform at home and abroad. UPDATE: Just wanted to add what inspired this: And Far Away | Footwear that should be burned and buried The way American tourists dress drives me crazy. Khaki shorts, worn-out and drab-colored t-shirt (or shirt), and the infamous sandlas, often with socks. Damn. It’s as if this “uniform” comes stamped out with their visas. I’ve never been to the US so I don’t know if that’s how they dress in their daily lives, but I sure hope not. Yes, well, many Americans dress like this in our daily lives, because it’s…

  • Geek Out!

    Google Reader Hotting Up

    Still trying to keep up as Google Reader morphs into a global discussion group; it may eventually need some kind of killfile capability on username since there’s no control over what is shared or commented. It could be Usenet Wars or Listserv Wars all over again. But other than those minor concerns, it’s very cool seeing so much interesting shared content. I mostly read via iPhone app, which lacks the Like and Send To buttons, but if someone can point me to the appropriate Javascript for those, I could save it as bookmarks in Safari and add it to Bookmarks.…

  • Hot Off The Presses - London

    Sex In A Phonebooth

    We naive Americans apparently think that’s what they’re for, according to London’s deputy mayor. BBC NEWS | UK | England | London | Sex card challenge to phone firms Kit Malthouse, London’s deputy mayor for policing, wants the numbers on sex calling cards found in telephone boxes blocked as soon as they are identified. He said mobile phone numbers were valuable to those behind the sex industry and should be cut off. The deputy mayor has invited Vodafone, Orange, O2, 3, Virgin and T-Mobile to meet him. Mr Malthouse said: “If you are an American tourist and if you walk…

  • Uncategorical Weirdness

    Proof

    That third room is usable again for the first time in… four years? Five? Ginny I can has iPhone? Via: Flickr Title: Proof By: GinnyRED57 Originally uploaded: 16 Aug ’09, 7.12pm CDT PST