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Wednesday, May 06, 2009
Well, I'm all moved into my new house. Things are okay so far. The house itself is a bit of a fixer upper, which isn't really what I was looking for but because of the outstanding deal it was hard to pass up. Still not fully unpacked, obviously, and I probably won't ever unpack a box or two for a few years. Heh.
The move itself went pretty well. The moving truck came a little late but they were extremely fast - only 3.5 hours. Less than $500, too, which is great - I expected it to be over $500. The only thing that really went wrong that day is my new kitchen appliances weren't delivered. Turns out the truck broke down. Thankfully, I got those, plus FIOS, a security system, and a new toilet on Monday, so all is well now.
Wanted to shill a bit for my friend Brian and his company Motorize. I did some freelance UI design work for them a few months ago and I'm very proud to say that they have launched their website, www.motorize.com. Motorize.com basically enables you to go through the entire car buying process online. No shifty salesmen to deal with, no bullshit back and forth with the manager. Just surf over to Motorize.com, check out their selection of cars and trucks, select the financing you want, get approved, and buy it online. Hell, apparently they can even deliver the car to your house after you've bought it online. Friggin' fantastic!
Finally, work is coming alone quite well on my other project - my new (replacement) website. The URL will be posted as soon as I'm done prettying it up. Keep your eyes here for more information.
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Quick Picks
- Converting from Blogger to Wordpress. For my own edification.
- The Onion hits the mark again. I lol'ed.
- A fascinating look at job loss over the current and previous recessions with highly detailed charts. Very Nice
- Lifehacker: Battle of the Hardware-Boosting Hacks
- More Lifehacker: Most Popular Desktops of 2008
- Last one, I promise: HD Hacker Backs Up Your Master Boot Record - A good utility to have if you're constantly screwing around with different operating systems on one machine.
- SubModal: "A usability technique for web browsers that allows you to show floating content over other content." For my own (future) edification.
- Here's something neat: Kalyway (OSx86 Project) tutorial, a way to install OS X 10.5 on my new Acer Aspire One netbook. Very cool!
- Looks like my favorite new book, World War Z, is being made into a movie.
- Marc Ambinder points out something my coworkers and I have noticed for weeks.
- I really, really love the sign up form at Huffduffer.com!
- From the Washington Post: A simplified chart of the McCain tax cuts vs. Obama tax cuts.
- Matt Damon on Sarah Palin: "You do the actuary tables, there's a one out of three chance, if not more, that McCain doesn't survive his first term, and it'll be President Palin. It's like a really bad Disney movie, "The Hockey Mom.' Oh, I'm just a hockey mom from Alaska, and she's president. "She's facing down Vladimir Putin and using the folksy stuff she learned at the hockey rink. It's absurd." Amen!
- Google's new browser, Chrome, passes the ACID2 test with flying colors. w00t.
- Karl Rove calls Joe Biden a "big blowhard doofus". Yeah, coming from the closest thing to a real-life Emperor Palpatine that really stings. LOL.
- McCain's running mate has a pregnant and unwed 17 year old daughter. Family values indeed!