Jason 'vanRijn' Kasper on July 25th, 2008

We had a nasty little electrical storm in our neck of the woods (literally) a couple of nights ago. Power went off for a few hours and all that normal-type nuisance stuff. However, what I did not expect was the damage that happened as a result of a monstrous power surge that ripped through our [...]

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Jason 'vanRijn' Kasper on July 18th, 2008

Warning. Random brain dump coming…
Food for thought that I spotted on my lifehacker feed today… Why You’re Better Off Avoiding the iPhone
… this is a hypocrite’s confession. I purchased and use an iPhone, but I hate being locked into Apple’s proprietary system.
Original impetus was 5 reasons to avoid iPhone 3G [Free Software Foundation]. Hm. [...]

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Jason 'vanRijn' Kasper on July 11th, 2008

Meaning no disrespect to whomever graphicked the original awesome logo, but I am totally jealous of all who can fly the original banner. Maybe next year? I needs to gets me a Visa or something first, tho. Durnit. Have fun guys!!

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Jason 'vanRijn' Kasper on July 1st, 2008

Stupid Apple people. “iPhone 3G is coming July 11. Watch the guided tour.” Yay! *click* *click* “Get the Latest QuickTime.” Um. WTF? Do you make that for Linux now?? FAIL!! Is this ignorance, intentional, or just plain, stupid, stinking downright arrogance on Apple’s part? Hm. How about all 3? It’s darned insulting.
The worst of it [...]

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