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    2009 Goals

    Okay, here are a some of mine: Clean out and paint/re-surface the garage Finish my MAME cabinet Lose my winter layer and get into better shape Start grad school and teaching Save money Fully complete at least one embedded system project Be more punctual Get rid of old clothes...
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    Future Computer something

    I was speaking in terms of success in the program, not specifically out in the real world. I'm not aware of any CS program that requires any previous knowledge of CS (either programming or theory). My comment about Math was also specific to the CS program. I agree that, unless you're doing...
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    Future Computer something

    First off, good for you for thinking about this now! I have been a Computer Science TA/tutor for the past two years now, so I deal with this question very often with my students. While I love Computer Science and I want to see more people learning it and getting involved, it really isn't for...
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    Secure web browsers

    NOD32 is great (and what I use), but it's not free. It's about $30 a year if I remember correctly, though you can often get some good deals ($10-20) after rebate on NewEgg. That being said, the other options that Diesel recommended are still great free AV programs that I'd also recommend.
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    Secure web browsers

    I can't stand using anything but Firefox 3 with the Adblock Plus extension installed. I strongly recommend this combo! I also use the IETab extension, though pretty much only for logging in to Outlook Web Access (very few sites are incompatible with Firefox these days). While I've only used...
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    Ubuntu Linux 8.10 is Out!

    Speaking of WINE, I was able to install Microsoft Office 2007 using WINE 1.1.10 and this info. I haven't tested all of the apps yet, but Word 2007 seems to be functional (I was able to open and revise a docx document that I had saved in Vista). P.S. - Kubuntu/KDE 4.1 was way too buggy so I...
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    XKCD - A Web Comic

    xkcd is my favorite online comic, it's good stuff! :)
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    Cellphones

    HTC is actually my preferred brand. Having had a the T-Mobile SDA (HTC Tornado), T-Mobile Dash (HTC Excalibur), and the Sprint Touch (HTC Vogue), I have been very happy with the build quality and the feature set (and I actually really like/appreciate Windows Mobile). My next phone will likely...
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    Cellphones

    From my experience, Motorola phones CONSISTENTLY have the worst user interface. I would take just about ANY other brand of phone over a Motorola in a heartbeat.
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    Ubuntu Linux 8.10 is Out!

    I've been seeding the Ubuntu and Xubuntu torrents for a couple days now. I did a clean install of Xubuntu over my original Ubuntu 8.04, and I'm giving KDE a shot again; I know that Linux is highly customizeable, but I was still REALLY disappointed that Ubuntu didn't ship with a new default theme.
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    wall-e

    I really liked Wall-E a lot when I saw it in the theater, and I really liked Ratatouille as well, but I wouldn't consider either of them for best picture. Then again, I don't agree with MANY of the movies that have actually won the best picture Oscar either. I think, however, that most of the...
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    Curse of the Early Adopters

    I'm generally going to have to agree with the others on this one. More importantly though, did you not see how many versions of the original Gameboy and Gameboy Advance were released? If anything, I was surprised that a new DS wasn't released sooner. That being said, I don't really see...
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    I'm so bored of Sarah Palin

    I should point out that by no means do I consider Obama "the lesser of two evils", or think that he is incapable of making the kinds of changes that he speaks about. In fact, I was hoping that he would run for president long before he announced that he was, and I truly believe that he is the...
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    I'm so bored of Sarah Palin

    When McCain's biggest criticism was that Obama has "no experience", Obama picks Biden as his running mate (presumably to fill in any potential gaps and hopefully squash the "no experience" criticism). Then McCain criticizes Obama for being a "celebrity". But any time McCain is speaking about...
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    Need a SIMPLE audio player (or jukebox) with a catch!

    I haven't used Winamp in ages, but I'm almost certain that it supports sorting by filename.
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