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[Jul. 3rd, 2009|09:05 am] |
So there's an argument over whether global warming is man-made or not.
Apart from simple blame, why does that matter? Ostensibly because if it's man, then that makes it more likely that we can fix it if we all just learn to behave. Or so is the subtext of the modern green movement.
But what is the functional difference between trying to change the behavior of six billion human being, and trying to change nature? |
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[Jul. 3rd, 2009|01:15 am] |
Well, I've settled into the new place, almost. My new Space Invaders decals have arrived in the mail, but I haven't placed them anywhere. In fact, my brick walls are largely still bare, as I haven't had the heart to drill into them to put wall anchors in. Or a deep enough drill bit, either.
My mood still fluctuates wildly. Sometimes I'm excited and can enjoy the new place and my various hobbies. I can even play the guitar without worrying that it'll be heard next door. But other times I just sit around.
So, Friday I have the day off from work, so I have a few goals. First, I'm going to get everything I need to hang pictures, including permission, conditions, and possibly compromises from the landlord. Second, I'm going to unpack that last box of books and put the rest of my boxes in the closet. And third, I'm going to get the kitchen as clean as possible. I know it's possible to keep it organized, but it tends to fall into disarray as soon as I try anything nontrivial in it. |
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[Jul. 3rd, 2009|01:11 am] |
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I haven't felt like writing in paragraphs for a while. |
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[Jun. 13th, 2009|02:40 pm] |
P.S. Coincidentally, before I learned about Desert Sweet, I had an excellent shrimp po'boy from some restaurant on the west side of town. It was a foot-long but I was only hungry enough for half of it. So I put it in my vacuum-sealer and it became a panini.
I ate the rest of it today. It was delicious. |
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| Desert Sweet Biofuels |
[Jun. 13th, 2009|02:35 pm] |
Yes, Desert Sweet Biofuels is the same people as Desert Sweet Shrimp. It's carbon-negative, which is better than carbon-neutral. More importantly, it's also economical, which means you don't have to trick people into buying Carbon Credits™ to get the price down. The world is saved, unless the people who killed the electric car also kill this project. |
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[Jun. 2nd, 2009|10:52 pm] |
So, thirteen days after I move in, they're finally going to send a guy to do the repairs I need.
But it turns out the garbage disposal works now because I found the reset button, and the shower no longer sprays out the screw threads because I bought a new head myself, one of those neat adjustable ones, and it didn't require any tools or weird teflon tape or anything.
But I got other stuff and dumb questions of the "is this supposed to sound/look/smell like this" variety. |
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| Wii haxoring (updated) |
[Jun. 1st, 2009|10:45 pm] |
If you have a Nintendo Wii, and you haven't hacked it yet, you have no excuse.
All you need is an SD card, on which you download three things: - Bannerbomb, the exploit that will allow you to sneak out of the Wii system menu through a trap door,
- HackMii Installer, which will permanently install a Homebrew Channel right on the Wii's menu, so you can get to it anytime, and two other useful things
- Homebrew Browser, which will download all kinds of neat homebrew software for you, like media players, games, and emulators.
From that point on, it's all magic. |
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[Jun. 1st, 2009|12:44 am] |
So I gave the keys back to my old apartment complex, and my keyring is much lighter.
I'm getting more unpacked every day.
Also, I've hacked my Wii. Perhaps a little too hard, as I think I might have corrupted a few strange system functions. Fortunately, I think I know how to restore it from a backup I made more or less immediately after I hacked it. |
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[May. 25th, 2009|06:41 pm] |
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So the police just asked me about the moving company I hired. Seems they dinged the fence on the way out. |
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[May. 25th, 2009|01:35 pm] |
so, I'm mostly settled in. outstanding issues so far:
1. Lots of minor repairs need to be done, mostly lights burnt out and vents that don't close. Also the garbage disposal won't turn on.
2. Can't find the remote control to my brand new Roku, which is useless without it. Found my Roku remote. How'd that happen? I had a remote-control-holder on my couch, and removed all the other remotes from it, except that one.
3. Still need to buy a new mattress. I usually shop at IKEA because it's the one place I can shop without getting The Fear. But it's a long bus trip and every mattress store is probably having a memorial day sale too. Haven't decided what I'm doing yet.
4. Still need to finalize the location of my book, CD and DVD shelves, and put my stuff on them.
The neighborhood is as quiet as promised. |
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[May. 24th, 2009|04:33 pm] |
so, Goodwill hasn't called me back about picking up all the stuff I didn't want to move.
Are there any other thrift stores that will come pick up beds and electronics and other such things? Preferably stores that don't spend the proceeds on anything I'm politically opposed to, but I'm not that picky. |
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[May. 22nd, 2009|06:11 pm] |
so the movers are gone and so forth.
Now to unpack, and live. But to do either, I have to be able to get up.
thanks to ![[info]](http://l-stat.livejournal.com/img/userinfo.gif) ziabatsu for the assistance. |
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[May. 21st, 2009|11:27 pm] |
so I grossly underestimated the effort involved in packing up my kitchen and remaining clutter.
also, my old apartment's AC is broken. it's dripping water. they couldn't fix it today because the storm means it's unsafe to go on the roof. maybe tomorrow morning. It would be easier to sleep tonight if I removed the bucket I suppose.
i hope a truck and three movers is going to be enough. and i hope work's ok without me.
I also hope that the master bedroom's creaky floorboards are only that loud when the room is empty, and that putting stuff in the room will somehow magically de-creak it. I've always worried about having a noisy upstairs neighbor, so it'd be supreme irony if I were my own noisy upstairs neighbor. |
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[May. 20th, 2009|10:59 pm] |
So apparently, at multiple times over the last few years, I would walk through the canned fruit aisle and think "gee, someday I'm going to want some pineapple." |
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[May. 20th, 2009|12:50 am] |
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I don't think I have enough boxes. |
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[May. 18th, 2009|10:11 pm] |
So I got a massage on Saturday, and today I seem to be feeling the effects. I find myself constantly wanting to stretch. |
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[May. 16th, 2009|10:54 am] |
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Going in for a massage of the non-robotic variety. |
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| Star Trek recap |
[May. 8th, 2009|05:35 pm] |
So I'm left wishing that the movie I just saw was a TV pilot, and that I could tune in next week to see more.
But no, they're going to do another nine seasons of all that shit I don't watch. |
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[May. 8th, 2009|03:28 pm] |
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Star Trek kicked ass. Abrams rocks. Lucas can go suck a planet full of balls. |
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