Summer

Here's what comes to mind when I think of summer. Hell would be another thing that comes to mind. This HAS been the best summer in a long time however. It's nice to be able to move around a little without almost passing out. This loosing weight thing really has some good benefits. I hope all of you "Summer lovers" are enjoying the intense heat. About 8 weeks and it's fall.

Hooked on YouTube

Since I got a higher Internet connection speed I have been watching YouTube videos. Everything is right there on video. I spent nearly the whole day watching people put computers together and overclock CPUs and video cards. I don't think it healthy for a long period of time but for a Sunday I guess it's okay.

I am still working on my computer. Every week I think of some cable or connector I need to make thinks better so I am still working. I am not even using the new one full time yet. When Windows 7 ships on October 22nd I will be ready to slap it on and start using it full time if I can wait that long (witch I doubt)

That's my thought of the day. Have a good week.

Playing with my new computer

I have my new computer build running great and am now doing more advanced things like "overclocking" the CPU and RAM and GPU. These terms mean nothing to most but some of you know what I'm talking about. I didn't get the fastest CPU made so.....I am making it faster by changing certain settings in the BIOS. (among other methods) I have squeezed about 35% more speed out of my CPU (the brain of the computer) therefore getting more bang for my buck (so to speak) Plus, it's a lot of fun. There's a lot more to learn so I had better go read my motherboard manual and read overclocking guides on the internet. haha I somehow knew I would be like this some day (a nerd) but whatever floats your boat....

I built a computer!

I have been into computers for years. I love tinkering with them and using them in general. I have been ordering parts one or two at a time for a few months and reading about how to build and configure a computer. I have been interested in computers since my dad got an Apple IIc when I was about 10 years old. I remember sitting at that computer for hours typing in code! I'll bet he forgot about that. Anyway, I got my last parts last week and just finished building it. I am "stress testing" the CPU right now. It's a great feeling to build something I will use for years. I feel like a kid on Christmas morning.

Summer is here

Before the punishing heat hits I got a few pictures of some flowers in moms yard. For some reason I like to take pictures of flowers. I want to say for the record "I am not gay" (not that there's anything wrong with that) I like to shoot pictures of flowers and I shoot AR-15 semi automatic rifles too so here are a couple of okay ones. That's my thought of the day.

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Deer in the headlights

I have said this before but people just are not right. A lot of people just seem like they have a mild case of autism. (not making fun of that affliction) They have a "deer in the headlights" look. I'm sure they are all just having bad days. We all have days that we walk around with a blank look in our eyes. Or do we? Maybe they didn't get enough sleep. Early to bed, early to rise. That's my thought of the day.

Dual monitors

I was forced to start using two monitors at work. It was about 18 months ago. They thought we would be "more productive". Turns out they were right. I love it and would never go back. If you have room....get a cheap monitor about the same size you have now and hook it up. It's easy and you'll love it.

Time - Gravity - Space

Have you ever thought..."this is the "modern" age. We know almost everything about the universe in which we live" I have....when I was younger. I thought this was a time where scientists knew almost everything and would surely know everything in my lifetime. However the more you look around you and look into space, the more you realize we know almost nothing. Most deep. important things taught today in schools are hypotheses. Even plate tectonics...let alone the nature of gravity, time, space and the relationship between them. This is a big deal. If we learn the truth of this relationship it would be the biggest discovery ever in history.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spacetime

Anyway, I just get thinking about this stuff on Sundays when my brain is not full of useless crap from the day to day horse shit that fills our lives. If more people thought about it, maybe we would figure it out. Think about it.

I happen to believe mankind knows more than we think possibly from reverse-engineering alien spacecraft and has probably explored our solar system and has advanced knowledge about space, time and gravity. I believe they (whoever they are) are suppressing the knowledge for reasons unknown.

This is my boring (for most of you) thought of the day #2.

Windows 7

I have been using Windows 7 for a few months now. I have switched a couple of friends over to it. Microsoft is letting us use it free for a year. I found a little 5 minute video that shows some of the changes you will see. There are a lot more changes but these are some of the ones you will notice first. (plus I am practicing putting videos in my blog)

So watch this little video if you want. It's pretty good if you want to know about the user interface changes you will find on your next computer. Anything you buy after about October of 2009 will probably come with Windows 7

How much of your life is on line?

I came across this little video and there is some truth to it. You never know what's going to happen and the last thing I want is to be a burden on my family if I got into a car accident or had a stroke. There are people thinking of this stuff.

Bank accounts , e-mail, Flickr, operating system are all examples of things you would want someone to have access upon your demise. It's interesting to think about it anyway.

Mom....don't say "you're freaking me out" I already know. Also HAPPY MOMS DAY!!!!

How do blind people dream?

I have never though about how a blind person might dream. Think about that. If you were born blind, would you "see" anything in your dreams. If you became blind during your life sometime I would imagine you would "see" in your dreams but how about the person who has been blind all their life? I am sure there is research about this but what an interesting question to contemplate. That's my thought of the day.

More about dreams. Have you ever heard this?

I have strange dreams as do most people. The range of subjects in dreams is astounding. I have had one 3 times now in which I see nothing. I wonder if I am dreaming because it "feels" like I am just lying there about to fall asleep or just waking up.

This dream is all audio. We would call it music I suppose but there are no words for this "sound". The closest sound I can come up with is a few thousand people (or beings) making unbelievable sounds that are all in harmony and make the most beautiful sound I have ever heard by far. It sounds like voices but not normal by any means.

I have thought that maybe I am hearing music from a radio station and somehow my mind is picking it up. This is not an option as this "music" is not like anything I have ever heard. Like a choir times a million.....I have also had "angels"(I know it's strange) pop into my mind.....has anybody heard this? I have had many strange experiences while sleeping and have learned that I am often not the only one having them. This is among the strangest. It just happened again about 3-4 days ago.

Leave a reply if you have heard anything like this, know what it is, or heard others talk about it. I have searched the internet and can't find anything. That's my though of the day.

The next Windows

The next operating system from Windows is called Windows 7. I have been testing the beta for about 5 months. It is great! Let’s get with the program and update before the end of the year. You’ve got to be on the “cutting edge” to keep up with our changing world. Haha I just want to quit working on old versions. I am forgetting how after not running them for months. Anyway that’s my thought of the day.

Here’s a shot of one of the desktop backgrounds it comes with and the new “Superbar” at the bottom. (I love this background…it’s almost disturbing with the faces. haha)

Windows Live Writer test

I am just being a geek. I am testing the Windows Live Writer downloaded from the new version of Windows 7 release candidate 1 leaked to the internet April 24, 2009. What a GREAT operating system. Most of you reading this will be buying a new computer at some point in the next year or two. Wait for Windows 7 to be released before you buy. If you don’t get a new computer….spend $150 and upgrade to Windows 7. This concludes the test of the Windows Live Writer.

Society needs geeks

I have realized lately that I have become a geek! I always had geeky tendencies but I am a fully developed geek now. The world needs geeks. It takes all kinds of people to make society run smoothly I suppose. I don't know if it's just a phase....I hope not. I really enjoy being geeky. Maybe it's time to get a pair of thick "Coke-bottle" glasses and put some duct tape in the middle where they rest on your nose. I have already embraced the anti-social hermit-like behavior years ago. If society implodes and we loose electricity here's what I will be doing. (Pedaling a generator with a computer in front of me)

Life is short. So is this post.

Life IS short. I never believed this when people told me but it's true. Get some hobbies. Launch model rockets. Get a massage. Get a bigger hard drive. Take a walk. Go goose hunting. Jump in a lake. Fly a freaking kite. We should all have more fun.

Dec 21, 2012

If you haven't heard about this date, you're probably normal. It's the end of the Mayan calendar. The Mayans were an ancient culture from south America. They seemed to have advanced knowledge about the earth revolving around the sun and the fact that we're part of a giant galaxy with a super-massive black hole in the center. They seemed to think something was going to happen on or near this date. I hope there is a rip in space and another dimension meshes with ours and there are strange creatures coming through holes in the space-time continuim. That would give me a chance to do some shooting. Whatever happens, I guess we'll all find out in about three years. I hope we can still have our computers and a coke in the morning and maybe some macadamia nuts. (I love those)

Spring is almost here!

What the hell is so nice about spring? The grass starts to grow...you have to mow it. The weeds start to grow....you have to spray or pull them. Everything seems to start moving faster. It seems like it's hectic in the spring and summer. Summer...there's another great season. It gets so hot you can't even breathe. I think I'll stick with winter. I can't wait until November gets here. I would even take mid-September. Goodbye winter...I'm going to miss you.

What's happening?

The U.S. government has spent more money in the last two months than all the money combined since the founding of the nation? We have been through the "Great depression"  Two world wars, and countless periods of "crisis". This is a scary time. The people of the United States are going to have to fight to get our freedom back. We have lost it. I hope it does not get as ugly as I think it will. We are going to end up eating vegetables we grow in our gardens, eating sheep and cows we raise and drinking goats milk. You can get a good goat on the KSL classifieds for about $60 by the way. That's my thought of the day.

Age of the internet

Why do all people not have internet access? If we don't kill ourselves as a race, we will be the last generation that can say "I know people who don't have internet access" I know we are all busy but this world wide information center we call the internet is becoming a necessity. I know why people resist it. It is overwhelming. There is so much information you could never see a millionth of it. I understand why people don't even want to start but what's better, laying on a couch watching TV or learning something new? The net will keep evolving and will be a lot different in ten years or twenty years but we are living in an amazing time. The explosion of the internet. It will probably be the way we get out education some day soon. It will change almost everything. It's as big or bigger that the industrial revolution that happened in the 20th century. I hope this revolution brings as much prosperity as the last one.