I am still alive

Yes, it's true i'm still alive. I haven't been posting because i was hoping to have the money to purchase my domain and pay for hosting and set up a real site. But it seems i'm going to be stuck with blogger a little longer. Maybe by January i will actually hope to have a real site. Updates in my life? Lets see...I'll give you guys a quick run down.
A friend of mine moved back to Georgia - YIPEEE!
My wife had a birthday.
Got the new Zelda for the Nintendo DS
Went to see The King Khan and BBQ Show play at Lenny's on Halloween.
Plan on seeing Aesop Rock this month
Got my free Zelda stylus in the mail yesterday
Oh Yeah, I WENT TO VEGAS BITCHES!!!! I'll post some pictures on my picasa page tonight so check back for an update when they are up.

Don't judge it by what you see on TV

If you are judging this movie from the trailer you see on tv. Stop it now. If you think this movie is going to suck...Slap yourself in the face, then Watch the clip below and then make up your mind. And if you still think this movie will suck...slap yourself in the face again and to top it off punch yourself in the crotch.

I'm all up in your interwebs doing some EPIC HACKING

This has to be the most ridiculous thing i have ever heard. Complete and utter BULLSHIT!

Fighting City Hall

I am sick and tired of my below average cable provider, Charter Communications. So, I am mailing a letter to the city of Roswell, Georgia. I thought I would post the letter here as well, for all to read.

City of Roswell

Roswell, Georgia 30075

June 22, 2007

Dear Sir or Madam:


This letter is intended for the Franchising Authority of Roswell Georgia. I want to inform you of my dissatisfaction with Charter Communications and wish to file a formal complaint against them. I admit that I do not completely understand how cable providers are chosen for areas but from what I’ve gathered contracts are agreed upon and SLA’s (Service Level Agreements) are established between the city government and cable provider.

I would like to offer personal examples of troubles I have had with Charter Communications that I believe would violate any reasonable SLA’s that have been agreed upon by both parties. At the end of 2006 my family and I moved into a house in Roswell and was able to activate all of our utilities without issue except for cable. Each appointment for the technician to visit our house would result in the technician not arriving. When I would call Charter Customer Service after the technician being several hours late, the representative on the phone would inform me that I did not have an appointment scheduled at all. This same scenario happened several times and from a customer service standpoint is completely unacceptable. All complaints to Charter Communications regarding this issue have been met with empty promises or complete apathy.


The services Charter Communications provides are sub-par compared to any of its competitors. While the speed of the “High-speed Internet” is average the connection is completely unreliable. The hardware I have received for my broadband connection has been faulty and has had to be replaced several times. I requested numerous times a HD cable box but was constantly informed that they did not have any available. After months of persisting it was finally suggested that I purchase a CABLE-card for my TV. This would allow me to access the HD channels without having a HD cable box receiver. Later I come to find out that the customer service and technical support of Charter Communications does not actually know how to troubleshoot these devices. So any of the problems I have experienced with this service have been greeted with the same solution, “we will schedule a technician visit” but I have no guarantee that this will actually happen.


I understand that these contracts can not be voided by the complaints of one individual but I find it hard to believe that by some strange chance I am the only one experiencing problems with Charter Communications. It is more likely that Roswell residents have been voicing their complaints to Charter not knowing that their complaints are falling on deaf ears. To further demonstrate that this is not the opinion of one individual I would like to bring to your attention an article published by PCWorld Magazine recently that rated the largest ISPs in the Nation from best to worst. Charter Communications was at the bottom.

http://www.pcworld.com/zoom?id=133019&page=1


Thank you and I look forward to your reply.


Sincerely,



Dennis Ledford
Roswell Georgia Resident

I feel...

I feel so alone.
Am I the only person in the world that doesn't give a shit about the iphone?
Now a phone with a 4 week battery life, and a 2 week talk time. That's something I could get excited about.

Five Useful Ubuntu Tips

These are nothing ground breaking but these are some things i find helpful.

1.) Mounting an ISO file.
* To mount Image (ISO) file

sudo mkdir /media/iso
sudo modprobe loop
sudo mount file.iso /media/iso/ -t iso9660 -o loop

* To unmount Image (ISO) file

sudo umount /media/iso/

This is helpful for games that require a CD to play. I run all my games inside a custom script and this way i can mount the iso start wine and then unmount the iso.

2.) Read/Write NTFS
The /etc/fstab file controls what is mounted and how it is mounted on startup. Editing this can allow you to automount ntfs partitions for read/write. Install ntfs-3g and then edit your fstab file so that it looks like this:

/dev/partition /media/mntpoint ntfs-3g defaults,locale=en_US.utf8 0 0


3.)Nvidia Twinview
If you are running Linux hopefully you are using an Nvidia card. And if your video card has dual outputs it's quite simple to take advantage of it. All it takes is a quick addition to your /etc/X11/xorg.conf file.
Under the device section add:
Option "TwinView" "True"
Option "TwinViewOrientation" "RightOf"
Option "UseEdidFreqs" "True"
Option "MetaModes" "1280x1024,1280x1024; 1024x768,1024x768"
Option "UseDisplayDevice" "$" (where $ is replaced with CRT, DFP, or TV)

4.) Familiarize yourself with the linux file structure.
See picture below:


5.) Copying DVDs
Even if you are using Gnome, I still suggest installing the libraries for KDE so you can use K9Copy. Doing "sudo apt-get install k9copy" automatically installs the application and the libraries for you. There is no easier to use application for copying DVDs.

Look at my shirt...see? I AM a rebel

If a new way to exploit the teen desire to rebel is thought of, some corporation will pounce on it to make a fast buck. Until recently i don't think there has been a company targeting christian teens who want to rebel. That's where "Live Offensively for God" comes into the picture.
http://www.liveoffensively.com
Yes, even though you might be a junior right-wing conservative we still have a way for you to rebel against society and piss some people off. And the real good news, is not Jesus, it is that we can still make money from you. Actually, i don't think their products are just for conservatives...I mean i like some of these shirts and if i wear one it takes on a completely different meaning.
For Example:

Hell yeah, that's what makes them so damn good.