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  • Thinking

    Whenever I get an idea for a project, sleep, work or WoW seem to get in the way. One of them needs to go.

    sleep, thoughts, work, world of warcraft

  • Wake On LAN

    On or around September 15th of this year, the powers that be at my work place disabled IMAP and POP access on the “lab” network that our bench machines (completely unlocked for testing purposes) are attached to. Since then, I had become frustrated with using webmail to access my personal email and set about finding a workaround. VNC is an obvious solution and work beautifully after I set my router to forward ports 5800-5810 and 5900 through 5910 to my computer.

    Enter the Complications

    My computer, out of the box, liked to go into standby mode after a short period of time. Since I pay for my electricity, and the time to wake up from standby is just a few seconds, I’m okay with this. The problem is that the computer has to be on for VNC to detect the incoming connection. I decided to try out Wake On Lan, which has existed for as long as I can remember using computers, but something I’ve never worked with. I opened up port 7 on my router and downloaded a nifty little windows WOL utility from depicus.com. For reference, I use the MAC of my computer, the internet IP address of my router and 255.255.255.255 as a subnet mask when sending out magic packets.

    WOL seems to work erratically. Most of the time, I send the packet, wait 15 seconds and then I can VNC in. I can then shut down the computer, send the packet again, and VNC in again. But some days I send the packet and can’t VNC in and I have no idea why. Everything seems okay when I get back home. It’s as if the magic packet was never sent. For now, I’ve been leaving the computer on when I head to work and then shutting it off remotely when I’m done with it. But if anyone has any suggestions, I’d like to get things working consistantly.

    Computers, Networking, remote computer management, VNC, Wake On LAN, WOL

  • Harrionette Miers

    Harriet Miers is but a puppet controlled by Hier Bush

    The image above, much like my photoshop skills, is far from perfect. The idea for the picture came to me while chatting with my boss yesterday, so rather then get a full night’s sleep, I created it using the trial version of Photoshop CS2. In the spirit of full disclosure, I know very little about:

    1. Harriet Miers
    2. Harriet Miers’ qualifications sit on the Supreme Court or to hold any other position for that matter.
    3. Whether or not Harriet Miers was nominated because she is easily manipulatable, as the picture suggests.

    I’m pretty sure since this is parody that I’m not breaking any laws. Feel free to copy and distribute, but I’d appreciate it if you left the callblog.net tag in place and give a link back to callblog or this post.

    Harriet Miers, Supreme Court, Photoshop, puppetry, marionettes

  • Nintendo Revolution – for the faint of heart

    The fine folks over at Engadget(One of my twice daily work reads) and Joystiq did an interview with Shigeru Miyamoto, the genius behind the Mario, Zelda, and Donkey Kong franchises, to name a few. They asked him questions, mostly about Nintendogs, but the one thing that that came out of this interview that was still left up to speculation up until now was the existence of a traditional or “classic” controller for the Revolution as Nintendo is one of the most beloved consoles for adults and kids, among other toys as cars and the little clubhouse diy wood playhouse as well. In Miyamoto’s own words:

    From our perspective the Revolution controller is the new controller, everything else is now the classic controller. And with this expansion, you’ll be able to have a classic controller that expands the functionality of the core unit. … We’ve got something that would be very similar in style and form to the Wave Bird already complete. … We’ve retained all the functionality of the classic-style controller, so that people who are familiar with games and familiar with that style of game play are going to be able to have the types of experiences that they’re expecting, on top of all of these new experiences that they’ve never imagined before.

    Nintendo Revolution, Shigeru Miyamoto

  • 11/9/31 Paladin Build

    I keep losing this

    Holy – 11
    Spiritual Focus – 5/5
    Illumination – 5/5
    Divine Favor – 1/1

    Protection – 9
    Improved Devotion Aura – 5/5
    Toughness – 4/5

    Retribution – 31
    Improved Blessing of Might 5/5
    Two-Handed Weapon Specialization – 5/5
    Deflection – 5/5
    Vengeance – 5/5
    Seal of Command – 1/1
    Precision – 3/3
    Consecration – 1/1
    Conviction – 5/5
    Blessing of Kings – 1/1

    Video Games, World of Warcraft

  • Rubik’s Cube

    The obsession of the week is a blast from the past: Rubik’s Cube. I don’t actually own a Rubik’s Cube, but I’ve put one on my masterwish and kicked up its priority to I must have it.

    I’m not saying that I want to play with a Rubik’s Cube more then I want to play WoW, but between calls at work I’ve been playing with a flash version. I’ve even tried to cheat, but I still have problems with the last couple of steps. I’m sure my skill would improve more quickly with the shiny plastic version.

  • Serenity this Friday

    A bunch of Browncoat’s from the Plymouth area are going to go to Concord on Friday to see Serenity. Contact me through the usual (or unusual) channels if you’re interested in going.

    Joss Whedon, Firefly, Serenity

  • WoW

    1pm: Today is the day I get my life straightened out. I’m going to get home from work, exercise, eat a healthy meal, manage my finances and get to bed a decent hour.
    6pm: Today is the day my dwarven paladin hits level 13 and learns resurrection.

    Thank you, Blizzard, for consuming my soul.

    Video Games, World of Warcraft

  • OMFG! Nintendo Revolution Controller!


    When I first saw this picture, I was worried. Now that I read about it though, I am stunned by it’s awesomeness. It’s a good day to be a Nintendo fanboy.

    More info:

    Nintendo, Revolution, Video Games, controller

  • Sweet new chair

    UPDATE As of 9/12/05, these chairs have returned to their original pricing, and are not such a sweet deal.

    Last time I mentioned things I was purchasing, I caught flak from Mike D for promoting my place of work, but this time the product I just bought it from an organization that I have no vested interest in.

    My cube neighbor Steve and I ordered Furniture At Work® Hampton Leather Executive Chair from Office Depot. Order 2 and you qualify for free shipping. Use the coupon code 45036047 and you get an extra $20 off, so if you have a friend who wants one, you can pick it up for $30 each – shipped.

    The current status of the order says it will be delivered tomorrow. Everyone I’ve spoken with thinks this date is highly suspect, and I’ll agree with them unless I get sent a tracking number tonight. Either way, I’ll post some (and by some, I mean one because I’m lazy) picture(s) and might mention if it’s comfy later on.

    Office Chair, Furniture, Office Depot