The Design and Implementation of laffer1

I just realized I might need Windows XP Professional for my dual core. I'm not sure which edition I need and Microsoft has poor documentation. I emailed them. Lets hope they reply. :)

For the sake of all humanity, say it isn't so! It is.
http://www.tabletpcblogs.com/blogs/lorenheiny/archive/2006/04/09/8279.aspx

This user actually got the MSDN edition to install by buring a DVD with all the files from both cds. This makes me wonder of OEM installs can work in some cases on an Intel Mac. I always figured that was a hack or its just bs to cover apple's ass.

What I also learned is that Windows XP is truely ugly. Seeing it on a Mac in that photo proved it to me more than ever. Actually since I'm in vista, I realized this is sadly an improvement in appearance as well. When my Windows XP Pro install comes on Monday or Tuesday of next week I will be downgrading for game play!

All well. On the up side, I finally started uploading the jsp/template files for just journal tonight. Its been years since I talked about doing it. Not all are there but if a disaster struck i could reproduce some of it easy at least. Of course i'd be out the database. I should do a big offsite backup soon. I'm sure my mom would store them for me. Maybe I should look into a safe deposit box too.

I'm still behind in math and almost current in literature. (test next week though) I'm current in psych and cs courses and technical writing is close. I still need to finish my frog assignment. Yes, its for an assignment.. i don't like frogs all the sudden!

I just commited some MidnightBSD code tonight to update the ata driver. I'm hoping to get my PC booting by the end of the weekend.

I also disabled autoformat on urls in the just jorunal source. Its not in production yet, but I hope to get to it this weekend. I have one more bug to squash.

I've been feeling terrible lately. It seems like every few days I don't feel like doing much of anything. Its not depression, but merely a stomach problem.

AGGHGHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!

Its snowing! I hate this. What happened to 50+ degrees only days ago! Its frickin' cold. A blizzard started instantly!

Here's some info from VH1.... new single?

SINGLES

Check out this new single from Jewel.

Only One Too [Remixes]
Release date: 10.10.06

http://www.vh1.com/partners/redirects/ns_redirect.jhtml?url=/artists/az/jewel_pop_/1363984/album.jhtml&pid=29&mjid=142090

See all Jewel albums:
http://www.vh1.com/partners/redirects/ns_redirect.jhtml?url=/artists/az/jewel_pop_/albums.jhtml#single_anchor&pid=29&mjid=142090

ON VH1

10.28.06 I Love The 90s: 1996
http://www.vh1.com/partners/redirects/ns_redirect.jhtml?url=/shows/dyn/i_love_the_90s/76718/episode.jhtml&pid=29&mjid=142090

See all upcoming Jewel appearances on VH1:
http://www.vh1.com/partners/redirects/ns_redirect.jhtml?url=/artists/az/jewel_pop_/onvh1.jhtml&pid=29&mjid=142090

I have to get product pictures for an assignment due today.  In my googling, I found this: (warning mature content)

http://www.jorgeonline.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2006/02/heineken.jpg

I don't know if i'd call this talent or not.. one ugly bitch though. 

http://library.thinkquest.org/11034/factoid3.htm

http://www.qacps.k12.md.us/cms/sci/amph/AMPHBID.HTM

http://animaldiversity.ummz.umich.edu/site/accounts/information/Bufo_fowleri.html
http://www.speciesatrisk.gc.ca/search/speciesDetails_e.cfm?SpeciesID=281
http://www.enature.com/fieldguides/detail.asp?recnum=AR0748

http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/Frogs/color_frogs.html

http://www.ohiodnr.com/wildlife/resources/amphibians/easternamtoad.htm
http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/frogs/american_toad.html
http://vernalpools.rtpi.org/guides/species.htm?species_id=20
http://www.michigan.gov/cgi/0,1607,7-158-10370_12145_12201-60111--,00.html

Windows Vista is a very strange operating system.  When extracting files from zips it not only marks them read only, but "locks" then for security.  This means a lamer has to right click, properties and then screw with two things to disable this protection on each file!  How annoying. 

The nvidia drivers that ship with vista are quite stable but do not offer OpenGL support.  nvidia's drivers are not proudction ready and will not allow me to play my favorite game, enemy territory.  I was able to get Day of Defeat Source to run.  I have not tried WoW yet. 

As far as hardware compatibility, I could not install Vista on my precision 650 dual xeon system, but my new system works great.  Of course I just bought an intel Pentium D 805, 512MB DDR2, Nvidia geforce 7300 PCIe,  (or is it pciE?)  and an intel DP965LT motherboard.  MidnightBSD will not boot on this yet.  

I have not tried Windows XP on this system, so I can't make performance comparisons.   

 

Its early damn it.  Ok.  I've got my new PC sort of up and my old PC as the server on the IDE drive from the old system.  mysql wouldn't start from athlon optimization but i was able to recompile it.  I have not tried mbsd on my new pc.  Lets hope its all good! 

I'm writing this from Windows Vista right now.  My PC is an Intel Pentium D 805 (dual core) 2.66Ghz with 512mb ram (need to buy more) DDR2 5300.  I've got a PCIe Nvidia Geforce 7300 and i threw in my old audigy gamer.  Its an intel 965LT motherboard.   I used the two sata drives from the old server that the raid array was on.  This should be interesting.  This system is about as fast as my old one in Windows XP.  (slightly slower)  I think most of the problem is ram though.

Today's idiot can be found on Yahoo!  My mother sent me this link

http://tech.yahoo.com/blog/samiljan/13

While the guy has a point about Sony not haivng a compelling reason for gamers to buy PS3, he complains about possible lack of hdmi.  He further goes onto complain that the wii will look poor on projectors or very large tvs above 50 inches!!!!!  So why is he an idiot?  I've never seen nintendo EVER suggest using a projection screen TV as they get screwed up when using game consoles!  Further, if someone could afford a 50+ inch HDTV they could afford an xbox 360 or ps3 anyway!  Finally, most consumers don't even have HDTV.  By the time the masses are on hidef, Nintendo will be ready for a new console anyway!  Hell who wants to play a video game on a 50in TV anyway.. hell i couldn't even take in half the action. 

http://www.in.gov/dnr/fishwild/endangered/cricket.htm

http://www.seagrant.wisc.edu/frogs/blanchards_cricket.html

http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/ORG/land/er/factsheets/herps/Crifrg.htm

info

dnr site on all frogs in michigan http://www.michigan.gov/dnr/0,1607,7-153-10370_12145_12201-32986--,00.html

http://www.pnl.gov/pals/resource_cards/bullfrog.stm

http://www.uri.edu/cels/nrs/paton/LH_bullfrog.html

http://allaboutfrogs.org/info/species/bullfrog.html

http://www.fs.fed.us/r4/amphibians/bullfrog.htm