Who is Adrian Hannah?
Adrian was a poor college kid living in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan trying to make a living as a System Administrator. Now he's a struggling new hire at a software firm in New York, but he's still trying to make a living as a system administrator.
Category Archives: Personal
I’m Blue in the Face
Last night I got another (my third actually) wedding invitation for a wedding this summer, and it smacked me in the head like a shovel that I’ve been waiting on baited breath to hear back about jobs for far too … Continue reading
Bad Music for Friday 9-Jul-2010
For me, Bad Music Friday is more about reminiscing about the terrible music we used to like and are slightly embarrassed to admit that we liked it. Thanks to a conversation in the “What’s the Rumpus?” IRC channel (irc://whatstherumpuspodcast.com:6664#rumpus) this … Continue reading
Ramenbox, How I Love Thee, or Ramenbox: The Official Unboxing
I recently discovered the website Ramenbox (http://www.ramenbox.com/), which is a site that sells packages of premium ramen. This isn’t the ramen you bought in college to last until next payday (don’t deny it, you know you did it). Compared to … Continue reading
An Introduction to Cortana
Anyone who has known me for a while knows that I hold an unhealthy interest in the realm of personal assistants. From software that emulates having one to services that replace one, I’ve looked at them all with a tentative … Continue reading
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Tagged AI, assistant, C++, digital, digital life assistant, DLA, life, personal assitant, project cortana
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iPad vs. PADD
One of the web comics I read recently compared the iPad to the PADD (from Star Trek). They point out that while, in form, the iPad moves closer and closer to the ideal that is the PADD, in function it … Continue reading
The Great Linux Challenge 2010
Last weekend marked the end of the Windows 7 Release Candidate, so Microsoft kindly reminded those of us still using it that it was time to pay for a copy. Unfortunately, they didn’t make it in such a way as … Continue reading
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Tagged Civilization, flash, netflix, The Great Linux Challenge, ubuntu, win7
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Goals for 2010
So as I’ve done in the past, here are the goals I have for myself in the coming year. Yet again, I find myself overly ambitious. A Basic, Working Copy of Silt (MUD server) A leftover from last year (and … Continue reading
2009: Goals in Review
I started off the year with some pretty ambitious goals (as seen here), and now that we’ve reached the end of the year its time to take a look and reflect on these goals. A Basic, Working copy of Silt … Continue reading
Netflix to Delay Movie Releases?
I recently read an article on Lifehacker about how Netflix is in talks with some movie studios in regards to cutting the cost of the DVDs they buy from the studios significantly. In exchange, Netflix will be required to withold … Continue reading
Password Policies: Good or Evil?
Have you ever been forced to change your password on a regular basis, more frequently than you feel you should have to? Have you ever tried to set your password only to be told that the password didn’t meet some … Continue reading
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Tagged batch, batch script, passwords, policy, script, Windows Domain
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