Tin Foil Soldier

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except for being properly joined to the domain for single sign on, balthasar is practically fully back up and running

Wikiquote:Quote of the day/June 29, 2006 - Wikiquote
“Grown-ups never understand anything for themselves, and it is tiresome for children to be always and forever explaining things to them.” ~ Antoine de Saint-Exupéry

The Size Of Our World

a bunch of pictures showing the scale of things in the universe
via BoingBoing 

Gentoo Linux Documentation — Gentoo Linux x86 Handbook
Installing Gentoo
In this part you learn how to install Gentoo on your system.
So I was trying to keep my system up to date and it compiled a new version of gcc.  This apparently means that EVERYTHING compiled with the old version of gcc will no longer work.  Linked [...]

I have been listening to all kinds of stuff lately, and here is some of it:
www.myspace.com/snowpatrol
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars: you can listen to it on myspace, its a great song.  I found this band because they play a couple songs for the Grey’s Anatomy TV series
Snow Patrol - Chasing Cars - Acoustic Video
Pink - [...]

Daily Rotten: Weird News
Jun 22 1969

Judy Garland dies of a barbiturate overdose in her London apartment, either by accident or suicide. Quote from Judy: “When I die I have visions of fags singing ‘Over the Rainbow’ and the flag at Fire Island being flown at half mast.”

Paint.NET
Paint.NET is image and photo manipulation software designed to be used on computers that run Windows 2000, XP, Vista, or Server 2003. It supports layers, unlimited undo, special effects, and a wide variety of useful and powerful tools.

btw, the last post was edited with Paint.NET and I figured I should let everyone know about the [...]

Earth Science Picture of the Day
During spring in Denmark, at approximately one half an hour before sunset, flocks of more than a million European starlings (sturnus vulgaris) gather from all corners to join in the incredible formations shown above. This phenomenon is called Black Sun (in Denmark)
picture links to hi-res / multishot photo hosted on [...]

For only 39.99 the stylish Yoda backpack can be yours
via Boing Boing
via Popgadget: Personal Tech for Women
“Keep Your Things Safe It Will”
Originally on OhGizmo! » Plush Yoda Backpack

Japanese flag vs. Chinese flag, whatever
Earth moon vs. Saturn moon, off one quite a bit larger scale
lgf: CBS: China, Japan, What’s the Difference
Professional journalistic standards are on display tonight at CBS News, where they don’t seem to know the difference between China and Japan

Probably not the best way to check to see if a gun is loaded dumbass, they should have done the repair surgery without pain killers because the moron deserved what he got
Wichita Eagle | 06/21/2006 | Man tests gun, shoots hole in his left hand
This one might earn an honorable mention in the Darwin Awards, [...]

My clear American Express card has an AM on one side and an EX on the other, its pretty cool, but not nearly as awesome as the dove on the Bank of America Visa card.
UltraViolet Secrets
There are secret messages on your credit cards and driver’s licence that are visible only other ultraviolet light.

You know the teachers really want the liquor though, I would after a class full of brats
Gifts from the heart rate an A
Gift cards are a big hit, as are beaded lanyards for ID cards and large, canvas bags.
Some no-nos? Liquor, underwear (maternity or otherwise), coffee mugs (the cupboard is full!) and soap.

Overheard in New York | They Don’t Have Delivery on Her Planet
They Don’t Have Delivery on Her Planet
Woman: Damn, that Mexican is hungry.
Mexican with 10 bags: I’m the delivery boy, you dumb fuck.
–100th & Broadway

Why does an off duty police have a submachine gun with him, and why is he driving a unmarked police car to a baseball game?
ClickOnDetroit.com - News - Police: Machine Gun Stolen From Unmarked Patrol Car
A machine gun was stolen from an unmarked police car Wednesday night.
Someone broke into the patrol car, which belonged to [...]