Author: nathanbw
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Moses and My Mazda3
Like many great adventures, it happened at night. I went to pick up my friend Eric from the airport after his return flight from Colorado, where he had spent the week snowboarding. I was looking forward to picking him up, because we always have awesome conversations on the ride home. I arrive at the airport…
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Dvorak Progress
Today, I took the online speed test at http://www.typeonline.co.uk/typingspeed.php, with the following texts: The city of Singapore was not built up gradually, the way most cities are, by a natural deposit of commerce on the banks of some river or at a traditional confluence of trade routes. It was simply invented one morning early in…
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1990 Honda CRX For Sale – SOLD
NOTE: The car is now sold. I’m leaving this article here for archival purposes. The time has come to move on from my beloved friend, my 1990 Honda CRX with a certain terrific athlete airbrushed on the hood. It is a bittersweet goodbye. I’ve had many good times with the car, as it was mine…
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iTunes vs. Amazon, Take 2
In my previous post about online music stores, I mentioned that my current preference was to use Amazon.com mp3 store instead of iTunes to purchase music online. Since that post was written, iTunes has largely switched to selling non-drm 256 kbps AAC files. While the Amazon music store is still a favorite (especially since it…
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My Current Desktop
Recently the main hard drive of my desktop computer died. Luckily I keep regular backups of the really important stuff, and I didn’t lose anything too terribly important. In the period between now and when I get a replacement drive, I am using my laptop, which runs Slackware Linux 12.2. Here is a screenshot of…
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Amazon Mp3 Download Store
Do you like buying music online? I know I do. I have hundreds of songs I’ve purchased over the years from the iTunes Music Store. There’s one problem, though. DRM. What does DRM mean in practical terms for users of the iTunes Music Store? It means songs purchased in the store can only be played…
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Aculpoco
I went to Aculpoco this weekend, which was… Expensive It seems that the entire purpose of this excursion was to bleed us students dry of all our money. Meals were not included, day trips always had some kind of hidden charge, and everything in Aculpoco is EXPENSIVE. In defense, I will say that my $22…
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Sobre eso….
With 9 more days to remain in the country, I am finding Mexico to be a really cool place. Last week I changed families because my first family was never around to talk (which I now realize played a major role in my initial culture-shock woes.) You know how they say you don’t know a…
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Poco a poco
The days here have gotten a little easier. I talked with my professor and now I am down to 6 hours of class a day. It’s still a long day, but it’s much better than before. I now know to be more careful to get enough sleep. My days are pretty busy. I get up…
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Mexico…
I arrived safely in Mexico, and I am taking classes 8 hours a day. The classes are good, but I am very tired. I’m hoping I’ll have more energy and time to write next week or the week after. This week I was placed into one more class than I was planning on taking, and…