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“What a charlatan this man is,” the judge said during the hearing. “What a terrible, terrible man.” —
California Judge Irma Gonzalez, referring to Dr. Phil McGraw
Shoplifters who were on ‘Dr. Phil’ headed to prison - SignOnSanDiego.com
“Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things that you didn’t do than by the ones you did do. So throw off the bowlines. Sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the trade winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover.” — -Mark Twain
Obama: Revise No Child Left Behind -
An interesting read.
Learning “Just in Case” versus “Just in Time” - Lifehacker -
An interesting article about preparation that explains why we were all bored in high school.
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Awesome. Made me laugh.
“Creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes. Art is knowing which ones to keep.” — Scott Adams, Dilbert creator
After finding out today that my iMac would cost more to fix than it was worth, I decided to do a self-build. With the help of Newegg, I just purchased a computer’s worth of components for about as much as Apple was going to charge me to fix my fried logic board. What’s a logic board, you ask? Well, it’s a hip way to say motherboard.
I still love OS X, but it wasn’t worth it to fix my two year old computer when I could build a much better computer for the same price. At least I have my MacBook to get my OS X fix. I am excited to check out Windows 7, though, and very excited to do some PC gaming again. I didn’t exactly miss all the cheap PC gaming to be had, but it’s definitely going to be refreshing.
Apple also quoted me a price for a new graphics card, in case it wasn’t the logic board. How much, you ask? Why, only around $540 including labor. For comparison, I picked up a mid-range DirectX 11 card tonight for $169, and it is MUCH BETTER (and a couple years newer) than the nVidia GeForce8800 that I would be getting with the Apple repair. Ridiculous? I think so.
There is a lesson to be learned here. If you enjoy Apple products, as I do, then take this to heart: If you don’t have AppleCare and you are still eligible, now might be a good time to pick it up. It will cost you less than a logic board failure (~$750, out of warranty).
Full Article - The Consumerist
“Artist Caleb Larsen’s latest creation, A Tool to Deceive and Slaughter, isn’t likely to appeal to traditional art collectors, who tend to like to hold onto their purchases for a little while. That’s because Larsen’s black cube is programmed to try to re-sell itself as soon as a new owner takes posession — and buyers are contractually obligated to let it do so.
Larsen describes the object as existing in an ‘eternal transactional flux. It is a physical sculpture that is perptually attempting to auction itself.’”
This is a very interesting blurb on a completely new artistic idea. I love the uncertainty of it, but I’m afraid I wouldn’t be able to swing the ~$6500 opening bid the art has created for itself. Wild.