Archive for the 'Stupid Stuff' Category

Nov 01 2008

Random collection of thoughts

Published by The Fake Engineer at 1:53 am under Research, Stocks, Stupid Stuff

1. I just finished playing Tribes 2 like there’s no tomorrow. Why? Because there might not be a tomorrow. Tribes 2’s master server is set to go down on November 1st. I’m sure there will be a work around, but just in case, I played Tribes 2 for a few hours tonight.
2. I’m pretty busy. [...]

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Sep 23 2008

Tribes 2 is back

Published by The Fake Engineer at 7:29 pm under Stupid Stuff

I lasted exactly two months without Tribes 2.
I am so bored. I have nothing else to do.
How bout this: between blogging, stocks, and Tribes 2, I can only pick two? So I’m dropping stocks for now.

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Sep 09 2008

Well ain’t that fantastic?

Published by The Fake Engineer at 8:49 pm under Stupid Stuff

Hurricane Ike

I’m leaving for Austin, TX on Sunday. How lame. I spent 2.5 weeks working on a retarded poster to bring to a conference and maybe I don’t get to go.

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Sep 06 2008

Way too much Chipotle

Published by The Fake Engineer at 11:31 pm under Stupid Stuff

A few things worth mentioning:
1. My e-mail in the top right was smeared out using the GIMP.
2. No I did not blow $9,801 since April 1st. Sending money to Vanguard counts as an expense.

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Aug 22 2008

Strange setup

Published by The Fake Engineer at 1:09 am under Stupid Stuff

Women’s softball in the Olypmics.
http://www.nbcolympics.com/softball/resultsandschedules/index.html

So let me get this straight…
1. Japan plays the US in the semifinals and loses.
2. Japan then plays Australia, the winner of the other semifinal, and wins.
3. Then Japan plays the US in the gold medal game and wins.
Wha? At first glance, it makes no sense.
The only way this makes sense [...]

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Aug 15 2008

It’s amazing what you can do to your body

Published by The Fake Engineer at 1:37 am under Stupid Stuff

I remember about a week ago, while watching the Olympics, I wondered if there was any point in testing people in shooting competitions for drugs. I mean, if you are shooting a gun, how in the world will steroids help you? What is it going to do? Help your finger pull a two pound trigger?
Well, [...]

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Aug 06 2008

Non-stitch shots

Published by The Fake Engineer at 10:26 pm under Stupid Stuff

My webhost is going to hate me. 21 pictures. Max resolution, superfine image quality. Didn’t bother to change the compression.
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Aug 06 2008

Vertical Stitch

Published by The Fake Engineer at 10:25 pm under Stupid Stuff


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Aug 05 2008

PhotoStitch Shots

Published by The Fake Engineer at 9:57 pm under Stupid Stuff

As promised, I am posting pictures from my vacation. Today I am releasing some of my PhotoStich shots. There may or may not be more PhotoStitch shots depending on the quality of the stitch.  Non-stitch shots will be released later.
Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park (Looking south)

Boston skyline from MIT

Boston skyline from the Boston Naval [...]

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Jul 28 2008

Amish Country, Ohio

Published by The Fake Engineer at 12:56 am under Stupid Stuff

Funny, I didn’t take pictures of any Amish people.
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I’ll be on vacation for a week so don’t expect any new posts. Expect pictures on my blog when I get back.

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