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So now the world’s most petulant child… I mean, leader, has a hydrogen bomb?

Holy clusterfuck Batman, get your shit together Origin/EA.

My love affair with blogging has significantly diminished over the years, as I’m sure you can tell by the lack of activity on my blogs.

I really think Microsoft Azure is screwed.

Today (kind of on a lark) I drove to Chattanooga, TN to take the AWS solutions architect associate level test.

Today is the last day of the job that has preoccupied me for about 2.5 years. … … …I start a new one on Monday after a three day weekend.

I was talking to a friend earlier today about video chats and why they don’t work.

One thing I wanted to mention in my post about WWDC last night… did anyone feel that the tone of the overall keynote was different?

I should be at WWDC 2014 this year, but I’m not.

I’ve had a challenging few weeks.

This post summarizes my thoughts on Nadella’s Microsoft very nicely.

I really don’t like being sick.

This morning, my terminal cow had to remind me of something fundamental.

I’ve been doing a pretty bad job of updating this blog.

Last week, Hell froze over in one of the deepest freezes in the history of the United States.

The fall season has come on strong this year.

Just in case you think I’m alone in this Windows 8 hatred… and how Windows 8.1 isn’t going to save it… Penny Arcade – What You Wish For

This past weekend I had the honor of participating in the Alabama State Games‘ Taekwondo competition.

One of my dear friends on G+ saw my earlier blog post whining about what’s wrong with Windows 8.

Dear men… haven’t we always had these moments?

Holy jumped up mad cow disease.

Introducing Windows Red: A serious plan to fix Windows 8 | Microsoft windows – InfoWorld This is an interesting article, but it still addresses the overall cosmetic flaws with Windows.

Apparently I have to get off the Internet until I can see Star Trek Into Darkness.

I still have a 2008 Mac Pro (3,1) and it’s still running strong.

Java update is out there to fix the zero-day vulnerability.

It looks to me like this was a complete disaster.

Here’s your Monday reminder that there is still some seriously freaky shit out there. http://phys.org/news/2013-01-giant-squid-pacific-depths-japan.html

This is why we can’t have nice things. 🙁 HBO Inks Exclusive, 10-Year Deal With Universal To Keep Content Out Of Netflix’s Hands | TechCrunch

Ubuntu has announced a mobile phone OS.

I’m sure Apple is testing something, but this is a given.

Here’s a few of my 2013 resolutions… er, goals, I mean.

Are you curious how I will spend the first day of the new year?

Well, this sucks.

I can hardly believe it, but this blog is six years old.

2013 is a mere 13 minutes away.

Here’s a little productivity tip for those of you who may need it.

Jersey Shore shark attacks that inspired Jaws: On the Jersey Shore during the summer of 1916, four people were killed and one injured by what was likely a single great white shark.

Here’s a gem.

This morning on the way in to work, I was listening to the MacBreak Weekly episode 283 entitled, “Author, Author.”

I’m okie with the idea of sequels if the story arc is longer than a single story (a la Harry Potter) from the very beginning.

If you have a Lion server behind a NAT router (for example, an Airport Extreme or Time Capsule) that is running a VPN service you may have difficulties connecting to it with Windows 7 using L2TP despite the correct setup.

 This world still needs you.

I have to admit… Google+’s new features make this a really compelling place to hang out for social features.

After a tremendous ordeal of trying to install OS X Lion on my January 2008 Mac Pro, I finally had a breakthrough.

Description of Update Rollup 4 for Exchange Server 2007 Service Pack 3 It looks like Exchange 2007 SP3 RU4 has a lot of goodies in it.

It has been a long time since I took a few moments to update the notes on my physical health.

It’s brutally important that you understand this article if you support Exchange 2007 or 2010.

Since today appears to be National Pile on RIM Day, I thought I would add a little fuel to the fire.