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Monthly Archives: July 2008

what in the … ?

Thursday, July 24, 2008

I was looking at Apple’s Xserve store page today and noticed the following: “Redundant power supply option For extra peace of mind, you can add a second hot-swappable power supply and connect each to a separate UPS or power circuit. In case of an outage in one circuit, the second supply takes over without a [...]

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5 seasons brewing

Thursday, July 24, 2008

Last night I drove a quick 10 minutes from Vinings to Sandy Springs GA to meet-up with a couple friends for dinner. Skimming opentable‘s restaurant listings, I had discovered 5 Seasons Brewing earlier in the day, and we decided to give it a try. 5 Seasons’ beers are all made in-house (I think), in small [...]

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the psychology of elevators

Thursday, July 17, 2008

I travel for work now, so I get to see lots of elevators. I’ve seen elevators that you pick the floor you want to go to outside the elevator, and then the elevator bank directs you to the one it thinks you should ride to get to your destination the quickest. I’ve seen simple elevators [...]

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an oldy…

Tuesday, July 15, 2008

…but a goody: HDTV explained!

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why alcohol and cars don’t mix

Sunday, July 13, 2008

I found out today when I logged into my email that one of my former coworkers was involved in a crash yesterday. 19 year old Justin Crouse was drunk and rammed my friend Philip’s car when he ran a red light in Raleigh yesterday. Right now, Philip’s in ICU in Raleigh. His girlfriend, who was [...]

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am i the only person who *didn’t* skip that day…

Wednesday, July 9, 2008

I seem to recall – and not too horribly long ago, either – that people used to at least approximate being polite. I’m pretty sure we as a nation used to encourage being polite, sharing, and thoughtfulness. We used to try to make our kids be those things starting before kindergarten (Sesame Street pops to [...]

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mellowing a mushroom

Tuesday, July 8, 2008

I’ve been working for one of our larger customers near Atlanta recently. When I arrived last week, I was pleasantly surprised to find out there’s a Mellow Mushroom a mile from their office in Vinings. I was first introduced to the Mellow Mushroom in Durham a couple years ago. I’ve since started enjoying the one [...]

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