The Levels of Geekdonia

Gizmodo made a list after my own heart. (^_^)

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1. Install a hard drive in a laptop
2. Perform a clean OS install on a machine with two OSes
3. Swap out the battery on your iPod/iPhone
4. Jailbreak an iPhone
5. Wire your house for Ethernet and Coax cable
6. Use BitTorrent and RSS to automatically download new shows from trackers
7. Use an A/V receiver to its fullest capability (every port is taken)
8. Calibrate an HDTV without the manual
9. Use a DSLR in full manual mode
10. Hack the encryption and mooch your neighbor's Wi-Fi
11. Solder cleanly enough to get around a circuit board
12. Use your 3G phone as a Wi-Fi access point
13. Shove the guts of a modern game console into a retro game console
14. Design a webpage in HTML by hand that features a picture of your cat
15. Use Photoshop to imperceptibly doctor a photo
16. Abstain from buying extended warranties
17. Know where to buy cheap cables and accessories
18. Fix your parents' computer over the phone without looking at a computer
19. Enter the Konami code
20. Comment on Gizmodo from your phone
21. Type quickly using T9 texting
22. Program a universal remote
23. Contribute code to the Linux kernel
24. Hide porn from your significant other
25. Avoid DRM on everything
26. Know how to back up your data to networked storage—and actually do it
27. Watch TV shows on the internet for free
28. Edit together digital video ripped from YouTube
29. Play any SNES game on your computer through an emulator
30. Reset expired trial software by messing with the registry
31. Hackintosh your PC
32. Download pre-release movies from Usenet
33. Hack the Wii to play homebrew games
34. Get around web content filters on public computers
35. Get into a Windows computer if you forgot your password
36. Securely erase your data so it can't be recovered
37. Share a printer between a Mac and a PC on a network
38. Build a fighting robot
39. Write your own Firefox plugins
40. Navigate and reorganize the files on your computer in DOS
41. Get something on the front page of Digg
42. Get through to executive customer service
43. Rip a CD to V0 quality MP3s
44. Rip a DVD to DivX
45. Build your own computer from parts
46. Swap out the hard drive in your DVR for a bigger one
47. Get an NES cartridge working again by blowing in it
48. Calibrate a 7.1 surround-sound system
49. Play downloaded games on a Nintendo DS
50. Talk about things that aren't tech related

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I got 40.
Including the fact that I had to skip all the Apple-related ones. (O_o)

Regular Schmuck Brian : Great Teacher Brian

Just In Case?!

I only intended on going to the shops to get some milk... yet I come back with 2 cartons of milk, 12 eggs (when there's still 6 already in the fridge), a bunch of bananas, a loaf of bread, 6 pack of ramen and 2 tubs of Hersheys ice cream... this happens every time.

Jeebus, I'm worse than my father... (=_=)

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In other news...
I posted this on my facebook but its so awesome I'm gonna stick it here too. =)

This is ridiculously funny.

=)

"Very High Masculinity" WTF?! (O_o)

Stealing this from Ed coz its actually kinda cool... =P

Coupla excerps that resonates in particular...

- The full spectrum of possibilities in the world intrigues you—you're not limited by pre-conceived notions of how things should be.

- Problem-solving is a specialty of yours, owing to your persistence, curiosity, and understanding of how things work.

- Your vision allows you to identify what's missing from a given situation, and your creativity allows you to fill in the gaps.

- Your awareness of how things function gives you the ability to come up with new uses for common objects.

- It is more interesting for you to pursue excitement than it is to get caught up in a routine. (HELL YEA!)

- Although understanding details is not difficult for you, you specialise in seeing the bigger picture and don't get caught up in specifics.

- You believe that if you want to get something done, it is best to do it yourself.

- In your experience, other people are not always completely dependable, so you generally rely on yourself and only a few close others.

- Despite your independence, you are not a closed-minded person who makes hasty judgments about others. You know that it isn't always easy to walk in other people's shoes.

- Your vision of the world is complex – your values are not set in stone. Instead, you are able to change your beliefs as you learn new information

Muchness of hectic things. Downtime welcome.

Stealing this from the deliciousness that is Emma and coz I haven't done one of these poncey bloggy quiz things for a while...

Fun is most important in your life. Having a high focus on fun indicates that you value your own enjoyment over anything else. And there is nothing wrong with that. Your motto is we're here for a good time - not a long time. Take this quiz

Balls.

In a rare cohesion of the cosmic ether, two completely different topics with one very important connection passed my awareness tonite...

- I don't care if it really does look like its gonna be naff - you make a movie called Balls of Fury and I can only assume that its a movie made especially for me. Even if it is about ping pong I will be watching it. (>_<)

- They called this Great Balls of Fire. Its dirty, its nasty, its really really not for the feint of heart. It cracked up me up for ages. Ethan, don't you dare click the link. (O_O)

Oolong tea...

A natty lil fwd I received recently... it's a cheesey message, but I'm sticking it here coz I relate to its cheesey point. Cheese is good cheese when its quality cheese. =P

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A young woman went to her mother and told her about her life and how things were so hard for her. She did not know how she was going to make it and wanted to give up. She was tired of fighting and struggling. It seemed as one problem was solved, a new one arose.

Her mother took her to the kitchen. She filled three pots with water and placed each on a high fire. Soon the pots came to boil. In the first she placed carrots, in the second she placed eggs, and in the last she placed Oolong tea. She let them sit and boil without saying a word. In about twenty minutes, she turned off the burners. She fished the carrots out and placed them in a bowl. She pulled the eggs out and placed them in a bowl. Then she ladled the Oolong out and placed it in a bowl.

Turning to her daughter, she asked, "Tell me what you see."

"Carrots, eggs, and Oolong tea," she replied.

Her mother brought her closer and asked her to feel the carrots. She did and noted that they were soft. The mother then asked the daughter to take an egg and break it. After pulling off the shell, she observed the hard boiled egg. Finally, the mother asked the daughter to sip the Oolong. The daughter smiled as she tasted its rich aroma.

The daughter then asked, "What does it mean, mother?"

Her mother explained that each of these objects had faced the same adversity: boiling water. Each reacted differently. The carrot went in strong, hard, and unrelenting. However, after being subjected to the boiling water, it softened and became weak. The egg had been fragile. Its thin outer shell had protected its liquid interior, but after sitting through the boiling water, its inside became hardened. The Oolong tea was unique, however. After they were in the boiling water, they had changed the water colour and taste.

"Which are you?" she asked her daughter. "When adversity knocks on your door, how do you respond? Are you a carrot, an egg or Oolong tea?"

"Think of this: Which am I?"

"Am I the carrot that seems strong, but with pain and adversity do I wilt and become soft and lose my strength? Am I the egg that starts with a malleable heart, but changes with the heat? Did I have a fluid spirit, but after a death, a breakup, a financial hardship or some other trial, have I become hardened and stiff? Does my shell look the same, but on the inside am I bitter and tough with a stiff spirit and hardened heart? Or am I like the Oolong tea? The tea actually changes the hot water, the very circumstance that brings the pain. When the water gets hot, it releases the fragrance and flavour. If you are like the tea, when things are at their worst, you get better and change the situation around you. When the hour is the darkest and trials are their greatest, do you elevate yourself to another level? How do you handle adversity? Are you a carrot, an egg or Oolong tea?"

The happiest of people don't necessarily have the best of everything; they just make the most of everything that comes along their way.

Just The Two Of Us

Teefing this outta El Bajjo's page coz it's a pretty original take of them personality quizzy thingies. =)

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1. Put your music player on shuffle.
2. Press forward for each question.
3. Use the song title as the answer to the question


What does this year have in store for me?
Dark Wind - Tomoyasu Hotei

What does your love life look like?
Whoopsie Daisy - Terri Walker

What do I say when life gets hard?
Smile - Tamia (holy crap! this thing is psychic!!)

What do I think of when I get up in the morning?
Boken Hikoka no Jidai - Joe Hisaishi (true story...)

What song will I dance to at my wedding?
Let's Do It Again - TLC

Your favorite saying?
Vem Tänder Stjärnorna - Eva Dahlgren (also true story...)

Favorite place?
M - Ayumi Hamasaki

What do you think of your parents?
Yoshi's Story Intro (seriously... psychic test baby O_o)

Where would you go on a first date?
You Make Me Wanna - Blue

Drug of choice?
Here If You're Ready - All 4 One

Describe yourself?
Clock - Brown Eyed Soul

The Song That Will Be Played At Your Funeral?
I Miss You - Boyz II Men

What's your Porn star name?
Follow Me - Usher

The song that best describes my school principal?
No More - 3LW

What is my state of mind like at the moment?
A Whole New World - Regina Belle & Peabo Bryson (whooooaaaaa........)

How will I die?
Chocolate Factory - R Kelly

The song you'll put as the subject?
Just The Two Of Us - Dr Evil

Fishy Wisdom

A coupla fwds the ever-delectable Fishy sent me the other day... (^_^)

"The happiest of people don't necessarily
Have the best of everything;
They just make the most of
Everything that comes along their way."

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Awww The OC has shown its last ever episode... and it was a pretty cool finale ep. =)

There's a line in there that I really like, mainly coz I say it too. =P

"Don't settle for [just] comfortable"

- Julie Cooper, The OC 416