Macrumors Live got Hacked
Apple fanboys and MacRumors.com devotees were greeted by an unpleasant surprise just a few minutes ago when the MacRumorsLive webfeed got hacked, displaying the message "STEVE JOBS JUST DIED:"
Moments later, the page updated with "Retraction on Stave Jobs comment...we don't know how that got in our feed.
Greek Riots
The Big Picture has some stunning images of the greek riots that took place earlier this month. These are definitely worth taking a look at.
As an aside: Sorry about the long break in posting. This semester is one of my last ones, and consequently one of the hardest yet, so I've not had free time for much of anything. My friends can attest to how little they see of me online, but over the break, at least, posting will resume on a weekly or better schedule. (^_^)
Barack Obama is our next President!
I can't express how proud I am of our nation right now, not just because we've elected the first African American, but because we've elected a truly great man and the leader our country needs. Barack Obama will guide us back to the just path our country needs to be on, and right all of the wrongs our past leaders have done to us as a people.
McCain's concession speech made enough reference to Barack's race to imply that was why he was elected. Such an implication is not true. He won because he stuck to the truth and promised us change. We all now wait to see this change, and I for one am not worried.
Election Night 08, 6pm
With just an hour to go until the first polls close, many people have asked me if I'm nervous. I voted two weeks ago and even then I was cautiously optimistic. I am by no means cocky and I knock on wood as I write this, but I think Obama has a fantastic shot.
Matty B. Turned me onto a great website for electoral vote projections and information in general about the elections, www.fivethirtyeight.com, and I've been there throughout the last couple of months. One of the latest articles posted there affirm my optimism:
If those states go roughly as expected (meaning, say, an Obama win in Virginia and a close race in Indiana), we can conclude with almost literal 100 percent certainty that Obama will win the election
C'mon Virginia! Vote Obama!
I'm crossing my fingers, eating bread and cinnamon butter in lieu of popcorn, and watchin' the map
Mourning the last of the Big 3
Today we lost the last of the great 3 masters of science fiction. Arthur C. Clarke passed away at 1:30am local time in Sri Lanka, where he'd lived for over 50 years, of breathing complications. He was 90 years old.
Pay your respects to this science fiction (and science fact) legend by re-reading your favorite novel of his. If you've never read him, do yourself a favor and try any of his extensive bibliography.
There is a good semi-obit at BBC News, and you can learn more about this amazing man at his wikipedia article.
With the loss of the great Gary Gygax just two short weeks ago, this is truly a sad month for us geeks.
Godspeed you, Sir Arthur C. Clarke.
Recent Photos
Lifestream
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Booya! http://twitpic.com/2j58ac [euicho]
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Shared 3 links.
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I couldn't figure out why I felt so shitty all of a sudden. Then it hits me: I had coffee for the first time in a week and I'm crashing now [euicho]
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Frack does Fairfield stink of manure! It comes through my AC vents! [euicho]
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Shared Deep Surplus.
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Checked in at Work
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At the fair, eating fried dough. Don't tell our Midwives! [euicho]
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Checked in at Eastern Maine Emergency Veterinary Clinic
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Packin and mooovin! Found a lot of dust bunnies! [euicho]
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Checked in at Verve
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The new Automata guest strips are effing awesome. (Original: http://j.mp/26LCa3, 1st set: http://j.mp/b0azD, new start: http://j.mp/9qfPKA) [euicho]
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OMG The Pillars of the Earth mini-series! [euicho]
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Watched Pandorum last night. I love dead ship exploration movies (space and sea), so I really liked it. Sorta like Survival-horror meets SGU [euicho]
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