Kent taught me something rather interesting today. Of course, he had no idea he was doing it at the time, nor did he have any idea what it was.First, a bit of background. My new snazzy laptop features a somewhat unusual trackpad. It has a fairly large...
Topics: geek

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According to Firebug, this page currently takes 2.23 seconds to fully load. The central page, however, completely loads in about 1.43 seconds, and is available about then. i have no idea if this will help or kill my future Google rank, but i already know.
Topics: crap

{"title":"The Illusion of Speed","post_url":"http:\/\/blog.unitedheroes.net\/archives\/p\/3805\/the-illusion-of-speed\/","feed_url":"http:\/\/blog.unitedheroes.net\/wp-rss2.php","author":null,"date":"2009-11-15 07:40:00","summary":"According to Firebug, this page currently takes 2.23 seconds to fully load. The central page, however, completely loads in about 1.43 seconds, and is available about then. i have no idea if this will help or kill my future Google rank, but i already know."}

Ok, remember my post about Windows7 being usable? Nevermind.Lately, i've been increasingly disappointed by technology. Stuff works, but quite often, just barely. As a f'rinstance, if i install my work VPN onto my snazzy new Win7 laptop, it does...
Topics: cranky, geek

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As is the case with a great many things of this nature, i blame Jeremy Zawodny.A few years ago, he decided for various reasons (possibly due to rising fuel costs and his love of flying) that he needed to reduce his bulk. He did so, quite successfully,...
Topics: geek

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After having field stripped my laptop and unsuccessfully attempting to silence a probable bad bearing in my Fujitsu Lifebook, i ordered a replacement fan for around $60. Mind you, the noise isn't horrible. It's a drone the varies in pitch as the..
Topics: geek

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