Archive for April, 2005

DSL Shaft

So I get my new apartment and sign up for speakeasy dsl. Their site and DSLreports both say that I can get 6.0 down. So I sign up for it, the line gets connected ect. When I get it all hooked up and start a download from kernel.org I’m only getting about 2mbit. So I [...]

April 29, 2005 • Posted in: Geek, Rants • No Comments

So much to talk about. Part 1 – The Journey

Some of you know about my recent trek across the country. I left bloomingdale (NW Chicago) at about 8:30 on tuesday and made it into Des Moines Iowa at about 12:30 AM. It’s very intimidating travelling I-88 during that time. I was a small car travelling in a river of big trucks. I saw thousands [...]

April 26, 2005 • Posted in: General • 3 Comments

American Cheese Abuse

American cheese pisses me off. How dare it try to take the place of cheddar. Omelettes, breakfast sandwiches. I see this shit cropping up everywhere. American cheese has one place. The grilled cheese sandwich and it’s not all that great there. PLEASE PEOPLE, COMPANIES!! Bring back the cheddar. For me. For everyone. On a side [...]

April 10, 2005 • Posted in: Culinary, Rants • One Comment