Sat - Oct 20, 2007 : 04:38 pm
excited
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PayPal/Verisign Security Key
orson
I got one of those PayPal security keys a little while ago.
I got one after hearing about it from the security now podcast. Now I use it for PayPal and Verisign's OpenID.
Since it is based off of cryptographic algorithms. I decided to start using it for random numbers whenever I needed one. I do this all the time. Flip a coin? I don't carry c...
Fri - Oct 19, 2007 : 12:24 pm
tired
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What is Fasting ... Really...
PoeticIntensity
Ya know... I didn't quite know what to write about today, but I knew I had to write about something. Some days, I've just got to write.
Fasting. Fasting, to me, is simply going without food or water for a duration of time with the purpose of showing God I am willing to sacrifice something which is very important to me, having h...
Spiritual
Thu - Oct 18, 2007 : 02:30 pm
caffeinated
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Thoughts on the RIAA
PoeticIntensity
Those who know me will find this post a bit ... unlike my typical post.
This is mainly because I have a pretty passionate stance on DRM, OSS, Microsoft, Linux, and religion. (I hate DRM, love OSS, hate Microsoft, love Linux, and I'm a member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints)
Anyway... I have a few words to say ab...
Drm / Miscellaneous
Wed - Oct 17, 2007 : 01:33 pm
amazed
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Microsoft Vista Insanity
PoeticIntensity
Heh...
I remember a couple of months back (or has it been a year now?) when Microsoft announced to the world that the years of delay were now over, as they were finally releasing the famed Microsoft Vista Operating System!!!!!!
The world (and peasants) rejoiced.
About a week after that, my father called me up and told me he was considering th...
Microsoft
Tue - Oct 16, 2007 : 09:53 pm
content
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Literal Scriptures?
PoeticIntensity
My wife and I got into a discussion a couple of nights ago which has stayed with me enough for me to mull over the questions at least a couple of times. I'm not 100% sure of the correct answer yet, so I thought I'd blog about it.
The topic at hand is a quite sacred one, so I'll treat it with as much respect as is possible.
The discussio...
Lds / Spiritual
Tue - Oct 16, 2007 : 10:22 am
anxious
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Gentoo udev NIC Bug
PoeticIntensity
Something I thought I'd write down, because it took me forever to figure out, has been a bug for at least a year, and nobody seems to be doing anything about it.
The bug is quite simple really, and once you know where to look for it, it pretty much stops being a bug due to an extremely easy work-around.
The bug is concerning network cards plugg...
Gentoo
Sun - Oct 14, 2007 : 06:22 pm
happy
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Fall Colors
orson
Many people like fall because of all the colors. I am one of them. I got up this morning and noticed a red glow coming out of one of the rooms. Some of the trees just outside the window had gone into full color.
...
Sun - Oct 14, 2007 : 01:12 pm
peaceful
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How Much Is Required?
PoeticIntensity
Man, something must be up with the ward I attend, because even though I've been going to the same ward for the last 3 years, the past 6 weeks have been..... very spiritually nourishing.
I'm not saying that until then, it wasn't wonderful, but I've never loved going to church as much as I have during the past 6 weeks. It's weird. I'm ...
Lds / Spiritual
Fri - Oct 12, 2007 : 03:37 pm
happy
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Geek Lunch - Buca Di Beppo
PoeticIntensity
Oh, man... I just got back from a wonderful geek lunch with the guys 'n' gals from UPHPU (Utah PHP Users Group), and it was a blast. ... heh... makes me smile just thinkin' about it. Okay... I didn't just get back. I had to make sure I could get done today what I promised my boss, and then I would write about it.
Well... ...
Linux / Miscellaneous / Personal
Thu - Oct 11, 2007 : 10:28 am
happy
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They Did Not Give Up
PoeticIntensity
I take no credit whatsoever for the following content, but I thought it was too incredible to simply link it. Here is the link to the original page, but just in case that site ever goes down, I want to make sure to keep the content around. It's just too beautiful.
"Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try Again. Fail again. Fail b...
Miscellaneous
Mon - Jun 29, 2009 : 09:32 am
okay
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Zend Studio on Gentoo AMD64
PoeticIntensity
Since I've been job-hopping for the last bit, I've had the chance to install fresh gentoo builds on quite a few 64-bit computers in the last couple of months.
I've also been looking at different IDEs for PHP development. After using jEdit now for close to 5 years, I've gotta say the one which impresses me the most is Zend Studio for Eclips...
Computers / Linux / Programming
Sun - Nov 11, 2007 : 11:03 pm
envigorated
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Incredible Speech on Creativity
PoeticIntensity
A couple of days ago, I wrote a post about failure and innovation. I had just seen the movie "Meet The Robinson's" which is a movie all about creativity, failures, leaving the past behind you, and always looking forward.
Well... Orson Jones gave a pretty incredible link in the 1 comment in that post.
The comment containe...
Miscellaneous
Mon - Jan 05, 2009 : 02:53 pm
anxious
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Gentoo / Gnome USB Automount
PoeticIntensity
Awhile back, almost every gentoo / gnome computer I built would do this wonderful thing called "auto-mounting" all devices plugged in via USB.
Well, I really didn't know what or how this was done until it started not doing it any more.
So, I went over to my brother's house armed with a determination to figure this stuff out, and I'll ...
Computers / Gentoo / Linux
Mon - Jul 02, 2007 : 10:25 pm
content
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Work, Life, Love...
PoeticIntensity
What to write...
I've been working on this "ilovemyjournal" site now for about a week, and it's getting addictive. I just completed the calendaring system and it's quite cool. CSS is *very* powerful. Anyway...
Life is good. My new job at Nature's Way is kinda scary due to the amount of trust they all have in me, ...
Sat - Feb 04, 2006 : 11:58 pm
no mood
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My Wife Says......
PoeticIntensity
Some very interesting things to me when I ask her "Hmm.... What should I write about today?" She suggests that I write about my undying love for her. Well... If that isn't obvious, I'm obviously not myself. Anyway....
Tonight we went on a date, and it was a good date. We were with Scott and Alison (and Steve, who never showed up..... poop-on...
Fri - Jan 09, 2009 : 08:59 am
okay
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Alma : 5
PoeticIntensity
I actually read this yesterday while I was about ready to fall asleep, so, I didn't write anything. However, I did make a goal last year to read through the entire Book of Mormon and write about each and every chapter, so here's what I remember about Alma 5.
Within the first 3 verses, Alma makes it apparent that he is talking to the people ...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Scriptures
Mon - Jul 06, 2009 : 09:53 pm
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Alma : 33
PoeticIntensity
Hmm... I really like when prophets, like Alma, quote other prophets to make a point. The best way to keep the doctrine pure is to look the reference up. Otherwise, it inevitably will be diluted down. Ain't no doctrine like pure doctrine.
Interesting that the quote from Zenos in verses 4-11 is paraphrased beautifully in Alm...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Religion / Scriptures
Thu - Jan 15, 2009 : 04:10 pm
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Alma : 10
PoeticIntensity
Interesting that in verses 22 and 23, Amulek states that if they got rid of the righteous, they would ultimately be destroyed. That's a sad prophecy, which unfortunately comes true. They not only got rid of the righteous, they killed them - and swift was the judgement of God upon this whole city.
That's it for this chapter....
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Scriptures
Mon - Feb 18, 2008 : 10:47 am
content
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2nd Nephi : 6
PoeticIntensity
I think this is the first time I'm not really inspired at all to write anything.
This is frustrating because I can tell there's a lot of meat to this chapter. I guess it's partially because I really am not into the whole "gathering of Israel" thing. That's horrible to say because it's such an integral part of the whole plan ...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Mon - Aug 01, 2011 : 12:10 am
content
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Backing the Music
AudioGuru
So, last week, a client came in who presented a song to me, and we proceeded to record it. It quickly became a favorite of mine, and I've since decided to produce it up beyond what it was originally, with the permission of the owner, of course. The song is an acoustic version of Yellowcard's "Ocean Avenue", and I really,...
Babblings
Sun - Jun 23, 2002 : 12:18 pm
no mood
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Musical Nirvana in Cali
PoeticIntensity
Oh....my....goodness... Yesterday was simply beautiful.....simply beautiful. I don't have NEAR enough time to write down exactly my feelings nor what happened...however - suffice it to say, yesterday was beautiful.
I got up yesterday morning and started packing up my drums almost immediately. I was supposed to be at Dane's house at 1:00pm and...
Music
Sun - Feb 19, 2006 : 09:20 pm
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Today at Church...
PoeticIntensity
An interesting thought came to my head that turned into a quote of sorts. I'm sure others have said likewise, but I think this would be a great thing to have hanging in the house to constantly remind us.
May thoughts and choices of today bring God to guide and light my way.
Life with a healthy baby and a healthy wife sure is good. Welcome to ou...
Wed - Feb 01, 2006 : 09:31 pm
no mood
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XML is....
PoeticIntensity
something I've never really learned?
Yup. Today was the day I found out that one major part of my new job is to handle a data feed made purely of XML. Do I know anything about XML? Yes.. But have I ever done anything with it? Yes. How much? One simple little flash dealio, and I did that over 3 years ago. So... My point?
I've gotta learn ...
Thu - Feb 02, 2006 : 08:44 pm
no mood
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Life is a contradiction.
PoeticIntensity
Man.... No wonder we're all so screwed up in this life. If someone out there honestly does not think he or she is screwed up in some manner hasn't really lived. :)
The whole reason for my saying this is the very essence of my life. If I've been taught once, I've been taught 1,000,000 times that to touch a lit burner on a stove is to get B-U-R-N-E-...
Sat - Feb 04, 2006 : 11:58 pm
no mood
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My Wife Says......
PoeticIntensity
Some very interesting things to me when I ask her "Hmm.... What should I write about today?" She suggests that I write about my undying love for her. Well... If that isn't obvious, I'm obviously not myself. Anyway....
Tonight we went on a date, and it was a good date. We were with Scott and Alison (and Steve, who never showed up..... poop-on...
Sun - Jun 16, 2002 : 11:00 pm
no mood
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The day I asked for Sarah Young's Phone Number
PoeticIntensity
Man alive... Girls can become a problem in one's life. I'm feeling a bit of stress in that well... Heck... I don't know how to explain it. There are girls coming at me from every angle. I've talked on the phone with Charlene now about 5 times and I enjoy talking with her quite a bit. Indeed, I do...
Today I asked for a girl's phone number...
Mon - Feb 06, 2006 : 10:53 pm
no mood
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Are the tides turning?
PoeticIntensity
Okay.... Something weird is happening inside me. I feel a churning in my gut. I feel spindles on my skin... I feel hair growing out of my HEAD!!!!!
Oh wait... Ummm.... No I don't. None of it is true. So.....
I go to work today and I'm talking with Matt (the new developer, er... lead developer) and .... we're having a heart-to-heart and f...
Wed - Jan 25, 2006 : 10:14 pm
no mood
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Oh... My... G....T (as in Mustang GT)
PoeticIntensity
Okay people.... Today at work was great, and everything.... But I've just gotta tell ya... Well.. before I get ahead of myself, let me rewind a bit...
The commute to my new job requires me to drive by a new Ford Dealership, and darnit.. They have a great selection of a certain car I'd really like to own someday. Well.... (yes.. the story gets wo...
Cars
Thu - Jan 26, 2006 : 10:37 pm
no mood
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What to write today...
PoeticIntensity
Let's see what I can get written in 5 minutes tonight.
Work is going quite well. I'm learning tons about Linux and administrating SLES9 servers. This might turn to my advantage because I have a friend (the ever popular Linux evangelist Scott Morris... yeah, that guy) who works at Novell (where I used to work) who will accept some tutorials writ...
Sat - Jan 21, 2006 : 09:16 pm
no mood
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End of a Good Week
PoeticIntensity
Well.... Not much to write, other than this week's goal wasn't forgotten. :) I'd say that 5 out of the 7 days I had were a success of making at least 90% of the decisions during the day based on strengthening the family.
My job is going well, although it's kind of scary because I'm the sole Linux guru of the company. They're putting a lot of fa...