Sat - Oct 20, 2007 : 04:38 pm
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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 09, 2008 : 03:46 pm
grateful
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Gen. Conf. - Exam. of Right. - Monson
PoeticIntensity
I'm so disappointed in the way things played out this last April. I just finished reading President Monson's talk, and thus concluded the Priesthood session, and I so would loved to have been there. But the past is the past, and I should consider myself grateful to be able to read the words after-the-fact.
One paragraph of this talk ...
General Conference / Lds / Personal / Spiritual
Mon - Sep 15, 2008 : 11:10 am
happy
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Mosiah : 9
PoeticIntensity
While reading this chapter, the first thing that stood out to me was a misconception I've had about Zeniff going back to the land of Nephi.
I thought, until about 10 minutes ago, that Zeniff tried to go inhabit the land twice, when in reality, the first time he was by the Lamanites, he was spying on them. Nothing too earth shattering, just ...
Book Of Mormon / Lds / Personal / Scriptures / Spiritual
Fri - Feb 17, 2012 : 11:06 am
ecstatic
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Biggest Upgrades Ever
AudioGuru
I don't even know where to start. Let's start at the beginning...
So, 10 years ago, I got a hair-brained idea to buy a keyboard and start writing and recording music. Seven years ago I thought it'd be a good idea to get a mic kit for my drums to learn how to record drums better. Three years ago the studio had its first paying c...
Audio Hardware
Wed - Oct 02, 2013 : 11:45 pm
grateful
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So Grateful!
AudioGuru
So, if you don't know already, I have been one of two people obnoxiously pushing a kickstarter campaign for the last 3 weeks.
The newly formed duo (Me, and Jesse Crowley) called "Tiny Boats" has been working on their debut album since early March of this year.
Tiny Boats' music could be classified as the energetic...
Music
Mon - Jan 30, 2006 : 08:40 pm
no mood
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Well it was one of those great stories...
PoeticIntensity
Name that tune... :)
Man... I'm having a hard time thinking of what to write about. (as you can tell from my last post)
Hmm..... Ya know... something I think I'm missing in my blog is the fact that I'm going to be a father (again) any day now. Sarah is due on February 10th and it's getting to the point where Collin Ryan Jones could join our...
Fri - Dec 21, 2007 : 03:08 pm
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Ardour, Jack, Digital Mix Reset
PoeticIntensity
Since I began using Ardour to record music, (and more music), I've always managed to have the same problem crop up, year after year. The symptoms of this problem are annoying to say the least.
I'm running all my audio through an M-Audio 1010 digital interface and I use envy24control to monitor and adjust the channels via. software. I ...
Audio
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
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
Fri - Feb 10, 2006 : 09:49 pm
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R00t3d...
PoeticIntensity
Oh... My... Goodness...
I can't think of where to begin, so I'll just start typing.
Two days ago we decided it was time to cut the umbilical for the other guys who were the old I.T. team for the company I work for. We did so by changing all passwords (or so I thought), and that's about it. We thought we had em'.... So.... We all went home and...
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
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
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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-...
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
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...
Wed - Jan 18, 2006 : 11:09 pm
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Tomorrow's The Big Day!
PoeticIntensity
First off, today was much better than yesterday as far as basing my decisions to strengthen my family. I spent the morning with Luci, and most of the afternoon and evening with Luci and Sarah.
At noon, I went in to get all the paperwork taken care of for my new job, and I must say... I'm impressed, excited and anxious all in one emotion. I'm sur...
Sun - Jun 16, 2002 : 11:00 pm
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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...
Thu - Jan 26, 2006 : 10:37 pm
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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...