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Monthly Archives: May 2007

Coldstone Creamery

17 May 2007 – 9:41 am

I can think of few things less appealing. I've eaten a lot of mix-in ice cream over the past year, a task that has seemed increasingly penitential as it progressed. I ordered simple French vanilla from Cold Stone; from Maggie Moo's, a concoction called Better Batter Cake Carnival (cake batter ice cream, Twix bars, cookies [...]

By Mark | Posted in Food | Tagged Coldstone Creamery, Dairy Queen, Food, ice-cream | Comments (1)

AnimeIowa Forums be Stylish

15 May 2007 – 8:03 pm

The title on this post is somewhat misleading. The default stylings of AnimeIowa's forums make my eyes blee, especially after some of the forum members have taken it upon themselves to give their words extra features ugliness. E.g. putting bright, yellow text on top of a dark blue background. Fortunately, I do [...]

By Mark | Posted in Software, Web Design | Tagged AnimeIowa, firefox, stylish | Comments (0)

Installing new, quirky apps under Linux

14 May 2007 – 8:48 am

First off, you need to go through a bit of a cultural shift. When you're looking for/at quirky, little apps; you should be for the Linux version.Secondly, installing and maintaining all your apps under Linux tends to be easier than under Windows. Yes, I said easier. In Windows, you find application "XYZ" [...]

By Mark | Posted in Elsewhere | Tagged applications, linux, open-source, Software | Comments (0)

One Smart (sort-of) Doggie

11 May 2007 – 3:59 pm

I'm sitting at the computer typing, when the dog bumps up against my legs. I look down, and she's sniffing the floor around my feet intently.
"What are you doing down there?"
"I'm looking for steak!" she says, wagging her tail hopefully.
"I'm pretty certain that there's no steak down there," I say. "I've never eaten steak at [...]